Here Is A Very Different Story Of Carlos Edriel Yulo, PH’s Paris Olympics 2024 Winner Of Two Gold Medals, Unexpected – An Unseen Lesson For Us All

Early morning today, Monday, 05 July 2024,

I scanned a great many of the media stories, PH and abroad, about PH’s Olympic double hero Carlos Yulo, and none of them tells the story behind – only “Letters Of Shai” does, only on Facebook.

Shared by Rene Bernardo Bajit on Facebook 05 July 2024, from Volleynatics, “Letters of Shai” (all quotes in italics) –

A young Carlos Yulo only dreamt of winning a gold in the SEA Games back when he was 12 years old. He was then training at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex with the National Capital Region team. Now he's an Olympic Champion.

Carlos had a dream, and he trained for it. He pursued his dream, as he knew nobody else would do it for him. He did not know it would take him 12 years to achieve that dream, but he persisted. From 2012 to 2024.

It took him years of full discipline, hardships, and sacrifices to be where he is right now.

Athlete or not, to pursue your dream, you need discipline; you will meet hardships; and you will need to make sacrifices to be where you want to be. You will need persistence.

Carlos Yulo has just won 2 Gold Medals at the Paris Olympics – as I write this early Monday, 05 Aug 2024, my country has won only 2 medals, and they are both by Carlos Yulo – and they are both gold!

We can say that he had the support system in terms of financial, physical, and emotional aspects, but the courage came from within himself.

“The courage came from within himself” – Nobody can give you courage; you have to give it to yourself.

The spirit of never giving up – we've seen his journey. He had the choice to give up after so many attempts, but he didn't. He knew within himself that he would soon win that gold, and only he could know that.

You must persist with your dream – nobody else will do that for you!

Congratulations, Carlos Yulo! The Philippines is so proud of you. You inspire us all!

And to us all, may we have the same spirit and courage as these athletes. 🙏 Keep going 💐 shai

“May we have the same spirit and courage” as Carlos Yulo!

This is your reminder to never stop chasing your dreams.

Persistence is even more crucial than talent. You’re not going to get rewarded overnight. It’s going to be a long ride, but you should never give up because you deserve to see your hard work pay off.

That dream is planted in you for a reason.

And now here is inspiration from one of my townmates, Agnes Kristine Millano (Facebook sharing 05 Aug 2024), and I quote:

Never regret a day in yoiur life:
good days give happiness,
bad days give experience,
worst days give lessons,
and the best days give
memories.

Are you the best? You still have to persist to prove it!@517