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While Windle supported his son's love of diving, he also supported his son's roots, teaching him about Cambodia and its people and culture.
When Jordan was 16, the Windles returned to Cambodia for the first time since his adoption. Jordan competed in a diving exhibition there and was greeted like a rock star, with people yelling his Cambodian name Pisey, according to Windle.
\"People in Cambodia really believe that Jordan was meant to bring light,\" he said, adding that Jordan recently got the Cambodian flag tattooed on his arm in a spot where people can see it when he dives.
After narrowly missing earning spots on the U.S. Olympic Diving Team in the two previous Olympic trials, Jordan, a senior at the University of Texas, placed second in the 10-meter platform at the Olympic trials in June.
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The Tokyo Olympics will be one of Jordan's few diving competitions that Windle has ever missed in-person. Fans, including athletes' family members, are not allowed to attend this year's Olympics due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Instead, Windle, who FaceTimes with Jordan daily, will be alongside friends and family in California as he watches his son fulfill an improbable dream.
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\"His intention is to go out there and give it all that he's got and I couldn't ask for anything more than that,\" said Windle. \"I can't wait to watch the rest of his story unfold because I know it's just beginning.\"
Describing what it's been like to raise Jordan as a single dad, Windle added, \"I'm more blessed that he's my son. As a person, I'm more blessed than anything I've done for him.\"
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