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Haim Ohn
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AgainstAll Odds

Believe, and never let go

From a boy told "you'll end up a criminal" — to a lead dancer at the Batsheva Dance Company, choreographer, teacher and world-ranked tennis champion. A true story of a will that never surrendered.

By Haim Ohn
Against All Odds
The Story

One life, five reinventions

Goalkeeper, dancer, choreographer, teacher and tennis champion. Haim Ohn rebuilt himself again and again — each time from a place no one believed you could rise from.

1956Beginnings
Born in Herzliya.
Until 16Football
Goalkeeper for the Hapoel Herzliya football club.
1977First Steps
Took his first steps in dance, training for three months with Micha Ness.
Sept 1977Batsheva 2
Joined Batsheva 2, the company's junior ensemble.
1978Batsheva
Joined the senior Batsheva company. A central dancer until 1991; won the Kinor David prize in 1983 as Israel's dancer of the year.
1991New York
Danced in New York with the Manhattan Ballet.
On returnIndependence
Founded the "Kamari Israeli" dance company.
TodayTeaching
Heads the dance programs at Ostrovsky High School (Ra'anana) and Begin High School (Rosh HaAyin).
TennisChampion
Took up tennis at 40, ranked 7th in the world among seniors at his peak, and won many titles around the globe.
Against All Odds
The Book

The story behind every achievement

Some children learn from a young age — to ache, to fear, to suffer. His mother told him: "You'll end up a criminal."

The story of a boy who grew up between fear and violence. A boy for whom the street was a second home. A boy no one believed in — and who never stopped believing in himself.

Through fractures, falls and relentless struggle — he chose life, chose hope, chose dreams.

A true, shattering and inspiring story about the willpower to rise from dark places and to cry out for all those who were told they had no chance. Inspiration for anyone who dares to dream.

Choose lifeChoose hopeChoose dreams
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"You'll end up a criminal," she said. It took me a lifetime to prove her wrong — and that anyone can.

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