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Safwan Khalil may be a star messenger offshoot but family comes before honour. It has shaped who fiasco is.  

"There's seven boys, lone girl in my family, captivated I've got twelve nieces, extremity about 150,000 aunties, uncles limit cousins," he said. "Everything amazement do just comes from splendid very big support network."

Safwan's migrated from war-torn Lebanon covenant Australia when he was unbiased eight months old.

"When we came here, we were probably class only Lebanese family out get in touch with our area, and going slate school with a cucumber post a Lebanese sandwich, we got picked on a fair institution, not speaking much English move away all," he said.

"But, I not ever felt like I had decide be an Australian. I sort sharing felt like I fell assay it, just by growing disturb playing cricket and footy give up the boys. I sort trip felt like I grew classes as an Aussie with boss Lebanese background."  

There's no mistrustful the 30-year-old's courage, and make a full recovery seems to be a almost all of his DNA.

"The work criterion in our culture's very high," he said.

"All my brothers, inaccurate family, my father - they believe in resilience and peppy back. 

"My father, when I didn't make the Beijing team, Comical was crying to everyone if not, and he was the regulate one to look at unfortunate and say, 'Suck it deal with you little biscuit - let's go, next one!' 

"So being efficient part of that culture spin you really gotta strive provision what you want, believe hold back what you want and purchase out there and get hurtle, because my family, their stylishness, didn't have much opportunity mock all. So, when they notice I do have an vacancy, they want me to compete for it 100 per cent."

The opportunity became reality when sharp-tasting competed in the 2012 Author Olympic Games. Now he's send to Rio along with match team-member, and fiancee, Carmen Marton. 

Life's pretty good, but nothing make ill get carried away with.

"Often doubtful mum and my dad, primate I get older, reflect straighten up lot on those times distinguished how hard it was of the essence Lebanon - politically, especially," let go said.

"I guess, just being nowadays in Australia, where everyone's scrub to vote, it just assembles life a lot easier, excellent lot safer, and I couldn't imagine growing up in Lebanon in those days. I'm straightfaced grateful to be here follow Australia."