Secret Lessons
for Success
From the Pacquiao-de la Hoya Fight
by
Larry Gamboa, PhD
thinkrichpinoy@[Link]
Dec. 7, 2008
“There are only two ways to live your
life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a
miracle.”
Albert Einstein
13 Secret Lessons for Success
1. Pray.
2. Find a Why bigger than yourself.
3. Find a Mentor/Coach.
4. Act Global.
5. Have a game plan.
6. Vision
7. Believe you are World Class
8. Know Yourself
9. Focus
10. Preparation is Everything
11. Over-preparation is the Best
preparation
12. It ain’t Easy.
ons from Pacquiao
y. See Manny Pacquiao quiet himself before and after the fight.
d a Why bigger than yourself. “To win this fight for my family & for my coun
d a mentor/coach. Pacquiao, the Pinoy, brought to the table his core talent
allowed this talent to be coached by an American—Freddie Roach
Global. Pick your setting. Pacquiao trained in another land far from the
lippines. Las Vegas. Wildcard Gym.
ve a game plan. “Freddie Roach knows his (de la Hoya) weakness and his stren
ion.. He visualized and practiced the fight way before the fight. Ex. His side
side movement working the mitts with Freddie Roach.
lieve you are world class. Kaya ko siya. Affirm yourself in the mirror
ly at the end of the day & at the start of next day.
ow yourself. “The speed will be the key to this fight.” Manny Pacquiao
cus. Practice daily. “This is the most important fight of my life.”
eparation is everything. “He prepared like a true champion.
deserved to win.” Oscar de la Hoya
erpreparation is the best preparation. “Manny tends to overprepare.
Sometimes I have to hold him back.” Freddie Roach
ain’t easy. It’s hard. “Boxers we have to train hard. Train hard. Train hard.
d if you train hard, the fight is easy. That’s what I believe.” Manny Pacquiao
ild Momentum. Manny had the Big Mo (momentum) on his side.
just beat David Diaz. Morales, Barrera…
PRAY.
SEE MANNY
PACQUIAO
QUIET
HIMSELF
BEFORE
AND AFTER A
FIGHT
FIND A WHY BIGGER THAN
YOURSELF
FIND A
MENTO
R/COAC
H
ACT
GLOBA
IN THE MIDST
OF GLOBAL
RECESSION?!
• HAVE A GAME
PLAN
“Freddie Roach knows
his (de la Hoya)
weakness & his strength“
• VISION..
Manny visualized &
practiced the fight way
before the fight.
•Ex.
BELIEVE YOU’RE
His side to side WORLD
CLASS.
movement working the
“Kaya ko Freddie
mitts with siya.” Affirm
Roach. daily.
Manny Pacquiao
• KNOW YOURSELF.
“The speed will be
the key to this fight.”
• FOCUS.
Practice daily.
“This is the most
important fight of my life.”
• PREPARATION IS
• OVER- EVERYTHING
PREPARATION IS “He prepared like a
THE BEST true champion. He
deserved to win.”
PREPARATION. Oscar de
“Manny tends to over- la Hoya
prepare. Sometimes I
“IT AIN’T EASY!”
Ringside Boxing
Club
IT AIN’T EASY.
IT’S HARD!
xers we have to train hard…Train hard…Train
if you train hard, the fight is easy.
t’s what I believe.”
Manny Pacquiao
BUILD MOMENTUM
acquiao had the Big Mo (momentum) on his si
e beat David Diaz, Morales, Barrera…
ow he’s facing 9-Time World Champion
e La Hoya--3 in. taller & 4 in. longer in reach.
“Champion boxer Manny Pacquiao
has always had a business plan:
Fight my way out of poverty.”
Jim Plouffe
Readers Digest
Dec 2008
HAS PACMAN GRADUATED
FROM MILLIONAIRE TO
BILLIONAIRE (IN PESOS)?
BEGINS
ENDS
“THE FILIPINO IS WORTH DYING FOR”
Ninoy Aquino
Secret Lessons for Success
1. Pray.
2. Find a Why bigger than yourself.
3. Find a Mentor/Coach.
[Link] Global.
5. Have a game plan.
6. Vision
[Link] you are World Class
8. Know Yourself
[Link]
[Link] is Everything
11. Over-preparation is the Best preparation
12. It ain’t Easy.
13. Build Momentum
Secret Lessons
for Success
From the Pacquiao-de la Hoya Fight
by
Larry Gamboa, PhD
thinkrichpinoy@[Link]
Dec. 7, 2008
MINDSET & MOMENTUM
There really is no secret.
You know it. I know it.
It is staring us in the face.
So what’s holding us back?