00:00 City of beautiful people, Ormoc City!
00:04 As a student, artist, a Philippine national team, and a Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in the sport of modern pentathlon,
00:18 I can inspire you to become the best you ever, because I have the burning desire to achieve my goals and dreams in my life.
00:30 Even though I may experience temporary setbacks and failures, I know in my heart that I can win.
00:38 Because in my heart, in my mind, and in my body, I am a Century Tuna Superfan!
00:47 So what do you think set you apart? Because all of you were obviously preparing.
00:52 It's a very rigorous sport, obviously. Five events in two days, was it?
00:59 It was actually around almost a week.
01:04 A week of competition. So, five events.
01:07 But what do you think set you apart that gave you the gold medal versus everyone else who probably trained as hard as you?
01:15 What do you think made you win?
01:19 Honestly, our competitors that time, they were four years ahead of us.
01:26 Like, imagine the gap of our training, how experienced they are.
01:29 We were just like newbies in the sport in Southeast Asia.
01:34 And I can remember Richard Gomez is our coach.
01:41 He always tells me, "Do your best. Do the best. Do everything you can to win."
01:48 And I believe with that kind of coaching, with the people around us, the support that we had from the government,
01:54 the support that we have from Richard, and all the love and support from my family,
02:01 I think even though the odds were not in our favor, it made me win the gold medal.
02:07 And that will be all. Thank you so much.
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