Asian Geographic Junior Issue 03/2018 No. 49 | Page 3

Opening Lines “I’ve realised t he ext raordinar y power of spor ts to heal, unite and inspire” Kohei Uchimura Japanese gymnast and seven-time Olympian “We should not allow fear and anxiety stop us f rom doing somet hing. I f you t hink t hrough somet hing well and prepare t horoughl y, you can do a lot of t hings you t hink you can’t” Kumar Sangakkara Former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team and one of the best cricket players in the world “I al ways believe t hat ever y one of us is working hard not onl y for our own per formance but also to give somet hing significant back to t he societies we live in” Yani Tseng Taiwanese golfer and the youngest player in the world to win five championships “Anyone will succeed in whatever field of endeavor in life by acquiring t he same vir tues and character t hat boxing world champions do — dedication, perseverance, courage, ext reme sel f- discipline and prayers” Manny Pacquiao World-famous Filipino boxer who is also a politician “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made f rom somet hing t hey have deep inside t hem – a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have t he skill, and t he will. But t he will must be st ronger t han t he skill” Muhammad Ali African-American boxer who was one of the most famous and well respected athletes in history “Hard days are t he best because t hat’s when t he champions are made” Gabby Douglas American gymnast and the first African-American to become an individual all-round champion in the Olympics. No.49 Issue 3 1