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Article: RP hopes riding on Pacquiao's fists.(Sports)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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MANILA, November 4, 2009 (AFP) - For the Philippines, boxer Manny Pacquiao is more than a sports champion. His fans, the media and politicians see him as nothing less than a national hero whose feats can lift the nation."The hopes of an entire country are riding on me. That is why I cannot let myself fall," Pacquiao says in one television advertisment.It is a heavy message for a shampoo commercial but it is one that many Filipinos have taken to heart as they cheer Pacquiao on in his improbable career that has seen him rise from deep poverty to six-time world champion."There is a great responsibility on his shoulders because his victories are the victories of all of us and ...