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It was a very short fight, I must say. But not knowing much about boxing, all I know is that as a Filipino, I am proud of what he has achieved. I am neither a fan of Manny Pacquiao nor of boxing. But one thing stands out in my memory when talking about the fights of Manny. Years ago, I couldn't remember whom he defeated that day, I used to live in a condo unit in Makati. One afternoon, I set out to clean my room and the living room. While scrubbing the floor of the living room, I heard lots of people collectively shout. Imagine my shock when these shouts pierced the silence of the afternoon. Mind you, I was 12 storeys from the ground. And the shouts were really ear-piercing! Then I thought, what must be happening? And it dawned on me... Manny Pacquiao won again. After that incident, I set out to watching his fights. Eventhough I didn't know any of the technicalities and terminologies in boxing.
Last Sunday was no exception. As Daddylove and I were on our way home from Laguna, we marveled at how easy it was to drive home on a day that Manny Pacquiao had a fight. There were very few cars in sight. And we were home in an hour. A trip that usually takes us at least 2 hours.
Even if ABS-CBN already flashed that Pacquiao won, we were still waiting for the channel 7 coverage to begin with Manny's fight. And it was really mind-blowing! 5 minutes and 59 seconds was all it took! Goodness, it seemed too easy!
After realizing what had happened, it dawned on me how easy it was for Manny to win the crown. At first I thought, "saglit lang daming milyon na naman ang pera nya." But much thought made me realize that it wasn't just minutes. It was months of training. And for Manny to get to where he is know, he put in most of his life into training to be the best boxer that he can be. Looking at his life, he is showing us some keys to success: faith (I always see him praying in a corner of the ring before a fight and his mother prays for him a lot), hardwork and perseverance. It wasn't easy to get to where he is now. It is not easy to achieve success. But if you put your heart into winning, God will do the rest.
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