This is from the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Very interesting points and something to think about, specially after our debacle in the last Olympics. In fact there is a new measure for people nowadays. Before, we talked about IQ (Intelligence), and EQ (Emotional Quotient); right now, there is such a thing as AQ (Adversity Quotient). More on that in upcoming articles. I am reprinting an excerpt of the article here; please click on the link below to read the rest of the article.

To overcome adversity is common trait of champions
By Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:10:00 08/17/2008

THE WORLD’S EYES ARE FIXED on the Beijing Olympics to witness the feats of world champions. But the Olympics really serve to remind us that champions are not only found in the sports arena, they are also found in other areas of life.

The latest “controversy” about the Beijing Olympic Games is about the cute little girl who sang “Ode to the Motherland” during the Opening Ceremonies. It turns out she just lip synched for the real singer who was backstage. Olympic officials made the switch because the seven year old singer had broken teeth! Wow. That’s like Charice Pempengco not winning in a local singing tilt because her competition looks better than her!

Lost in the hype over Manny Pacquiao’s dominating performance over Diaz is David Diaz himself. From the articles I read about him in Pacland, and Philboxing.Com, David seemed to be a fighter with a really good personality. No harsh words were ever exchanged from both camps before the fight. In media interviews, Diaz never said anything harsh to Manny and just stuck with talking about his plans for the fight. He’s a real class act. He reminds me of Rocky Balboa–someone who may not be talented, but fights with his …

Chris Paul is one of the best players of the NBA. He turned around the New Orleans Hornets from a team that won 18 games the previous year, to a team that pushed the San Antonio Spurs to the brink of elimination in the Western Conference Semifinals this year. San Antonio eventually lost to the LA Lakers and it’s going to be a Boston Celtics-LA Lakers Finals starting tomorrow!
But back to Chris Paul…
Ask people who are successful, and they will surely tell you a story of defying odds, …

This is the new Nike Commercial with Manny Pacquiao, Kobe Bryant, Maria Sharapova, and other Nike athletes. I saw this last week on the giant ad screen at EDSA (near the Guadalupe bridge I think), but I’m posting this because I’m sure people passing by EDSA were not able to see the full commercial.
You probably noticed that angperegrino.com has a new look. I have migrated this blog to Wordpress from Blogger the past week, and I’m still learning Wordpress right now. For the next couple of days, I will be …

This weekend (Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Sunday am here in the Philippines), our very own Manny Pacquiao will go to war against “the last Mexican standing” Juan Manuel Marquez.
I will be watching the fight live in a movie house. I first got to watch a Manny Pacquiao fight inside a movie theater when Manny fought Marco Antonio Barrera. Since then, I’ve vowed to watch it inside the movie house. Aside from it being live, watching it on the big screen with Dolby Digital or SDDS technology just makes …

This story made me think of our own college basketball players in the UAAP and NCAA. The beauty of Ateneo and La Salle basketball is that it has made basketball very prominent. And because of the coverage of Studio 23, college basketball players have become instant celebrities. I’ve heard of Chris Tiu being mobbed by adoring fans in Cagayan de Oro City for example and having a difficult time walking around the mall because of this. And because college basketball has become quite prominent, highschool players are becoming a “commodity”–we …

Here is one for the books. If you think some things are just downright impossible, then maybe you have to think again. There are just some things that defy logic.
A blind, 92 year old guy just scored a hole-in-one last week of January! His name is Leo Fiyalko, and he has macular degeneration.
Read the story here.

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This is the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo 1st match. All “greatest fights” lists like this one have it as one of the greatest fights ever. It was one of the bloodiest and most dramatic fights I ever saw myself.
By the middle of Round 10, I thought it was just a matter of time before Castillo would win by knock-out. But Chico Corrales showed how great a champ he was and how proud he was as a fighter. This was Chico Corrales who promised he would go through hell …

Got this from Mitch Albom’s Detroit Free Press column. It’s a beautiful and inspiring story of a kid who has Down’s Syndrome and has made a big impact to a football team that’s about to win the State Championship.

Look over Jordan, what do you see?Rochester teen defies stereotypes as school makes run for football gloryBy Mitch AlbomDETROIT FREEPRESS COLUMNIST11 Nov 2007
Friday night, at a high school football playoff game, it was damp and cold, and the players bounced on their toes to keep warm. Near the Rochester Adams …