Cuban defector put it all on line for his soccer dream – Maykel Galindo
Tagged: Cuba, Cuban, family, soccer
As Maykel Galindo stood shaking in the elevator of the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle, he realized which button he pushed would change his life forever.
If he hit L for lobby, it meant returning to Santo Domingo, a town in the central province of Villa Clara, Cuba, to a life where he made around $10 a month as an amateur athlete in a sport few people in his homeland cared about. A land where there was no hope of a better future for himself or his family, especially his beloved grandmother, Isabel.”*
*From: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Additional News, People, Sports
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