Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLHis a Filipino politician and former professional boxer, currently serving as Senator of the Philippines. He has also been involved in basketball, acting, TV hosting, and singing...
NationalityFilipino
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth17 December 1978
CityKibawe, Philippines
gay people gay-people
I'm not against gay people.
mom struggle stories
My family moved to the Philippines when I was 14. While living there, I learned that my mom grew up very poor. Seeing that kind of abject poverty firsthand during my travels deeply shaped my life. Seeing those living conditions motivated me to want to tell inspiring stories of struggle and triumph.
sports jobs boxing
Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people.
motivation bridges important
All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
fighting want fighter
I want to be the best fighter. I would like to fight in the biggest fights.
people philippines want
I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.
motivation poverty fighter
I know what poverty is.
girlfriend my-girlfriend broke-up
I never broke up with my girlfriends, they broke up with me.
boxing feelings performances
Boxing is not about your feelings. It's about performance.
jobs flower clothes
I've worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts - just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.
running morning home
In the morning, I wake up at about 6 a.m. and I run for about 45 minutes, then more sprinting. Then I go back home, I eat and I sleep. When I wake up, I train.I do about three hours in the gym.
belts
Only in death will I relinquish my belts.
fun passion thinking
I'm always having fun in training and in boxing. I think it's because boxing is my passion.
country stay-strong fighting
I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.