Asian Geographic Junior Issue 03/2018 No. 49 | Seite 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.
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