(image
from Facebook shared by Mau Victa)
What Caloy did for
Philippine sports (happens) only once in a hundred years,” said an ecstatic
Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham
“Bambol” Tolentino. “He will be on top of the conversation as the
Philippines’ greatest athlete.”
Yes Sir! I have had the fun as a fan. What Carlos Yulo has achieved has
happened only once in the last hundred years of Philippine sports. That’s
exactly why we should make it happen
all the time!
Now then, if I had the funds, I would author a whole
book about everything Carlos Yulo and
his
forgiving spirit as a son,
faithful spirit as a boyfriend,
friendly spirit as a mentee,
fierce spirit as an athlete, and
fighting spirit as a Filipino –
and then, Filipino athletes could emulate his spirits!
Right now, he
could be a recipient of The Outstanding
Filipino (TOFIL) Award, and/or a Ramon
Magsaysay awardee.
From news items, I
gather the following:
Son & Boyfriend
Carlos is the son of Angelica.
Mother & Son had been at odds because Mother believed the girlfriend had
been leeching him of his money, and Carlos had defended her. Before training in
Tokyo, Son left Mother with access to his bank account – “Yulo would say that
the financial issues with his mother was the usage of his incentives from the
2022 World Championships without his prior consent” (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki).
Mentee
Munehiro Kugimiya was his Japanese
trainer. “He also received a scholarship from the International Gymnastics
Federation to fund his move to Japan” (Wikipedia).
Athlete
Yulo is the most successful Filipino gymnast in history. Yulo is a two-time
Olympic champion; a six-time world champion: two golds, two silvers, and two
bronzes; a ten-time Asian champion; and a nine-time SEA Games champion.
Filipino Genius
How/when did Yulo realize he had a genius in athletics? Who helped him develop
his talents? How did he meet his financier? His girlfriend? What’s the real
story with his mother Angelica? How many gold medals has he won so far in
world/Asian championships? How many gold medals in SEA Games? Who discovered
his genius in gymnastics and brought him to the Gymnastics
Association of the Philippines for training? Who offered a scholarship
for him to train in Japan? Is it true that he graduated from Teikyo University in Itabashi, Tokyo as
an “Associate in Literature”? Athletics & Literature – aren’t the subjects
as different as Black & White? What year did he start competing in the Palarong Pambansa? When did he first win
gold in the Palaro? When did he go for training in China under a sponsorship of
the Philippine Good Works Mission
Foundation? Where did he meet his Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya? Who coached him as a Junior player? When
did the MVP Foundation start extending financial help to him? What did the International Gymnastics Federation do
for him?
Last but not least:
Philippine Airlines says,
“Champions fly forever!” No Sir; “Champions try forever!”@517
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