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Thrice-a-week Zoom meetings birthed听Winning Still: Essays from the Philippine Sports Landscape during the Pandemic, an anthology of essays written by accomplished Filipino sports stakeholders and personalities.听
In this B-Side episode, Ateneo de Davao University athletics director and听Winning Still听project coordinator Emmanuel Rene 鈥淣oli鈥 S. Ayo tells听大象传媒听senior reporter Michael Angelo S. Murillo听the lessons听he听learned from听wrangling听a group of alpha individuals 鈥 including Olympic gold medalist and weightlifter听Hidilyn F. Diaz 鈥 into achieving a 鈥渃ompelling common goal.鈥听
TAKEAWAYS听
鈥楽ink or adapt.鈥听
鈥淚n this pandemic, you either sink or adapt. The book is about adapting, evolving amid the prevailing conditions,鈥 Mr. Ayo said. 鈥淭he pandemic has affected us but it also gave the invitation to change. Many are still struggling but there are also others who have moved forward. [Things may look impossible right now] but the thing about impossibility is it only takes one person [or moment] to remove the impossible.鈥澨听
Break down silos.听
Winning Still听highlights the value of a compelling common goal and shared experience.听
鈥淭hroughout the meetings we gathered a lot of interesting insights. We felt that we had to share what we were discussing to more people,鈥 said Mr. Ayo. 鈥淲e like gathering people but sometimes we operate in silos. We have to come together. It is easier if you have someone with you on this journey.鈥澨听
鈥榊ou cannot share from an empty cup.鈥听
The knee-jerk reaction among coaches at the start of the pandemic was to put the welfare of their athletes before their own. Mr. Ayo reminded these coaches to take care of themselves and their families first. 鈥淭here is wisdom in intentional nurturing,鈥 he said. 鈥淵ou have to nurture yourself and think about how you nurture yourself. 鈥 You cannot share from an empty cup.鈥听
Recorded remotely on Sept. 17. Produced by Bront毛 H. Lacsamana, Paolo L. Lopez听and Sam L. Marcelo.
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