Hazem el masri biography of donald
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- Bib ID:
- 3807190
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Woods, Bill (William), 1962-
- Description:
- Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2007
- xl, 333 p., [16] p. of plates ; col. ill., ports. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
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- "From war-torn Lebanon to rugby league premiership"--Cover.
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- Copyright:
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Finding peace: New chapter in the Book of 'El Magic'
As the NRL restarts its pandemic-disrupted season, Canterbury Bulldogs' legend Hazem El Masri speaks on growth, lessons and life after the game.
On a cool Sunday afternoon in Illawong, I found myself sitting across from one of the most gifted yet underrated players in NRL history: the 1996 Canterbury Bulldogs Rookie of the Year went on to be, at the time he retired, the NRL's highest point scorer of all time, yet he only once donned the fabled Blues' Origin jersey.
I asked Hazem El Masri, a legend of the game, about life after sport, 10 years into retirement. I wondered, was it true that all athletes die twice? And if so, can you find meaning in that "first death"? The moment El Masri realised I was curious about his life now, his demeanour quickly shifted, and he said of his post-football life: "This is what I hate most, because you get let down, and you just don't want to talk about it."
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EL MASRI was 12 when his family fled war-torn Lebanon, arriving in Sydney on a refugee visa. His father, a carpenter, struggled to find work and when he did, faced discrimination and workplace harassment due to cultural and language barriers. Money was tight and young Hazem shared a
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