Selangor FC winger Faisal Halim, who also plays for Harimau Malaya, is determined to be back on the pitch with his teammates.
Speaking at his first public appearance on Thursday (June 13) since the acid attack in May, the 26-year-old Penang native said he had contemplated ending his football career and forfeiting his substantial salary as he felt the safety of his family was more important.
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Speaking at his first public appearance on Thursday (June 13) since the acid attack in May, the 26-year-old Penang native said he had contemplated ending his football career and forfeiting his substantial salary as he felt the safety of his family was more important.
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00:00To be honest, I really miss football.
00:27It's good to train and play.
00:29It's not easy for me to be at home,
00:32just watching the Selangor and Malaysia teams play through television.
00:37My legs are itching, my heart is pounding to play.
00:42But for now, I have to focus on the recovery process
00:47and rehab before I can return to play in a team like before.
00:53There are still a few recovery processes that I have to go through
00:57before the doctor confirms that I can return to Padang.
01:02I haven't played in a while,
01:04so there are a lot of things that I have to do,
01:06such as strengthening my muscles and my movements.
01:10I will work hard and give it my all
01:14to get a chance to play again as soon as possible.
01:20I was born to be a footballer.
01:27When I'm in trouble like this,
01:32it's hard for me and my family.
01:35I hope that one day, or in the future,
01:43I can return to Padang.
01:46At the moment, I don't know if I can return to football or not.
01:53I hope that everyone can pray for me
01:58so that I can return to football.
02:03I'm from Suriname.
02:05What makes you brave enough to go out and face the world for the first time?
02:13First of all, I'm grateful.
02:17My process is getting better every day.
02:20I'm in contact with Dato' Seri.
02:24Dato', today I started training lightly on a bicycle at my house.
02:32Dato' doesn't seem to believe in my spirit.
02:36He said,
02:37Miki, are you sure you want to train?
02:40I wanted to go down to train,
02:43but because of my condition,
02:45I was placed in a secret location.
02:49So until when do I want to hide from the public?
02:54I told Dato',
02:56Dato', I'm ready to show myself to everyone
03:01in my current condition
03:05so that I'm free and don't need to hide anymore.
03:10And I want to live my life as usual,
03:13like other people, like other people, like other players.
03:18I hope I can return to the football arena as soon as possible.
03:25With everyone's prayers for me,
03:28I hope in the near future,
03:33I will return to the football arena.
03:40At first,
03:45on the second week,
03:47I told Dato',
03:56Dato',
04:01I'm willing to lose my salary of RM20,000
04:05to stop playing football.
04:10As long as I'm safe, my family is safe.
04:14But what Dato' promised to me, to my family,
04:21Miki, I know you can continue.
04:24I guarantee your safety and the safety of your family.
04:29That's when I started to be motivated
04:32to continue my motivation to play football again.
04:41I told my wife, my family, my father, my brothers,
04:50I don't care.
04:53I'm willing to lose my salary of RM20,000.
04:56I want to go back to my hometown and live in peace.
04:59I can work even if it's only RM50 or RM1 a day.
05:03As long as my family is safe,
05:05I don't need to live in fear.
05:09Because what happened to me
05:12is an unexpected and unexpected thing.
05:18I can't accept it.
05:21My family is in fear.
05:24But the spirit of the people who pray for me
05:27makes me motivated to continue my career.
05:31God willing.
05:38I hope the police will do their best.
05:43I fully surrender to the police.
05:48I surrender to the police.