iran. what did she say to that? she was shocked. she was concerned, as most of my friend and family members were. reporter: but the portuguese american wanted to work with long time friend and colleague head coach carlos kerosh. he want a crack at the cup and get to know iran for himself. my personality is one of adventure and curiosity. i want to experience a culture in a part of the world that i ve never been. reporter: when coach gasper got to iran in 2011 he knits he was a little nervous, a little weary so didn t go out and socialize much. now that he knows iran more, he says what you see on tv doesn t exactly match reality. when you listen to the news and you read the news, sometimes during commercials, i step away from my couch and i look out the balcony and it s not what i m seeing and it s not what i m reading and not what i m hearing. reporter: he says meeting the