A DC Metro rider reading about Manny Pacquiao from The Wall Street Journal.
I had a smile on my face seeing a huge photo of Manny on The Wall Street Journal. I wanted to grab the newspaper from this guy but I exercised restraint. Whenever I see Filipinos succeeding, I get a great boost of Filipino pride. So after getting off my stop, I hurriedly walked to my office and grabbed the office's Wall Street Journal. I dismissed the depressing front headlines and went straight to the sports page.
Here are some quotes:
Here are some quotes:
The Fight of the Physical Outlier: Manny Pacquiao's Conditioning, and His Ability to Win Across Weight Classes, Confounds Experts
The enduring mystery is how he has managed to win titles in a record eight weight classes, from flyweight (112-pound limit) to light-middleweight (154-pound limit). Unlike any fighter in history, he has packed on the pounds without surrendering his searing speed and pulverizing power. While Pacquiao's fitness isn't completely off the charts in any of one category, he has been able to gain weight without sacrificing of his fistic skills.
"Manny is on the level of the most conditioned athletes in the world," the trainer [Roach] said. "He's a phenomenon."
"Sure, Manny is fast and hits hard, but the thing that is special with him is his intensity," says his sparring partner Shawn Porter. "It is electric in there. He is always pushing the pace."
In the end, Roach believes Mosley has a hard time with fast opponents who won't come right at him. He's confident that his magnificently conditioned, hard punching fighter will be the first to register a "loss by KO" on Mosley's long ledger.
All the best to the Pacman!
Congrats to your fellow countryman. It is always a boost when someone from your same country succeeds. It's almost a personal satisfaction.
ReplyDeletemay laban na naman pala sya ano? :)
ReplyDeletepacman does give us national pride. i hope he stays in his humble ways.
Congratulations for being as fast as Pacman to take the photo :)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, any Filipino is proud of Pacman...
we wish him the best, that's all we could do. i hope his winning streak continues.
ReplyDeletei was actually imagining how you took that picture without the guy noticing. hehehe. ganda ng kuha mo e. :-)
ReplyDeleteand btw, did you know that pacquaio is the first billionaire in the house of reps? well, at least the first who declared it -- and probably the first who got there honestly. :-)
isang malaking celebration nanaman ang magaganap sa linggo dito sa pilipinas. lahat manonood ng laban ni manny. :)
ReplyDeleteby the way, he deserves to be on the paper's front page, don't you think? ;)
Looking forward to Sunday (here) when he beats Mosley. Hehehe. Proud of Pacquaio and his accomplishments. He's a phenomenon, I agree.
ReplyDeletehe's really a Philippines pride :) else where people know who is Manny Pacquio and Angeli you're right walang traffic bukas at tahimik ang kalsada ;)and even us here will be watching good thing here broadcast is on time :) yahoo!!!
ReplyDeleteA proud day indeed. Congrats Manny!
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