I’ve been care driver in Chicago around 12 years I do the job like here 12 hours
12 years I do the job like here 12 hours
12 years I do the job like here 12 hours a day every day I walk because I have
a day every day I walk because I have
a day every day I walk because I have four kids I have to support my kids and
four kids I have to support my kids and
four kids I have to support my kids and my family and all the time I thank this
my family and all the time I thank this
my family and all the time I thank this country because they bring me as refuges
country because they bring me as refuges
country because they bring me as refuges to this country every day and bless
to this country every day and bless
to this country every day and bless first my family and I say to my family
first my family and I say to my family
first my family and I say to my family god bless america
are you today my friend thank God no
are you today my friend thank God no complaint my friend I never complain
complaint my friend I never complain
complaint my friend I never complain never complained never I need to hear
never complained never I need to hear
never complained never I need to hear that all the time customer they asked me
that all the time customer they asked me
that all the time customer they asked me for your phone I told them if you know
for your phone I told them if you know
for your phone I told them if you know what I am for my giving 3y I’m gonna
what I am for my giving 3y I’m gonna
what I am for my giving 3y I’m gonna give you a clue look like a cash card
give you a clue look like a cash card
give you a clue look like a cash card you know my hand I’m gonna give you my
you know my hand I’m gonna give you my
you know my hand I’m gonna give you my name my culture my religion my language
name my culture my religion my language
name my culture my religion my language this is my name Estefan be chelita okay
this is my name Estefan be chelita okay
this is my name Estefan be chelita okay that’s my name got it
that’s my name got it
that’s my name got it our culture we used to control the world
our culture we used to control the world
our culture we used to control the world our culture now doesn’t exist religion
our culture now doesn’t exist religion
our culture now doesn’t exist religion we are the first Christian language we
we are the first Christian language we
we are the first Christian language we speak Aramaic now this is for the clue
speak Aramaic now this is for the clue
speak Aramaic now this is for the clue you guess what I am from I’ll give you
you guess what I am from I’ll give you
you guess what I am from I’ll give you free wife come on
free wife come on
free wife come on yes okay it’s gonna be a big fair how
yes okay it’s gonna be a big fair how
yes okay it’s gonna be a big fair how many guesses do I get three strike three
many guesses do I get three strike three
many guesses do I get three strike three strike you’re out
strike you’re out
strike you’re out this is not good okay let me see your
this is not good okay let me see your
this is not good okay let me see your name again it’s Stefan Stefan the
name again it’s Stefan Stefan the
name again it’s Stefan Stefan the Spanish no no no no no strategy it
Spanish no no no no no strategy it
Spanish no no no no no strategy it doesn’t count as yes macedonian you are
doesn’t count as yes macedonian you are
doesn’t count as yes macedonian you are you are too close but too far the Moors
you are too close but too far the Moors
you are too close but too far the Moors the Spanish Moors strike one
the Spanish Moors strike one
the Spanish Moors strike one strike one yes it’s it one fifty fifty
strike one yes it’s it one fifty fifty
strike one yes it’s it one fifty fifty are you in a call a friend
are you in a call a friend
are you in a call a friend no I’m gonna figure it out okay go ahead
no I’m gonna figure it out okay go ahead
no I’m gonna figure it out okay go ahead you’re killing me don’t kick me out no
you’re killing me don’t kick me out no
you’re killing me don’t kick me out no no don’t no I need a ride that’s what I
no don’t no I need a ride that’s what I
no don’t no I need a ride that’s what I forgot my kid like a beggar give up yes
forgot my kid like a beggar give up yes
forgot my kid like a beggar give up yes I give up
I give up
I give up my name Estefan Vidal shalida I am from
my name Estefan Vidal shalida I am from
my name Estefan Vidal shalida I am from Iraq I born in Basra south of Iraq when
Iraq I born in Basra south of Iraq when
Iraq I born in Basra south of Iraq when I was a teenager back home I was a
I was a teenager back home I was a
I was a teenager back home I was a neighborhood tough guy my cousin his
neighborhood tough guy my cousin his
neighborhood tough guy my cousin his name is area you know he was champion of
name is area you know he was champion of
name is area you know he was champion of Iraq and boxing he asked me you think
Iraq and boxing he asked me you think
Iraq and boxing he asked me you think you are tough
you are tough
you are tough I say why he said put the gloves and let
I say why he said put the gloves and let
I say why he said put the gloves and let me see if you are tough I was sparked
me see if you are tough I was sparked
me see if you are tough I was sparked with him I was giving him a hard time
with him I was giving him a hard time
with him I was giving him a hard time they say hey you are good we say I’m
they say hey you are good we say I’m
they say hey you are good we say I’m gonna introduce you to the Department of
gonna introduce you to the Department of
gonna introduce you to the Department of the sport Navy sport when I turned 18 I
the sport Navy sport when I turned 18 I
the sport Navy sport when I turned 18 I was professional boxer and professional
was professional boxer and professional
was professional boxer and professional soccer goalkeeper in the first team in
soccer goalkeeper in the first team in
soccer goalkeeper in the first team in Iraq I used to skip school gosh go to
Iraq I used to skip school gosh go to
Iraq I used to skip school gosh go to the gym you know watch him fight it was
the gym you know watch him fight it was
the gym you know watch him fight it was a young tall skinny handsome ah
a young tall skinny handsome ah
a young tall skinny handsome ah goalkeeper boxer and what do you know
goalkeeper boxer and what do you know
goalkeeper boxer and what do you know him when you somebody say something oh
him when you somebody say something oh
him when you somebody say something oh you you Steve his nephew oh yeah we know
you you Steve his nephew oh yeah we know
you you Steve his nephew oh yeah we know his champion used to you know make you
his champion used to you know make you
his champion used to you know make you feel good you know especially when
feel good you know especially when
feel good you know especially when somebody related to you and you see
somebody related to you and you see
somebody related to you and you see you’ve knocked out people and movie like
you’ve knocked out people and movie like
you’ve knocked out people and movie like it’s my uncle good
we were going me and my uncle youngest
we were going me and my uncle youngest uncle and him he had a fight so we all
uncle and him he had a fight so we all
uncle and him he had a fight so we all preparing it on he’s like everybody he
preparing it on he’s like everybody he
preparing it on he’s like everybody he was the favor anyone like this first
was the favor anyone like this first
was the favor anyone like this first round like 1050 second poof and he went
round like 1050 second poof and he went
round like 1050 second poof and he went down and we were like oh get out get up
down and we were like oh get out get up
down and we were like oh get out get up [Music]
man my uncle got up his eyes was like
man my uncle got up his eyes was like tipped off
tipped off
tipped off he was just bleeding from his nose after
he was just bleeding from his nose after
he was just bleeding from his nose after that for three round he beat him up so
that for three round he beat him up so
that for three round he beat him up so much the whole stadium was screaming for
much the whole stadium was screaming for
much the whole stadium was screaming for soups hails artists as we look observe
soups hails artists as we look observe
soups hails artists as we look observe and look sale the guy is named as hell
and look sale the guy is named as hell
and look sale the guy is named as hell we become punching bag
we become punching bag
we become punching bag [Music]
I was the light heavyweight champion of
I was the light heavyweight champion of Iraq from 68 to 76 and all the media
Iraq from 68 to 76 and all the media
Iraq from 68 to 76 and all the media every time all the media boxing they
every time all the media boxing they
every time all the media boxing they picked my name to represent Iraqi
picked my name to represent Iraqi
picked my name to represent Iraqi national team they sent me to the
national team they sent me to the
national team they sent me to the training camp 5-time 5-time they sent me
training camp 5-time 5-time they sent me
training camp 5-time 5-time they sent me home I don’t know why some friends they
home I don’t know why some friends they
home I don’t know why some friends they told me maybe because you are Christian
told me maybe because you are Christian
told me maybe because you are Christian or maybe you are not in the bath party
or maybe you are not in the bath party
or maybe you are not in the bath party they took my father for eight months and
they took my father for eight months and
they took my father for eight months and my father with the bath boy they took
my father with the bath boy they took
my father with the bath boy they took him for eight months they put him in
him for eight months they put him in
him for eight months they put him in this they tortured him and then after
this they tortured him and then after
this they tortured him and then after that really same we sorry
that really same we sorry
that really same we sorry and my father quit the bath party he
and my father quit the bath party he
and my father quit the bath party he gathered all the guys in a family and
gathered all the guys in a family and
gathered all the guys in a family and say this is not our country this is
say this is not our country this is
say this is not our country this is never gonna be ours uncle gathered his
never gonna be ours uncle gathered his
never gonna be ours uncle gathered his staff my father got him the ticket and
staff my father got him the ticket and
staff my father got him the ticket and they say you don’t say um we take an off
they say you don’t say um we take an off
they say you don’t say um we take an off say I’m going on vacation government of
say I’m going on vacation government of
say I’m going on vacation government of Iraq if they know I’m gonna leave and
Iraq if they know I’m gonna leave and
Iraq if they know I’m gonna leave and not come back they put me in jail my
not come back they put me in jail my
not come back they put me in jail my family they told me Estefan mr. Liang we
family they told me Estefan mr. Liang we
family they told me Estefan mr. Liang we want you to be jumpy on it want you to
want you to be jumpy on it want you to
want you to be jumpy on it want you to be something in your life leave Iraq
be something in your life leave Iraq
be something in your life leave Iraq I left Iraq 1976 I run away from Iraq to
I left Iraq 1976 I run away from Iraq to
I left Iraq 1976 I run away from Iraq to Greece I left behind for brother and for
Greece I left behind for brother and for
Greece I left behind for brother and for sister my mother and my father but I was
sister my mother and my father but I was
sister my mother and my father but I was trying to be like any professional boxer
trying to be like any professional boxer
trying to be like any professional boxer any champion they don’t look behind just
any champion they don’t look behind just
any champion they don’t look behind just look forward
when I was in Greece
when I was in Greece I was practice with the team
I was practice with the team
I was practice with the team Panathinaikos club they told me hey we
Panathinaikos club they told me hey we
Panathinaikos club they told me hey we need you to come with us every day to
need you to come with us every day to
need you to come with us every day to practice with us the trainer of the
practice with us the trainer of the
practice with us the trainer of the national team he told me Estefan if you
national team he told me Estefan if you
national team he told me Estefan if you want we can give you the opportunity to
want we can give you the opportunity to
want we can give you the opportunity to represent Greek national team I told
represent Greek national team I told
represent Greek national team I told them I can represent your country I was
them I can represent your country I was
them I can represent your country I was too tired to make mentally and
too tired to make mentally and
too tired to make mentally and physically because mentally I left my
physically because mentally I left my
physically because mentally I left my family home and I run away from my
family home and I run away from my
family home and I run away from my country and physically as I was working
country and physically as I was working
country and physically as I was working 12 hours 10 hours a day in the factory I
12 hours 10 hours a day in the factory I
12 hours 10 hours a day in the factory I was working under the table just to
was working under the table just to
was working under the table just to survive
survive
survive [Music]
at that time when I was working I met
at that time when I was working I met beautiful girl I first met him I was so
beautiful girl I first met him I was so
beautiful girl I first met him I was so nervous I don’t want to talk to him she
nervous I don’t want to talk to him she
nervous I don’t want to talk to him she gave me like a angry face then he talked
gave me like a angry face then he talked
gave me like a angry face then he talked to my friends go talk to Anna hi I love
to my friends go talk to Anna hi I love
to my friends go talk to Anna hi I love her you know my friend
her you know my friend
her you know my friend Greek lady she’s all his nice guy he’s a
Greek lady she’s all his nice guy he’s a
Greek lady she’s all his nice guy he’s a handsome guy why you don’t want to talk
handsome guy why you don’t want to talk
handsome guy why you don’t want to talk to him he said no I don’t want to talk
to him he said no I don’t want to talk
to him he said no I don’t want to talk to him I want to go to America with my
to him I want to go to America with my
to him I want to go to America with my brother he was here I don’t want to get
brother he was here I don’t want to get
brother he was here I don’t want to get married here I don’t want to engage here
married here I don’t want to engage here
married here I don’t want to engage here and she’s told me you’re not going to
and she’s told me you’re not going to
and she’s told me you’re not going to find a guy in America like Stefan then I
find a guy in America like Stefan then I
find a guy in America like Stefan then I changed my mind
changed my mind
changed my mind I talked to him I asked her where you
I talked to him I asked her where you
I talked to him I asked her where you from she told me I’m from Iraq oh I told
from she told me I’m from Iraq oh I told
from she told me I’m from Iraq oh I told her I am from Iraq too
her I am from Iraq too
her I am from Iraq too she say I’m from the north I told her
she say I’m from the north I told her
she say I’m from the north I told her I’m from the south she told me you’re
I’m from the south she told me you’re
I’m from the south she told me you’re gonna stay in Greece I say no I’m
gonna stay in Greece I say no I’m
gonna stay in Greece I say no I’m applying for political refugees he
applying for political refugees he
applying for political refugees he half-cousin install eeeh they make I
half-cousin install eeeh they make I
half-cousin install eeeh they make I think they make his paper but he wasn’t
think they make his paper but he wasn’t
think they make his paper but he wasn’t loving he don’t want to go to Australia
loving he don’t want to go to Australia
loving he don’t want to go to Australia I told her you go to Mecca I’m gonna
I told her you go to Mecca I’m gonna
I told her you go to Mecca I’m gonna follow you if you go to make a cup
follow you if you go to make a cup
follow you if you go to make a cup tomato
we got married then he start boxing here
we got married then he start boxing here I met early Terrell his champion of the
I met early Terrell his champion of the
I met early Terrell his champion of the world
world
world and they’re literally give me certified
and they’re literally give me certified
and they’re literally give me certified and I have five win to lose his face was
and I have five win to lose his face was
and I have five win to lose his face was swelling
swelling
swelling you know bruising in steep I said you
you know bruising in steep I said you
you know bruising in steep I said you have to stop you have to stop my son
have to stop you have to stop my son
have to stop you have to stop my son born back in eighty I stopped
[Music]
[Music] I think the fact that he he comes home
I think the fact that he he comes home
I think the fact that he he comes home like a 14-hour day I mean just happy
like a 14-hour day I mean just happy
like a 14-hour day I mean just happy happy to see us happy to be home happy
happy to see us happy to be home happy
happy to see us happy to be home happy to be alive happy to have a job from
to be alive happy to have a job from
to be alive happy to have a job from what I hear he’s always been a happy a
what I hear he’s always been a happy a
what I hear he’s always been a happy a happy chip out happy camper
happy chip out happy camper
happy chip out happy camper yeah I think he’s always been like that
yeah I think he’s always been like that
yeah I think he’s always been like that I think that’s what keeps us going him
I think that’s what keeps us going him
I think that’s what keeps us going him being so positive because he’s had such
being so positive because he’s had such
being so positive because he’s had such a hard a difficult life I think he
a hard a difficult life I think he
a hard a difficult life I think he overlooks the little things that would
overlooks the little things that would
overlooks the little things that would bother anybody he just thinks about his
bother anybody he just thinks about his
bother anybody he just thinks about his family wanting to see them and and that
family wanting to see them and and that
family wanting to see them and and that just brings him joy his job brings him
just brings him joy his job brings him
just brings him joy his job brings him joy talking to so many people about his
joy talking to so many people about his
joy talking to so many people about his life brings enjoy the customer I told
life brings enjoy the customer I told
life brings enjoy the customer I told them you know what I have four million
them you know what I have four million
them you know what I have four million dollars oh they told me how you have
dollars oh they told me how you have
dollars oh they told me how you have four million dollars I told him listen
four million dollars I told him listen
four million dollars I told him listen to this I have four kids born dinner
to this I have four kids born dinner
to this I have four kids born dinner that’s my fortune
that’s my fortune
that’s my fortune that’s my four million dollars you never
that’s my four million dollars you never
that’s my four million dollars you never know what was gonna be and that’s nice
know what was gonna be and that’s nice
know what was gonna be and that’s nice my kids my parents haven’t seen their
my kids my parents haven’t seen their
my kids my parents haven’t seen their parents and 30-some years so my mom
parents and 30-some years so my mom
parents and 30-some years so my mom always told us when we were kids like
always told us when we were kids like
always told us when we were kids like you’re my mom
you’re my mom
you’re my mom you’re my dad or the way I loved my mom
you’re my dad or the way I loved my mom
you’re my dad or the way I loved my mom and dad that’s how much I love you
I I look the picture so you know I come
I I look the picture so you know I come from the big family we were six sister
from the big family we were six sister
from the big family we were six sister and one brother was big family was nice
and one brother was big family was nice
and one brother was big family was nice life you know all together going to
life you know all together going to
life you know all together going to airplane to leave Iraq I see my sister
airplane to leave Iraq I see my sister
airplane to leave Iraq I see my sister and that’s it was last time in my life I
and that’s it was last time in my life I
and that’s it was last time in my life I didn’t see her then I went to Greece
didn’t see her then I went to Greece
didn’t see her then I went to Greece then after the Odyssey I didn’t see my
then after the Odyssey I didn’t see my
then after the Odyssey I didn’t see my family we talked each other but I didn’t
family we talked each other but I didn’t
family we talked each other but I didn’t see my family I miss everybody I miss my
see my family I miss everybody I miss my
see my family I miss everybody I miss my sister I miss my mom I miss my dad I
sister I miss my mom I miss my dad I
sister I miss my mom I miss my dad I miss all of them but I can’t do nothing
miss all of them but I can’t do nothing
miss all of them but I can’t do nothing my parents died I don’t seen him his
my parents died I don’t seen him his
my parents died I don’t seen him his parents died he didn’t see I can I can
parents died he didn’t see I can I can
parents died he didn’t see I can I can go to see the the funeral because I’ll
go to see the the funeral because I’ll
go to see the the funeral because I’ll scare everybody other than me they put
scare everybody other than me they put
scare everybody other than me they put me in jail all they’d kill me yeah
my sister she went to my village only
my sister she went to my village only rock
rock
rock no no houses no nothing they bombed
no no houses no nothing they bombed
no no houses no nothing they bombed Church I was screaming crying everybody
Church I was screaming crying everybody
Church I was screaming crying everybody in church this sometimes time nobody can
in church this sometimes time nobody can
in church this sometimes time nobody can do that that’s not what the world what
do that that’s not what the world what
do that that’s not what the world what they say yeah they say we used to have
they say yeah they say we used to have
they say yeah they say we used to have sat down one sundown now we have 40
sat down one sundown now we have 40
sat down one sundown now we have 40 Sodra tweeny just peace in that country
Sodra tweeny just peace in that country
Sodra tweeny just peace in that country everywhere
everywhere
everywhere north-south-east-west everywhere
north-south-east-west everywhere
north-south-east-west everywhere [Music]
I didn’t think I was going to grease and
I didn’t think I was going to grease and find somebody in love and engage I’d
find somebody in love and engage I’d
find somebody in love and engage I’d never think about that I say this I only
never think about that I say this I only
never think about that I say this I only get out from the rock something cable
get out from the rock something cable
get out from the rock something cable eyes was gift for both of us
eyes was gift for both of us
eyes was gift for both of us yes that’s gift yeah for both of us
sometimes I think what if my dad never
sometimes I think what if my dad never took that step to change his flight
took that step to change his flight
took that step to change his flight ticket and be like coming with you
ticket and be like coming with you
ticket and be like coming with you sweetheart and come with you honey
sweetheart and come with you honey
[Music]
[Music] if I didn’t have my dad like I wouldn’t
if I didn’t have my dad like I wouldn’t
if I didn’t have my dad like I wouldn’t know what to do but thinking of like
know what to do but thinking of like
know what to do but thinking of like having a different father than who I
having a different father than who I
having a different father than who I have milk would be devastating I think
have milk would be devastating I think
have milk would be devastating I think it would be heartbreaking
it would be heartbreaking
it would be heartbreaking [Music]
my husband he was champion and I won
my husband he was champion and I won raised my kids gentlemen like my husband
raised my kids gentlemen like my husband
raised my kids gentlemen like my husband well gentlemen he was champion I want my
well gentlemen he was champion I want my
well gentlemen he was champion I want my kids be just like him
kids be just like him
kids be just like him we know each other from almost 36 years
we know each other from almost 36 years
we know each other from almost 36 years right yeah 37 – oh yeah we got we still
right yeah 37 – oh yeah we got we still
right yeah 37 – oh yeah we got we still in love right oh yeah I love him I love
in love right oh yeah I love him I love
in love right oh yeah I love him I love you more than my life I love you too
[Music]
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