Quote Originally Posted by milmascaras1 View Post
the main reason why pacquiao is like God-like in his country is because they don't have any sports stars there! if the philippines had multiple megasports stars, do you think he'd be as popular as he is now? of course he wouldn't. those poor people, until now, had nobody to cheer for. it's good that pacquiao arrived in the philippines because that was basically a dead country, sports wise.

i feel like you are looking down at filipinos. pac isnt the only one who had brought pride to the philippines.

Bowler Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, for being the "Greatest Filipino Athlete of All Time", "Athlete of the Century", and "International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium"; for receiving the prestigious International Olympic Committee (IOC) President's Trophy; for winning over 100 tournaments, including four World Cups and two other prestigious international titles; for winning an Asiad gold medal; and for still being an active player

Shooter Jethro "the Jet" Dionisio, for being considered the world's fastest shooter and for being a six-time world champion in pistol shooting; and for still being an active player

Billiard player Efren "Bata" Reyes, for being declared as the best billiard player of all time; for winning the World 8-Ball championship five times; for clinching the 1999 World 9-Ball title; for winning over 100 international tournaments; and for still being an active player
the philippines also has the best pool players in the world.

there are tons of athletes here in the philippines that is doing great worldwide.


now going back to the topic, pac is not as popular as odlh. looks plays a huge factor too and pac is nowhere near as handsome as odlh.