{"id":29962,"date":"2020-04-08T20:10:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T20:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wbc-talks-round-13-recordando-a-don-jose-sulaiman-video\/"},"modified":"2020-04-08T21:16:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T21:16:08","slug":"wbc-talks-round-13-remembering-our-don-jose-sulaiman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-talks-round-13-remembering-our-don-jose-sulaiman\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC TALKS, ROUND 13: Remembering our Don Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

WBC TALKS, ROUND 13: Remembering our Don Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Today, we remember a man who changed boxing, a unique human being who won the hearts of all of us who had the enormous fortune to know him, our dear Don Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

PANEL:
\nMauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, WBC President
\nClaudia Sulaiman
\nH\u00e9ctor Sulaim\u00e1n
\nFernando Sulaiman
\nLucy Sulaiman
\nPepe Sulaiman<\/p>\n

Thinking about the life of Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n is, among other things, remembering the Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, who said: \u201cI slept and dreamed that life was joy. I wake up and see that the life was service. I served and understood that service was joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our beloved Don Jose lived his entire life following this principle, always championing the well-being of everyone.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n was not only the man who transformed his beloved sport, but also offered and gave a helping hand to all who knew him, and who always had a warm smile and a kind word for everyone. A man who enjoyed a life full of learning, triumphs, challenges, satisfactions, success, struggle, dreams fulfilled, loyalty, love, friendship and unity.<\/p>\n

A restless mind that worked tirelessly; that when the arduous routine of the day ended, he remained silent with himself and his thoughts, reflecting not only on the years of love and understanding with his loved ones, his childhood and his youthful times; but also, to the sport to which he dedicated himself body and soul.<\/p>\n

Today, his six children took us to the inner sanctum of Don Jos\u00e9, to that personal and drawn close part of what he was like as a son, father and husband.<\/p>\n

They shared with all of us the greatest heartfelt qualities of boxing’s top leader, his love of serving others; that the greatest teaching he could leave them was to live life with passion and that family is always the most important prize to fight for.<\/p>\n

A unique talk between brothers and sisters where between laughter and countless anecdotes they remembered their cherished childhood. Those vacations where Don Jos\u00e9 turned them into an eternal family photo session, the evenings of eating ice cream, the days of baseball training with his team \u201cVagabundos…\u201d<\/p>\n

“The Sulaimans are boxing. We were born with this sport in our very veins. We cannot complain, my father was a loving man, who taught us about dedication but also about caring, and about service to others. My dad was a simple man, who enjoyed the most exquisite delicacies, but was also just at home with hot dogs. Life and food has its courses. We were so very happy. We lived in my parents’ bed watching television with them and alongside them.<\/p>\n

It was the most normal thing for us to come home from school and see Don King, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson in the living room of the house, waiting for my mom’s delicious food.<\/p>\n

My parents always opened the doors of their home to boxing people. We were, we are and we will forever be SO VERY, VERY LUCKY AND PROUD, to be his children … My dad was a dreamer who believed he could change the world… and so he did! We saw him achieve what some people were convinced was utterly impossible. In so, doing he will always be our supreme inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thank you Pepe, Fernando, Claudia, Lucy, H\u00e9ctor and Mauricio for this unforgettable WBC TALK, for sharing your dad with all of us, but above all, forever, thanks and God bless dear Don Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n. What a life!<\/p>\n