Hello Mr. Manny Pacquiao,
I just finished reading your book “Pacman” My Story of Hope, Resilience and Never-Say-Never Determination. Your book was a joy to read and an inspiration to me. The reading of your book impacted me so much that I was compelled to write you this letter to let you know just how much. Your personal stories were a real inspiration and motivation to me.
I am an avid boxing fan. I was introduced to the sport by my father in the early 1970’s. As an early fan of the sport, I was fortunate to be personally introduced to Roberto Duran. I watched his career unfold. He was a real impact on my life. Until now, he had been my favorite fighter of all-time, even bigger than Muhammad Ali.
However, you’ve become not only my favorite fighter of all-time along with Duran, but much more importantly, have showed me through your book, how really special you are. What had impacted me about you, aside from all your great skills and determination in the ring, is how you take the time to pray in the corner of the ring before your fights.
I am a basketball coach at Saint John Bosco High School. I have already begun to share your story with my players as a motivation for them. I frequently use a quote of yours, “I believe if you train hard, the fight will be easy”, and I explain to them how we can adapt your message and practice hard so the game will be easy.
I was aware that basketball was one of your favorite pastimes, but was not aware that you owned PacMan Gensan, a team of the Mindana Visayas Basketball Association.
I’m regularly stopped by Filipino parents and students from our basketball program at SJB High School, who ask me questions about you, as they see me wearing your boxing shirts from your previous fights.
However, my favorite is the “MP People’s Champion” t-shirt because, it describes exactly who you are, a people’s champion for all of us people. You’re a true role model for all of our youth through out the entire world.
As your wife, Jinkee mentions in her beautiful story about you, “Although he always longed to be a priest, I know in my heart hat he is doing God’s will.”
I have begun to feel a real connection with you. I would like to invite you to attend one of our home-court basketball games at Saint John Bosco High School, in Bellflower California. It would be a wonderful experience for our boys that could impact their lives tremendously, as they could use your visit as a personal relational image that they could remember for the rest of their lives.
As your former president says on page 147, “Manny, you know you are a savior to our people. You broaden their sense of the world outside of the Philippines. You give your people hope.” You have become our hope.
I truly believe, you’ve been placed on this earth to give people hope and to do your great work for the people. As you stated, “people need hope, “and it’s with hope that I wish you consider my invitation.
I would like to invite you and your family to any of our home games this season. Please feel free to contact me. We can discuss any specifics to be considered. We remain hopeful. My hope is that I might have the opportunity to meet you in the near future.
Attached is the schedule of home court games. I’ve also attached a picture of our team.
Respectfully,
George Middleton
11 Comments
Comment by Guest — January 26, 2012 @
1:47 am
Yea this would of been a good ad for the Justin biebler movie… Boringggg.. Ask manny what’s going on with the fight how about that! How is it that his own site gets no comments from him directly?? You guys got to do better! The last great fight I can honestly think that had this magnitude was thrilla in manilla 1975 kids!
Comment by keyzero — January 26, 2012 @
3:51 am
Mayweather used to LOVE Pacquiao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpEHHSTEwbQ&feature=player_embedded
Comment by keyzero — January 26, 2012 @
8:01 am
Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather said he will guarantee $40 million but I won’t have any share of the Pay-Per-View and other sources of revenue. How can he leave me out of the Pay-Per-View when I generate more than him in Pay-Per-View sales? I am still praying that Mayweather gets enlightened because, I believe that I am not being unreasonable.
Comment by keyzero — January 26, 2012 @
8:04 am
2012 Power Ranking Most Powerful Professional Athletes in the U.S.
2 fighters made the list… Manny Pacquiao & Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ranked 49
Manny Pacquiao Ranked 28
Comment by Jacizzle23 — January 26, 2012 @
4:31 pm
Shut the fuck up & stop sucking dick “George Middleton”!! Fuck a book rite now!! Anybody can get a bunch of bullshit published!! Top ranked love overly loyal fans like you who continously put the dollars in their pockets, while giving shit in return to show the appreciation!! How bout you write a article on how you would like them to face a challenging oppoenent if not Mayweather & stop riping the fucking fans off!! & fuck a “2012 Power Ranking Most Powerful Professional Atheletes list”!! None of that bullshit has shit to do with boxing!! You fucks look for any reason to suck Manny’s dick!! How bout you post something stating how you would like him to fight a challenging oppoenent coming off a win, since he & Mayweather seems to be a no go?? Im pretty much done because im not a Manny hater & I basically said everything I had to in ma previous posts.. But let me just make it clear that I never said that Manny never fought a undefeated fighter! So leave me out that situation.. Most fighters face fighters who are undefeated at sum point in their career! (Tho jorge solis wasn’t all that great & fought mostly bums) But what I said was that ” Manny fights leftovers & fighters coming off lose’s”!! Thats what he has been doing these past years, & what he will continue to do to keep the money coming in, while making his image bigger at the same time, the way Arum likes! & for the record Manny definitely did destroy the fighters Mayweather previously beaten!( you have to give credit where it’s due) But they were “leftovers” & Mayweather detroyed 95% of them as well!! You don’t necessarily have to get a early knockout, or a knockout period to destroy somebody! Mayweather has destroyed most of his oppoenents without getting the KO!! Mostly because they go into survival mode! & for the fact that he’s not a knockout fighter, but instead he’s a all around fighter!! Sorry to say but Manny wants no parts of the best fighters out there & thats what the fans fail to realize!! It’s all part of top ranks plan to keep tricking you guys into believeing their trying to make the biggest & most challenging fights out there, when their not!! Manny is a good fighter but I don’t believe he truely wants a fight with Mayweather at this point! He doesn’t want his glory to fade just yet if he happens to lose!(which he will!!) But regardless, he will still be glorified because he has the most loyal fans & much more fans than Mayweather! & thats a “fact”! 40 million is enough!! Lets be serious with our selves here pac fans!! It’s basically the most money he made in his whole career all together!! It’s more than enough; especially for a fighter “who fights for his fans”!! Plus he said he would take the smaller purse to make the fight happen in the 1st place, & thats a hell of a purse!! Be logical people!! I honestly don’t believe the purse split is the only factor in the way anyways!! These are excuses & Manny knew he could just talk out of his ass because Arum wasn’t gone let this fight happen from the start anyways! Like I said before, it would take sum major effort from Manny for the fight to be a reality!! & he’s showing close to none thus far, which should show fans with sum common sense, how bad he wants this fight!! But jus like Martinez said, “Mayweather is the only true champion that will fight him”!!(& thats a “fact”!) He didn’t state that for no reason!! & it’s funny because I already stated this a few days ago, before Martinez even said the shit!! Like I say time & time again, alot of you “fans” don’t know shit about boxing!! Only the best fighters out there(Mayweather,canelo,Martinez) know who the best fighter is out there & who is not running scared!! Like I said before it’s not just Mayweather who Manny is avoiding, but it’s all of those guys!! He wants no parts!! He will just continue to choose from the handpicking list Arum has, until he grows sum balls or Arum is ready for him to face those guys!! Lol.. «thanks»
Manny Pacquiao #1 
Manny Pacquiao #1
Comment by Guest — January 26, 2012 @
5:32 pm
Don’t waste you time bro.. Subzero is frozen in time…Vivek Wallace wrote “BoxingTalk: Hours after reports surfaced that Manny Pacquiao’s highest purse earning in his career was a mere $7.4M, we learn that he turned down a guaranteed $40M to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. Now granted, his beef is that he would not have received any of the PPV money generated, but how do you walk away from nearly $33M more than you’ve ever received? I understand principles, but you apparently can’t get anywhere near this in your next 3 to 4 fights combined. Considering that he doesn’t have but that many left, why not grab the bread on the table and run for the border now???? What do you ladies and gents think?”
Comment by Alex Mack — January 26, 2012 @
11:30 pm
Forbes (www.forbes.com)
2008/2009
DLH, Hatton $40M
2009/2010
Cotto/Clottey $42M
2010/2011
Margarito $25
2011/212
Mosley/Marquez…we wait for $60M+
Back to streets ghetto chlidren Guest and Jacizzle23, counting money is obviously not you forte
Comment by Jacizzle23 — January 27, 2012 @
8:49 pm
@ Alex Mack.. Shut your dumb ass up!! What the fuck are you trying to prove?? ” knowing shit about boxing is obviously not your forte”!! Where did your retardet ass come from??lol Talk about boxing dick face!! Your posting irrelevant shit that people who knows boxing, already knows the true facts about!! So just take Manny’s dick out your mouth & have something better to post next time!! «thanks»
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