Carlos Yulo recalls challenging time that almost made him give up

Gary Ann Lastrilla

<p>Paris 2024 Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo expressed his gratitude as he looked back on his journey as a gymnast.</p><p>The 24-year-old Filipino pride met with select members of the press and content creators during a media conference on Saturday, August 31. During the event, Carlos was presented with a ₱5,000,000 cash gift from DigiPlus and Arena Plus, adding to his growing list of rewards since his Olympic triumph. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/2/paris-olympics-double-gold-medalist-carlos-yulo-receives-p5m-cash-gift-on-top-of-other-rewards-1107"></a><span style="line-height:107%"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/2/paris-olympics-double-gold-medalist-carlos-yulo-receives-p5m-cash-gift-on-top-of-other-rewards-1107"><strong>LOOK: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/2/paris-olympics-double-gold-medalist-carlos-yulo-receives-p5m-cash-gift-on-top-of-other-rewards-1107"><strong>Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo receives P5M cash gift on top of other rewards<br/></strong></a></div><p>Reflecting on his experiences, Carlos began, “Worth it po lahat ng mga challenges na binigay sa’kin ni Lord. And, super grateful po ako na binigyan niya ako ng ganu’n opportunity na machallenge rin ‘yung sarili ko at siyempre, maalagaan ‘yung mental health and ‘yung sarili ko.” </p><p>Carlos continued to thank God for surrounding him with the right people, expressing how glad he is for not giving up, and that every challenge he went through was worth it. </p><p>“Nagpapasalamat din ako kay Lord talaga po na binigyan niya ako ng mga taong magmamahal sa akin at susuportahan ako sa mga ganu’n event sa buhay ko kaya sobrang worth it po talaga na napagdaan ko ‘yun. Hindi ako sumuko at masaya akong ginagawa ‘yung sport ko, and na-enjoy ko talaga ‘yung moments sa Paris and siyempre ‘yung pagkapanalo po talaga.</p><p>“Nagbacktrack po talaga lahat sa’kin ng mga difficulties po na nangyari sa’kin and sobrang saya po ng feeling ko kasi naovercome ko po lahat and sobrang kuntento po ako sa kung ano ‘yung na-achieve ko and sobrang grateful po talaga,” he said.  </p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XEevRSGdv/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A433315.5%2C%22ls%22%3A8048%2C%22le%22%3A8324.199999988079%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XEevRSGdv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-1" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XEevRSGdv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_XEevRSGdv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by PUSH (@pushalerts)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Recalling the times he almost gave up, Carlos openly shared, “Marami po eh. Iba’t ibang competitions, iba’t ibang experiences and difficulties po. And ‘yung pinaka-isa po talaga is ‘yung sa Japan. </p><p>“Pumunta ako sa Japan, 2016. 16 years old po ako. Malayo sa pamilya, malayo sa lahat. Walang kakilala. Hindi alam ‘yung culture. Hindi alam ‘yung language, and hindi rin naman po ako ganu’n kagaling mag-English that time. And kahit marunong akong mag-English that time, hindi rin po sila marunong mag-English so ‘yung barrier po na ‘yun, nahirapan ako and sobrang shocked po ako. Mabigat po ‘yun para sa mga teenager na kagaya ko that time. And, syempre mahirap din po ‘yung training. Iba po yung training sa Pilipinas and iba po ‘yung naging training ko sa Japan.” </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/4/pinoy-celebrities-pen-congratulatory-messages-for-carlos-yulo-following-his-olympic-gold-win-1053"></a><span style="line-height:107%"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/4/pinoy-celebrities-pen-congratulatory-messages-for-carlos-yulo-following-his-olympic-gold-win-1053"><strong>READ: Pinoy celebrities pen congratulatory messages for Carlos Yulo following his Olympic win</strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/4/pinoy-celebrities-pen-congratulatory-messages-for-carlos-yulo-following-his-olympic-gold-win-1053"><strong><br/></strong></a></div><p>Carlos revealed a particularly dark time in his life when he almost reached his breaking point. “Umabot na rin po sa point na na-depress ako and gusto nang mawala sa mundo talaga. Nagdasal po talaga ako that day and hindi kasi ako makatulog, and naiisip ko na mawala talaga. Nagdasal ako kay Lord hanggang sa nakatulog ako. </p><p>“The next day, medyo umokay na po pero hindi pa rin ‘dun natatapos talaga ‘yung challenges. Nandun pa rin ‘yung mga difficulties. Hindi talaga maiwasan. Pero may clarity po after kong mag-pray and when I wake up po, mas lively na ako ng konti. And ‘yun po, ‘yun ‘yung pinakapinanghawakan ko every time na nalulungkot ako, nagpepray po talaga ako,” he narrated, sharing how he found solace in his faith despite the overwhelming challenges.</p>

<p>Carlos Yulo shares how his faith in God helped him through his life’s challenges.</p>

Carlos Yulo shares how his faith in God helped him through his life’s challenges.

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Carlos Yulo recalls challenging time that almost made him give up

Carlos Yulo recalls challenging time that almost made him give up

Gary Ann Lastrilla

Published Sep 04, 2024 11:47 AM PHT

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