When in Manila, the video of two Filipino divers in the SEA Games getting zeroes has gone viral. Reactions of netizens about the video are varied, but one reaction that stood out was from JD Pahoyo, one of the Filipino divers himself. Instead of letting this failure bring him down, he has maintained a brave and optimistic stand online. He posted on his Facebook account:
why share our failed dives, when you can share the dives that we did well? just asking hehehe. salamat sa mga supporters ko <3
This was accompanied by a video of himself and his partner, John Fabriga, who executed a successful synchronized dive. The caption read:
Yey! I’m so proud of us pakner John Fabriga, we really did our best despite of we just practiced this synchro dives for just 4 days, even though we failed to win, but atleast we did overcame what we once knew was out limit, and that makes us a champion <3 Thanks coach Brian Palattao for your endless support and immeasurable love to us from the preparation until the end of this competition, and special thanks to the people who’s doing their best to make this experience possible, I owe you all of this 🙂
#SG2015#SEA#Games#Singapore#Diving#Pilipinas —Âfeeling proud
feeling proudWe commend you and the rest of our Pinoy athletes for your bravery and optimism. Thank you for showing sportsmanship and camaraderie. Regardless of the results, we are proud of you.
What do you think of this incident? How would you respond to JD’s question?
