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00:00We walk hand in hand, we dream together. We giggle and laugh like kids forever.
00:12We're two different people, but we're having fun. We talk about anything under the sun.
00:19We are sisters, we are friends. It's our magic that never ends.
00:27I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends we'll always, always be.
00:39We always have fun, being together. You know me the best, we're friends forever.
00:47Through good times and bad, I'm here for you sis. Right by your side, hit or miss.
00:54We are sisters, we are friends. It's our magic that never ends.
01:01I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends we'll always, always be.
01:14We are sisters, we are sisters.
01:25Hey hello, good morning sis. Health is wealth.
01:31It's one of the most important things we take care of.
01:34That's why we have a lot of friends who took care of their bodies until they go back to their profession.
01:41How does it feel to get a gold medal for your country?
01:45And is it easy to accept that you're a bit of a loser? Especially if you're an athlete.
01:51As long as I get a gold medal, I don't know about you.
01:54Is it for an athlete? I'll ask you.
01:56But it's still a gold medal.
01:57But it's for me.
01:58While you're crying.
01:59While I'm crying.
02:00Why are you crying?
02:01Because it's a gold medal.
02:02Okay.
02:03That's what I'm saying, we don't have a connection.
02:05It's not just about strength that you'll see this morning.
02:08What is this real medal for our visiting athletes?
02:13They went through a lot.
02:15Even the victories, of course, the defeats, the challenges in their lives.
02:19All of that is because of this.
02:22Sis!
02:23Always, always be, we are sisters.
02:30We are sisters.
02:33Always, always be, we are sisters.
02:37We are sisters.
02:40If a child dreams of becoming a champion,
02:44the small dreams or what they don't expect will happen in their life,
02:48let's talk about it.
02:50Let's start.
02:51She's 3 years old when she started horseback riding.
02:55And she was 8 when she started riding a horse.
03:00This is Toni Levis.
03:01Hello, nice to meet you.
03:03Hi!
03:05When she was young, she was fast at walking and jumping.
03:09But she didn't rush.
03:11She was really fast.
03:13Hello.
03:14And she couldn't catch up with her classmates in running.
03:17Elma Muros.
03:18Hello, nice to meet you.
03:19Good morning.
03:21Good morning.
03:23She didn't think that she would become a champion.
03:26Her classmates didn't catch up with her in running.
03:30Lidia Devega.
03:32Good morning, ma'am.
03:34This is Rizeth.
03:35In her school, she was good at boxing.
03:38And she was only 7 years old then.
03:40Now, when she was 8, she started boxing in a party.
03:46Onyok Velasco.
03:48Good morning, ma'am.
03:49Good morning, ma'am.
03:51So, when you were young,
03:53that's what you wanted to do?
03:54Like you, riding a horse.
03:55And you, jumping on people.
03:58Is that what you really wanted to do?
03:59Well, for me, it's different.
04:02Like, when I was young,
04:05I really liked running.
04:07Like, most of my friends are men.
04:10I don't have a lot of female friends.
04:12Because when it comes to men,
04:14they like running,
04:16over the horse.
04:19I enjoy that more.
04:21Maybe that's why,
04:23I didn't know when I was young,
04:25that I was really fast at running.
04:26Because, you know, when we were running,
04:29I was always the first one.
04:31I wanted to be the one to ride the horse.
04:37So, it's fun.
04:38And then, I didn't know that
04:40one day,
04:41and someday,
04:42I would become like this.
04:44So,
04:47I know all the tricks
04:48that men play.
04:51So, they won't be able to fool me.
04:54But, my favorite is the Chinese garter.
04:57The one where you hold the garter,
04:59and then, you jump.
05:00I'm sure that's Elma's favorite,
05:01the Chinese garter.
05:02The Chinese garter.
05:04I also play that.
05:05But, it's different for me.
05:07Because, there's also the jumping.
05:08When I was young,
05:09I wanted to be a parry,
05:10and then, I jumped.
05:11It's a long jump.
05:13It's really a long jump.
05:14And, there's also the basketball.
05:16There are plants,
05:17and then, there's basketball.
05:18When I was about to reach it,
05:19I would jump.
05:22And, when there's no practice,
05:23that's when you should do it.
05:25And, Toni, of course.
05:27When I was three years old,
05:30I loved riding the horse
05:31in the ride park in Baguio.
05:33The whole morning,
05:34the whole afternoon,
05:35that's when I would ride the horse.
05:36Can you ride the horse?
05:38No, I can't.
05:39Are you nervous?
05:40No, I can't.
05:41I can only ride the horse.
05:43The whole day?
05:44Yes, the whole day.
05:45And, when I got home,
05:46I was like,
05:47my legs hurt.
05:49Strong legs.
05:51But, I didn't care.
05:52I really wanted to ride the horse
05:53in the ride park.
05:54Until I was eight years old,
05:55I did a formal ride.
05:57And, they really gave up.
05:58They were like,
05:59okay, let's give up.
06:01Maybe,
06:02your parents were the ones
06:03who always made you give up.
06:05What's that?
06:06It starts with,
06:07you just jump,
06:08you don't fight,
06:09you just jump.
06:10No, because,
06:11in our school,
06:12the number one sport
06:13is boxing.
06:14So, after class,
06:15there's a recess.
06:17Under the tree,
06:19there's someone boxing.
06:20So, it's like,
06:21you're playing?
06:22Yes.
06:23It's like,
06:24it's just boxing.
06:25I'm just watching.
06:26So, I was taught
06:27that,
06:28this is Unyok.
06:30I didn't want to,
06:31because,
06:32if you don't want to,
06:33you can say you're a coward.
06:34Ah, so,
06:35it's a celebration.
06:36So, I fought.
06:37That's how it started.
06:39Maybe,
06:40you were the one
06:41who called out
06:42for help.
06:43How did that happen?
06:44Because,
06:45you're a coward,
06:46and you get hit a lot.
06:47Yeah,
06:48my face got red
06:49because I got hit.
06:50Where did your mom
06:51tell you to go home?
06:52She asked me
06:53what happened to me.
06:54I told her,
06:55I was boxing.
06:56That's it.
06:57So,
06:58that day,
06:59what was your potential?
07:00And,
07:01you already know that.
07:02Or,
07:03no?
07:04No,
07:05I don't know.
07:06But,
07:07then,
07:08my mother,
07:09she was also an athlete.
07:10Ah,
07:11so,
07:12she was also a boxer.
07:13First,
07:14she had a talent.
07:15She had a talent.
07:16And,
07:17my father,
07:18he was also an athlete,
07:19and then,
07:20a runner,
07:21and then,
07:22he was a boxer.
07:23So,
07:24I really have
07:25a lot of blood,
07:26as an athlete.
07:27That's why,
07:28when I was young,
07:29I didn't know
07:30that I would be rich
07:31and that I had talent.
07:32So,
07:33Elma,
07:34what was your motivation
07:35to pursue
07:36being a singer?
07:37Because,
07:38in our town,
07:39in Romblon,
07:40Ms. Lidia Divega,
07:41I only heard about her
07:42on the radio
07:43because there was no TV
07:44in our town,
07:45in Romblon.
07:46Now,
07:47I said,
07:48I hope she will
07:49be like me.
07:50Because,
07:51my dream back then
07:52was to have
07:53a real medal.
07:54Because,
07:55the medal back then
07:56was just a ribbon.
07:57So,
07:58I wanted something
07:59real.
08:00So,
08:01I said,
08:02I will do my best
08:03to hold this
08:04medal.
08:05So,
08:06all the marbles
08:07in Romblon
08:08were thrown there.
08:09When did you realize
08:10that you have potential?
08:11Like,
08:12oh,
08:13I'm really good.
08:14So,
08:15how about you?
08:16For me,
08:17when I boxed,
08:18at a party?
08:19Yes,
08:20at a party.
08:21I didn't think
08:22that I would make it
08:23to the Olympics.
08:24For me,
08:25it was like
08:26a shot defense.
08:27So,
08:28when you won
08:29at a party,
08:30did you feel
08:31that you were really good?
08:32Did you really know
08:33how to box?
08:34I was so happy
08:35when I won.
08:36Because,
08:37my mom gave me
08:38a premium.
08:3915 pesos.
08:40That's a lot.
08:41You were 8 years old.
08:42Really.
08:43How about you,
08:44Toni?
08:45Actually,
08:46my first competition
08:47when I was 10 years old
08:48was at Clark Air Base.
08:49I placed 5th
08:50out of 6 people.
08:51But,
08:52I felt
08:53that I was already
08:54really good.
08:55At that age,
08:56I wanted to go to the Olympics
08:57even if I placed 5th
08:58out of 6 people.
08:59Oh, my God.
09:00The Olympics.
09:01Wow.
09:02It's embarrassing
09:03that she placed 6th
09:04out of 6 people.
09:06I don't ever give up,
09:07right?
09:08That's a true athlete.
09:10Perseverance.
09:12How about you,
09:13Belle?
09:14You know,
09:15you have the potential.
09:17Did you ever think
09:18that you have the potential,
09:19but
09:20will you pursue it?
09:23When did you get nervous?
09:24Yes.
09:25When did you get nervous?
09:26In other words.
09:27Well,
09:28for me,
09:30when you win,
09:32and then,
09:34it's like,
09:35this is it.
09:36Because,
09:37when you win,
09:38you'll enjoy it, right?
09:39How old were you
09:40when you first competed?
09:41My first competition
09:42was when I was 12 years old.
09:43Wow.
09:44So, since the beginning,
09:45I was already a winner.
09:47Even though,
09:48my opponents were men.
09:50I was able to defeat them.
09:52My first competition,
09:53I didn't even have a medal,
09:54so, ribbons.
09:55I was already 4 gold.
09:57So, I was already
09:58a winner.
09:59And,
10:00when,
10:01So,
10:02when you started
10:03being serious,
10:04that's when you really won.
10:05You really want to defend
10:07what you want to achieve
10:09through sports.
10:10She's really a bionic woman.
10:11Yes.
10:12Yes, yes, yes.
10:14She's quick to talk.
10:15So,
10:16since you met,
10:17I mean,
10:18through the years,
10:19what was it?
10:20Who did you meet?
10:21Did something happen to you?
10:23Through your sport.
10:26Something that
10:27you'll never forget.
10:28Like,
10:29your husband.
10:30You met him through running.
10:33Or,
10:36I don't know.
10:38For me,
10:39my husband,
10:41and Coach Dary,
10:42we were together.
10:44Now, my coach,
10:45Coach Andaya,
10:46the three of us,
10:47we're partners.
10:48So, my coach said,
10:50even if they're men,
10:51don't let them defeat you.
10:52So,
10:53that's when I had,
10:54it's like,
10:56we're together every day
10:57because there's no...
10:58Now, you're even in a carnival.
11:00Of course,
11:01they're chasing each other.
11:03They're chasing each other.
11:04Okay,
11:05catch me.
11:06Catch me.
11:07Okay,
11:08win.
11:09Fight first.
11:10Race first.
11:11Race first.
11:12Actually, that's what's funny to us.
11:14They said,
11:15before we get married,
11:16we should test the guys first.
11:18We need to,
11:19our future husbands,
11:21will beat us.
11:22If not,
11:23they won't pass.
11:25Oh my God.
11:26The careers of our players
11:27are really colorful.
11:29But whenever they experience
11:31defeat
11:32and victory,
11:34not in sports,
11:35but in the challenges
11:36that they face
11:37in their lives.
11:38Let's talk about that
11:39in the return of SIS.
11:41Since I was 8 years old,
11:43I've been dreaming
11:44to compete in the Olympic Games.
11:46To become an Olympian.
11:48I didn't think
11:49that I would achieve
11:50a goal like this
11:51because
11:52in order to compete
11:53in the Olympics,
11:54you need to qualify
11:55in a world event.
11:56Not just because
11:57you're the best
11:58in your country,
11:59in the Philippines,
12:00you'll just be sent.
12:02You need to compete.
12:03You will fight
12:04your country,
12:05your right to compete
12:07in that particular event.
12:08For me,
12:09in the equestrian sport,
12:10and to be part of that
12:11was really
12:12something else.
12:13And that's where I experienced
12:14that I'm really
12:15an athlete.
12:22SISTERS
12:24ALWAYS
12:25ALWAYS BE
12:26WE ARE SISTERS
12:28WE ARE SISTERS
12:32All people have challenges
12:33in their lives.
12:34Just like sports.
12:35What are the experiences
12:36of our guests
12:37when it comes to
12:38their defeats
12:39and victories,
12:40not just in their sports,
12:42but in their lives?
12:45So,
12:46what is it?
12:47What is it?
12:48For example,
12:49is it harder to accept
12:50victory in life?
12:53Hello!
12:54Hello!
12:55Of course,
12:56of course.
12:57Of course, of course.
12:58You're early.
12:59She called you early.
13:00She called you early.
13:03I'm sorry,
13:04we didn't call you.
13:05I'm sorry
13:06I'm late.
13:07If there's a winner,
13:08of course,
13:09there's someone chasing.
13:10I hope
13:11I hope
13:12it's not Ms. Lidjang
13:13who's chasing you.
13:14No, it's me.
13:15It's too fast.
13:16I can't handle
13:17that time.
13:18But you're really welcome.
13:20That's it.
13:21Thank you, thank you, thank you.
13:22Good morning
13:23to everyone
13:24who's watching your show.
13:25Congratulations,
13:26you have a show.
13:27It's good that you have a show.
13:32What were you saying?
13:33I forgot what I was going to ask.
13:34Challenges.
13:35Okay.
13:36What else?
13:37We're talking here
13:38like there's no camera.
13:39I can't.
13:40What is it?
13:41What is it?
13:42What is it?
13:43What is it?
13:44What is it?
13:45What is it?
13:46What is it?
13:47What is it?
13:48What is it?
13:49What is it?
13:51What is it?
13:52I don't know.
13:53What about you?
13:54You're always the one
13:55who looses,
13:56it's a side effect from life.
13:57Not only because you're an athlete
13:58Of course,
13:59I expected.
14:00So you're always the one
14:01who will lose.
14:02Yes.
14:03But then,
14:04some people
14:05don't expect
14:06that they'll lose
14:07in that competition.
14:08We're human too
14:09and we can make mistakes
14:12Even though,
14:13we were just training
14:14for a year,
14:15we do times
14:16where you lose.
14:17So in my case,
14:18when we lose
14:19This is a good experience for us to do better in the next competition.
14:26That's what Ms. Lidia said, that when you lose in a competition.
14:30I want to know, what have you experienced?
14:33Of course, you said that you sometimes lose in a competition, but in life?
14:38Of course, my experience is that in the 1992 Olympics, I got buntis.
14:44That's your experience.
14:46Yes, that's my experience.
14:47I had to sacrifice that.
14:49The baby or the Olympics?
14:51So, I decided on the baby.
14:52Baby.
14:53It's a trophy for the rest of my life.
14:54Of course.
14:55So, I gave up.
14:56They told me, this is just a game.
15:00But in life, it's like you can't go back.
15:05This is like your title.
15:07This is the proof that I'm a mother.
15:11That I have a child.
15:12So, it doesn't matter if you can't compete.
15:15You still have a chance to win.
15:16Yes, you still have choices.
15:17You still have a chance to win.
15:18The choices, it's like it's hard to weigh.
15:20Yes, it's hard to weigh.
15:21Because that's what you've been preparing all your life.
15:24Yes, and when you're pregnant, it's only 28 days.
15:28When you're pregnant again, you have to work in sports again.
15:31That's the problem again, because it's the same thing again.
15:33It's different.
15:34It's different again.
15:35But it's necessary, because they said that when you have a husband, you become weak.
15:39But they also analyzed that.
15:40Why do you become weak when you have a husband?
15:43No, because it also depends on a person if you're determined.
15:47And there are also challenges of athletes.
15:50Like, one is when you lose.
15:53Then your preparation, you're injured.
15:56So, that's another thing.
15:58Then sometimes, when we lose, there are a lot of write-ups.
16:02You know, to our friends.
16:05Some are angry with you.
16:06Some are happy with you.
16:08Instead of boosting your morale, they'll pull you down.
16:12They'll blame you.
16:13Yes, they'll blame you.
16:15Then sometimes, the lack of understanding in the sports association.
16:19That's another challenge for us also.
16:22Here, I want Monsur to answer this.
16:24Hurry up.
16:25Wait, wait.
16:26Let's wait.
16:27How active is an athlete's sex life?
16:30There, hurry up.
16:32Come on, hurry up.
16:33Okay, I'll answer that.
16:35You really don't have a choice.
16:36He'll answer that.
16:38No, listen.
16:39It's like this.
16:41I'm sure all of you would agree with me.
16:43If you're involved in a combat sport.
16:45And I don't know about other sports.
16:49And you get hit.
16:50You get hurt.
16:51You get knocked out.
16:52You can break your nose.
16:53Lose your teeth.
16:54Break your bones.
16:55And, you know, you step in the ring and fight.
17:00Now, if you engage yourself a lot of times in sexual activities.
17:06If you're married or what.
17:07You're going to lose all your energies.
17:09You'll have a hard time.
17:10You'll really feel weak.
17:12No, no.
17:13No, me, me.
17:14Believe me.
17:15No, no.
17:16Me, my coach.
17:17He'll know when I'm fighting.
17:19Oh, you did something last night.
17:21Your head is weak.
17:22Why don't you kick faster?
17:24Why don't you flex faster?
17:25He'll know right away.
17:26So, you have to sacrifice.
17:28One month, two months, three months.
17:30Now, if your husband can endure it, that's good.
17:32And sometimes, you cheat.
17:34You tell him that you're going to kick him faster.
17:35But, he's looking for someone else.
17:37And, you're an adopted athlete.
17:38That's a lot.
17:39That's a lot.
17:40That's a lot.
17:41That's a lot.
17:42That's a lot.
17:43No, that's my experience.
17:44That's right.
17:45Yes, that's right.
17:46You're aggressive.
17:47That's right.
17:48That's right.
17:49We want Tony to join us, but that's not all.
17:50He's a combat sport.
17:51He's a combat sport.
17:52You're a combat sport.
17:53That's what Monsur said.
17:55That's right.
17:56Because in boxing, you've been training for a few years.
18:02And, you fight to increase your strength.
18:08You're really weak.
18:10I asked Joseph.
18:11You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:12You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:13You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:14You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:15You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:16You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:17You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:18You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:19You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:20You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:21You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:22You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:23You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:24You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:25You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:26You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:27You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:28You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:29You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:30You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:31You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:32You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:33You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:34You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:35You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:36You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:37You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:38You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:39You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:40You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:41You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:42You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:43You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:44You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:45You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:46You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:47You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:48You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:49You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:50You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:51You're supposed to be a fighter.
18:52You feel more better?
18:55Is it because of the adrenaline rush?
18:57I think so.
18:58And the hormones.
18:59And the tension.
19:00The hormones add to the woman.
19:04To the woman, not to the man.
19:06As an athlete.
19:07Their sport.
19:09In running.
19:10Maybe you run fast.
19:12What are you doing?
19:15That's her son.
19:19Oh, really?
19:20I'm so excited.
19:21Me too.
19:22I'm trying to look pretty.
19:24Yes, you're trying to look pretty.
19:26Go ahead.
19:27Let's start with Tony.
19:29Horses are important.
19:31Not the rider.
19:32The horses.
19:33Yes, the horses.
19:35Horses are not allowed.
19:36There's a lot.
19:37There's a lot.
19:38But we're in a hurry.
19:41How about Elma?
19:43We're talking.
19:45She's an athlete.
19:47I'm an athlete too.
19:48Yes.
19:49We need to communicate.
19:51I said, it's a waste of my hard work.
19:53It's a big deal.
19:55Especially your heels.
19:57It's hard.
19:58It's different.
19:59She has a lot of events.
20:01I have a lot of events.
20:02Yes, that's right.
20:03I hope you understand me.
20:05It's different.
20:06It's not like the two of us.
20:08It's a long discussion.
20:10It's a long discussion.
20:12Instead of a headache.
20:13I hope so.
20:14I hope so.
20:15There's no reduction.
20:17There's no reduction.
20:19It's hard.
20:20There's something.
20:22Let's put it in the context.
20:24There's a lot of things.
20:26There's a lot to talk about.
20:27Yes, there's a lot to talk about.
20:28It's said, only gold doesn't fear fire.
20:31Wow, that's amazing.
20:33It goes through the fire.
20:34It burns like a medal.
20:37Let's go back to the hard times they're going through.
20:43Most of my games are memorable to me.
20:47I will never forget it.
20:49Because I participated in a lot of events.
20:53I won a lot of sea games.
21:07We are sisters.
21:10Gold doesn't fear fire.
21:12For athletes, they've been through a lot of training.
21:15We've been talking about this for a long time.
21:16For our sportsmen, support is not enough.
21:20How do they accept this?
21:22Is this what they expect?
21:23Or do they wish for more support for our athletes?
21:29That's what I'm saying.
21:30It's always talked about.
21:32I feel like it's an endless topic.
21:33From then until now.
21:36It's always a topic when someone loses.
21:38After a big competition, like a sea game.
21:42It's always talked about.
21:44The budget for the athletes.
21:46You train, you focus your life.
21:50This is what I'm going to do.
21:52That's where you spend your time.
21:55You're not compensated.
21:57It doesn't come back to you.
21:59Is that true?
22:00Things like that.
22:01We love sports.
22:04We've accepted it as it is.
22:06It's a win-win situation.
22:07But you have to defend yourself.
22:11No matter what, you have to defend yourself.
22:14Because this is your country.
22:16For me, when I started,
22:21I didn't have any support from other people.
22:25Just me, my father, and my family.
22:29And yet, we overcame that.
22:32Only because you love the sport.
22:34Yes.
22:35And you're ready to make sacrifices.
22:38That's how an athlete should be.
22:40An athlete shouldn't be looking for something
22:44that can't be given.
22:46What you have now,
22:49that's what you should enjoy first.
22:51And then you show how good you are.
22:54And then when you show everything,
22:56and it's not enough,
22:57there's a big problem.
22:59So you should know what the problem is.
23:01And then make a solution.
23:02Help each other.
23:04That's why she's my teammate.
23:07I know her past.
23:08Actually, it's really hard.
23:11Even before I started,
23:13until I retired,
23:14until now,
23:15when Elma was still with us,
23:16the problem is always there.
23:18There.
23:19It's like it can't be solved.
23:21It's like when you won,
23:23they were questioning you.
23:25They were asking if you could've won.
23:27If you could've fought,
23:29you should've won gold.
23:31Yes.
23:32You didn't talk about that.
23:34Because it's hard.
23:37They didn't protest
23:39because we're just a small country.
23:43The Americans protested
23:45because they were cheated.
23:47They didn't notice us
23:49so we cheated on them.
23:51Did you really feel cheated?
23:53I felt cheated
23:55because when I reviewed my fight,
23:57I could see that I was punching
23:59and it went to the other side.
24:01And it's always like that, Janice.
24:03If the athlete is good,
24:05especially in the Philippines,
24:07a lot of people are scared.
24:08In so many events or sports,
24:11Filipinos are really scared.
24:13When we talk about Southeast Asian Games
24:15and the rest of the competition.
24:17Yes.
24:18And even me,
24:19I experienced it there
24:21in the 100-meter dash.
24:23You know there's a false start
24:25at the firing point.
24:27Because you can see it
24:29when you're like that.
24:31You need to have a loud voice
24:33and you need to feel it.
24:35They won't recall that.
24:37But for us,
24:39to be able to get one step ahead,
24:41that's a big thing.
24:43So if you're weak at the start,
24:45you won't be able to reach it
24:47because it's a 100-meter dash.
24:49My best time was 11.28 seconds.
24:51That's a long time.
24:53So that's where you're weak at
24:55at the start.
24:57What about the others?
24:59They're weak at the dash
25:01so it's harder for them.
25:03Yes, because we only have a computer.
25:05No one can hold it.
25:07So if your opponent is a judge,
25:09they won't be able to hold it.
25:11They'll just stop the opponent.
25:13Sure.
25:15I want to ask you something.
25:17Of course, when you win,
25:19it's God's.
25:21There are so many things.
25:23We promised you this.
25:25Did you get everything we promised you?
25:27Yes.
25:33I don't want to say it.
25:35Share it with us.
25:37What did you get?
25:39I still didn't get anything.
25:43I still didn't get the top 25.
25:45But I got the others.
25:47They're all arrogant.
25:49Toni, all of you have competed
25:51in other countries.
25:53You've competed in the Seagames,
25:55Olympics.
25:57Is there discrimination against you?
25:59Would you say there's discrimination?
26:01I don't feel that.
26:03Because my sport,
26:05it's very...
26:07Even here in our country,
26:09or in other countries,
26:11no matter how you look at it,
26:13it's an elite sport.
26:15Horses are given more importance
26:17than riders.
26:19Because they really need to be taken care of.
26:21And their lives are more important
26:23than ours.
26:25Even Toni said,
26:27if you ride a horse,
26:29the horse will ride you.
26:31Really.
26:33I don't feel that.
26:35But I can imagine,
26:37in other sports, they feel that way.
26:39Have you experienced
26:41discrimination?
26:43In my experience?
26:47In the beginning,
26:49when the Philippine team
26:51in Taekwondo was not
26:53known worldwide,
26:55when we first went to the
26:57World Championships,
26:59the other countries would look down at us.
27:01Like, the Philippines?
27:03No good. Lousy fighters.
27:05Who are those usually?
27:07A lot of the top 10
27:09countries.
27:11Then when we started winning
27:13medals in the World Championships,
27:15then the Philippines became
27:17ranked top 10 in the world.
27:19And every time we went out
27:21and competed, the other
27:23fighters feared us already.
27:25Like, wait, that's the Philippines?
27:27You can't just look down at them.
27:29And I feel,
27:31sport is such a great leveler.
27:33So, even if
27:35your opponent is from the United States,
27:37or any country in Europe, you get into the ring,
27:39you're all equals. You put your money
27:41where your mouth is, basically. And you prove
27:43yourself with your performance.
27:45So, for me, that's how it is.
27:47Let's be fair.
27:49Do you have anyone you look up to?
27:51Onyok.
27:53Only Onyok.
27:59That's a good answer.
28:03It's true, but...
28:05You need to be a comedian.
28:07No, it's just that
28:09athletes only make money
28:11when they win, because
28:13there's an incentive.
28:15You invest in a lot, especially
28:17in your gear, right?
28:19Especially in your shoes.
28:21That's right.
28:23Actually, those are already provided
28:25by the Philippine Sports
28:27PSC, Philippine Sports Commission.
28:29So, they give an allowance.
28:31But then the allowance is
28:33sometimes it's okay, sometimes it's not enough.
28:35So, you have to spend money.
28:37Of course, in the beginning, it's harder, I suppose.
28:39Because nowadays, there are
28:41ex-deals, so it's easier for shoes,
28:43for gear, right? But earlier,
28:45it wasn't sponsored.
28:47So, it's hard.
28:49It's hard.
28:51You also produce vitamins.
28:53You really need vitamins.
28:55We also need supplements.
28:57We need it.
28:59Do you have a diet?
29:01We do.
29:03Of course.
29:05That's the most dangerous, because of your rent bills.
29:07Horses also have vitamins,
29:09of course.
29:11But for me, everything is COD.
29:13Care of daddy.
29:15Where is daddy?
29:17I like that.
29:19Most of them already have a family.
29:21Is this just a hurdle
29:23for them to continue being athletes?
29:25Is it a hurdle for the family
29:27to get a medal?
29:29That's what we're talking about when we talk about youth.
29:31The event
29:33that I will never forget is
29:35when I played in Asia.
29:37It was the Asian Games.
29:39It was my first Asian Games.
29:41I won 100 meters.
29:43I was gold here.
29:45It was the first time
29:47that I was called the fastest
29:49woman in Asia.
30:01We are sisters.
30:03We are sisters.
30:05If our guests are single,
30:07maybe they can move around more.
30:09Maybe they already have a family.
30:11Or maybe they work harder
30:13to take care of their children,
30:15their relatives.
30:17Is it like that?
30:19Did it slow you down when you got married?
30:21Did it change the...
30:23They are the only ones who can answer that.
30:25They are the only ones who can answer that.
30:27Did it drive you
30:29or when you were single,
30:31was it better than now
30:33when you have a family?
30:35For me, I didn't see
30:37a big difference.
30:39When I was single, I was still like this.
30:41When I got married,
30:43I was still like this.
30:45The only thing is,
30:47when you get married,
30:49of course, there are still differences
30:51that you can see.
30:53But when you get married,
30:55and then back to sports,
30:57it's really hard.
30:59You have a baby,
31:01and then you come back.
31:03That's the big difference
31:05that you can see.
31:07Can you do it while you're pregnant?
31:09Or when you leave the house
31:11for training,
31:13you don't want to leave the baby.
31:15How long did it take for you to...
31:17For me, 6 months.
31:19After 6 months,
31:21it started little by little.
31:23And then it's really hard.
31:25It's long.
31:27Because I have to run.
31:29On the road, I have to wake up at 5.
31:31Then when I'm on the road at 5.30,
31:33I have to run.
31:35It's really hard.
31:37When you're just sleeping,
31:39you're not waking up,
31:41you're running,
31:43you're sweating,
31:45you're hot,
31:47that's the hard part.
31:49How do you get rid of that fat?
31:51And how do you get back to your usual form?
31:53Racing form.
31:55That's the big difference.
31:57How about you, Elma?
31:59For me,
32:01when I was born on August 30,
32:03on September 23,
32:05I went back to Manila.
32:07I left my baby with General Santos,
32:09my mother-in-law,
32:11because it was just a few months
32:13before the C Games.
32:15In December,
32:17I performed for the C Games in Singapore.
32:19In December,
32:21I recovered in just 3 months.
32:23Then I joined the C Games,
32:25and in 8 months,
32:27that was the actual C Games.
32:29But you have to be determined
32:31and dedicated.
32:33And you have a deadline.
32:35You have to hit that time.
32:37For me,
32:39I have to be able to do this.
32:41I have to be strong,
32:43I have to be able to take care of myself.
32:45I drank a lot of water,
32:47I did a lot of things,
32:49I really sacrificed.
32:51It's not a joke,
32:53I was able to play with 3 individuals,
32:55plus 2 relays.
32:57For me,
32:59when I was young,
33:01When you were born?
33:03No, no.
33:05When I was young,
33:07my medals were bronze,
33:09silver,
33:11because when I went abroad,
33:13I was already happy.
33:15When I got married,
33:17that's when
33:19my wife gave me good luck.
33:21Wow!
33:23Because when I go abroad,
33:25I don't go home
33:27without a medal.
33:29I really have a medal.
33:31That's great.
33:33It inspires you more.
33:35Maybe it's the same for you.
33:37What is easier?
33:39Having a boyfriend
33:41who's also an athlete,
33:43like Vin Cisorn?
33:45That's easy.
33:49I think it's easier
33:51if he's also an athlete
33:53because he understands you.
33:55He knows what it takes to be a winner.
33:57He's going to support you.
33:59Even if I go abroad,
34:01I'm mostly out of the country.
34:03More than half the year,
34:05I'm out of the country.
34:07He doesn't make you feel guilty.
34:09He understands that you need to do something
34:11because you want to achieve something.
34:13They are also athletes.
34:15Where do you clash?
34:17Maybe because he's always
34:19wearing basketball shoes
34:21even if it's a formal dinner.
34:25But that's his style,
34:27so I can't do anything about it.
34:29Even in arguments,
34:31you both want to win.
34:33We're both so competitive
34:35that when we're arguing about small things,
34:37we need to be the winner.
34:39What?
34:41Are you listening?
34:43No, I thought you were talking about Tony.
34:45You're always like that.
34:47You always talk about Vince and Tony.
34:49Why is it true?
34:51That's what I said.
34:53Competitive?
34:55Yes, when we're talking,
34:57you need to be the winner.
35:03I respect your decision.
35:05I won't change your mind.
35:07I'm also competitive.
35:11I'll give you the freedom
35:13but give me the freedom also.
35:15What do you want me to do?
35:19Don't change my mind.
35:23I won't change my mind.
35:25We have a space.
35:27There's still this competition.
35:29It's still there.
35:33Who's faster?
35:35Who's faster?
35:37Who's faster?
35:39Who's faster?
35:41It's still there.
35:43In that aspect.
35:45What about your fans?
35:47How supportive are they?
35:49What kind of support
35:51do they give you?
35:53For me,
35:55whatever I want,
35:57they're always there.
36:01Support all the way.
36:03For me,
36:05it's okay.
36:07It's always 101%.
36:09Especially my husband.
36:11Even though he's not an athlete,
36:13he's sports-minded.
36:15But he always understands
36:17my situation.
36:19If it's good for me,
36:21it's okay.
36:23We don't make decisions
36:25when it comes to
36:27kids,
36:29when I play.
36:31If I'm with Agus,
36:33my husband is there too.
36:37Is it hard to retire?
36:39For me,
36:41no.
36:43I'm already bored.
36:47It's all about the gold medal.
36:49It's not just that.
36:51All the attention is on me.
36:53If I win, it's okay.
36:55If I lose, it's even harder.
36:57It's hard.
36:59I feel like I'm the only athlete.
37:01No one else is competing.
37:05It's all on my shoulders.
37:07Is what I do not enough
37:09in the house?
37:11It's hard.
37:13You lose yourself.
37:15You're not yourself anymore.
37:17You don't know yourself anymore.
37:19You have so many owners.
37:21It's hard.
37:23When you win,
37:25how much pressure do you feel?
37:27We didn't
37:29expect that from you.
37:31I accepted it
37:33because I'm a fighter.
37:35Win or lose, I accept it
37:37because I'm in the sport.
37:39I got a lot of events
37:41because of my determination.
37:43I'm a hard worker.
37:45I don't care.
37:47I do it for the country.
37:49My husband is the same.
37:51You have kids.
37:53Do your kids have an interest
37:55in the sports
37:57that you do?
37:59My daughter is 12 years old.
38:01She's 5'4 and a half.
38:05She doesn't like running.
38:07She doesn't like athletics.
38:09Now, she's involved in volleyball.
38:11Sports volleyball?
38:13She's still a sport.
38:15For me,
38:17sometimes,
38:19she boxes me.
38:21She plays basketball.
38:23I don't know what it is.
38:27She's good at basketball.
38:29She can dunk.
38:31No.
38:33She can't dunk.
38:37It's important
38:39to encourage young people
38:41to engage in sports
38:43because it develops discipline, dedication,
38:45and determination.
38:47These are traits that are important
38:49in a sporting arena.
38:53Last question for everybody.
38:55How hard is it
38:57to cope with victories and failures?
39:03Why is it hard?
39:09Before you can win,
39:11you're going to lose.
39:13Before you can feel
39:15what it's like to be on stage
39:17and getting your medal,
39:19you're going to get hurt and lose first.
39:21If you don't persevere and give up,
39:23you'll never win.
39:25But one day,
39:27your glory will come.
39:29When it comes,
39:31you're going to savor it and cry on stage.
39:33Flashback all the hardships you went through,
39:35all the training,
39:37and you're going to savor it for the rest of your life
39:39because money can't buy that feeling
39:41you're going to get.
39:43Did you write that?
39:45It's beautiful.
39:47Go ahead.
39:49They say that
39:51in the world of strength
39:53and life,
39:55it's easy to fall.
39:57It's hard to get up
39:59and to continue
40:01and persevere with dignity and courage.
40:03But if you really want
40:05to be a champion,
40:07a winner is a dreamer
40:09who never quits.
40:11You need to have a dream
40:13and persevere
40:15to achieve your goal.
40:19That's what they said.
40:23What did they say?
40:25That's what they said.
40:27For me,
40:29you just need to be strong
40:33and
40:37you need to focus
40:39to achieve
40:41what you're aiming for.
40:43You need to know
40:45how to use
40:47your gold medal.
40:49This is what I learned.
40:53You need to be a champion.
40:55You need discipline,
40:57dedication, determination,
40:59hard work.
41:01If you get tired, nothing will happen.
41:03You need to have patience
41:05in everything.
41:07You need to know how to
41:09go up and down.
41:11When you go up,
41:13you go down.
41:15When you go down,
41:17you go up.
41:19For me,
41:21whatever we do in life,
41:23there's always an obstacle.
41:25We always face
41:27obstacles.
41:29We need to know
41:31how to face it
41:33and how to accept it.
41:35Like what happened to my life,
41:37it's a big challenge
41:39in my life.
41:43Let's face it
41:45wholeheartedly
41:47and accept it.
41:49We know that
41:51even in sports, you'll go through obstacles.
41:53To go through it
41:55and overcome it,
41:57you need dedication.
41:59You need to be brave,
42:01have faith in your talent and abilities.
42:03When you reach the end,
42:05that's when we call it a victory.
42:11Thank you very much.
42:25Michael Jordan said,
42:27I beat Michael Jordan
42:29to a punchline.
42:31I've had as much
42:33losses as I've had wins.
42:35But the real failure
42:37is in not trying.
42:39I'll be back.
42:41I think my
42:43most memorable winning moment
42:45was when I won the World Championships.
42:47I was the first Filipino
42:49to win
42:51the World Championships.
42:53My fight against
42:55a European champion,
42:57a four-time European champion and a three-time world champion,
42:59I was so scared of him.
43:01When I entered the ring,
43:05that's when I asked
43:07the Lord for help.
43:09I prayed,
43:11Our Father, help me here
43:13because I was so scared of him.
43:15He's so good.
43:17I know I'll hurt him.
43:19In our final match,
43:21it was a long decision.
43:23When I raised my hand,
43:27I was so happy
43:29that I felt like
43:31I was a world champion.
43:49I'll never forget
43:51the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
43:53I won a silver medal
43:55in the Olympics.
43:59Thank you again.
44:01We had a great time.
44:03Yes, thank you very much
44:05for coming and for sharing your lives,
44:07your victories and your losses.
44:09Jenny, what's your
44:11gold medal victory in life?
44:13Five. Five gold medals.
44:15Five platinum medals.
44:17Diamond.
44:19My children.
44:21Of course, you, Jenny.
44:23Of course, my children.
44:25My children and my husband.
44:27My family.
44:29Okay.
44:31We all know that, right?
44:33You know, it's a long story.
44:35We talked about it.
44:37Anyway,
44:39those who shared with us
44:41that in life,
44:43it's not important to win
44:45or to lose.
44:47Of course, it's important to learn from what happened.
44:49The most important thing is
44:51to finish the match.
44:53That's it.
44:55Thank you for joining us this morning.
44:57I hope to see you again in the future.
44:59Bless you.
45:25Mano Mano,
45:27Play and Display, and Union Square.
45:55They really need to be taken care of.
45:57Their lives are more important than ours.
45:59There's a story that
46:01if you're loud in the house,
46:03no one will listen to you.
46:05My coach will know
46:07when I'm fighting,
46:09if you did something wrong.
46:11Why didn't you kick faster?
46:13He'll know.
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