Two-time SEA Games triathlon champ Nikko Huelgas was King of Triathlon for a time before fate decided a different but familiar path for him.
Now handling the marketing side of the Philippine Olympics Committee, he graces the pod to discuss his multidisciplinary history in sports, anxiety attacks before a tournament, and why constantly seeking your purpose is paramount in competitive games.
Now handling the marketing side of the Philippine Olympics Committee, he graces the pod to discuss his multidisciplinary history in sports, anxiety attacks before a tournament, and why constantly seeking your purpose is paramount in competitive games.
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00:00Mga kapuso, it's another special episode right here on the pod.
00:04Today we'll be joined by back-to-back SEA Games gold medalist, Mr. Nico Huelgas.
00:10He will share with us today his story in sports.
00:14How he started, how he got the gold medal, and how he was able to maintain it in 2017.
00:20And we'll get an update as well on how he's doing in life right now.
00:25All on this episode of Game on the Podcast.
00:29I like to think na parang, eto na. This is destiny. I don't wanna look for another one.
00:33Gold medals are just gonna be bonuses. I lost my 2015 gold medal, see?
00:37What?!
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01:09Today we are joined by back-to-back SEA Games gold medalist in the triathlon.
01:15Won it in 2015 and in 2017.
01:18Now he is part of the Philippine Olympic Committee, handles marketing,
01:22and also helps out in the training of our Olympians.
01:26Let's welcome the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Nico Huelgas.
01:31Hey, guys. Happy to be here. Thank you so much for having me, GMA.
01:35No, thank you, Sir Nico, for accepting our invitation and joining us here.
01:41But of course, how are you? How are you, sir?
01:43I'm okay. I'm tired. I do a lot of things, but I'm happy.
01:47It's okay to have opportunities, right?
01:51Before, Sir Nico was a triathlon king.
01:55He was tired from training.
01:57Now, where do you get tired, sir?
01:59At work.
02:00At work? Okay.
02:01It's an adulting life.
02:03Martz, you know, when you introduced Sir Nico Huelgas,
02:07I think it's very appropriate because we first met after you made history in 2015
02:13in Singapore in the SEA Games.
02:15I even called you, bro.
02:17Then in 2017, you upgraded when you defended it, brother.
02:22Now, it's sir.
02:24So, from his athlete and legendary era, he's now on the management side.
02:30Nico, you are the first Filipino gold medalist in a men's individual triathlon event.
02:38We want to get back to your journey.
02:41How did you start loving sports?
02:44And eventually, the events that led to you becoming who you are?
02:50Yes. Definitely, I can say that it was not an overnight success.
02:55It's a decade-long journey of trials and triumphs,
03:00but more stress on the setbacks in life.
03:05So, I started with basketball in grade school, high school, Bangko.
03:09And then I moved to badminton.
03:11I was promoted as a team captain.
03:13But I saw the lack of opportunity given the program.
03:19I saw it right away.
03:21We were only limited to city exposures.
03:24And you know, when it comes to athletes, besides the training, it's also the exposure.
03:29It's where you are being placed.
03:31So, if you always compete against world-class athletes,
03:35you're eventually going to become a world-class athlete, right?
03:39So, with that, I was limited to badminton.
03:41I decided to move to the swimming program in my school
03:44because of the program of Bert Lozada.
03:47We were being exposed to national championships.
03:50So, I would be seeing national athletes.
03:52So, you embody their style of training, style of competing, right?
03:57And then, when I went to college, I continued swimming.
04:00That's where I discovered being a triathlete through joining an Aquathlon event.
04:06So, I joined the fun run.
04:08Then I was invited to join Aquathlon because I was a swimmer.
04:10So, in Aquathlon, that's where I discovered the potential
04:13that I can be a national athlete for the multi-sport category.
04:16Wow! Okay.
04:17So, you started with swimming.
04:19When it comes to the triathlon, you swam first.
04:22Did you compete on a collegiate level?
04:25Yes. It was really a collegiate level for national championships.
04:28I competed with the best of the best in the country
04:31Wow!
04:32because of the exposure.
04:33So, even if I wasn't the best, I never won a medal in swimming in high school.
04:38And then, it was already enough for me to take one step further
04:42because of the exposure.
04:44You see things differently.
04:45You approach things differently.
04:48Was it an easy transition to add a couple of sports back?
04:52Because swimming, that's a good start for triathletes.
04:56But when you add running and when you add cycling or biking,
05:01it's a different type of training.
05:04Actually, I was surprised with that.
05:06It's almost the same.
05:07It's almost the same.
05:08Especially because they're both endurance sports.
05:11So, if you do martial arts, then moving to running,
05:16it's a different story.
05:17It's a different discipline or style of program.
05:20But with this, it was an easy transition,
05:22especially because of my endurance specialty in swimming.
05:26If I was a sprinter, it would have been different.
05:28But since I was doing a long-distance workout in swimming,
05:32we were doing the same thing in bike and run.
05:34So, what was your event in swimming?
05:361500.
05:37So, 1500.
05:38So, you definitely have a good aerobic base
05:41that transitions to the different sports.
05:43It was a beautiful opportunity.
05:45It was a perfect one for me to finally find the sport
05:49that I'm meant to be.
05:50And it took me about six years of trial and error,
05:53not winning medals, just being more grateful
05:58about just doing the job, enjoying the sport.
06:01And then suddenly, when I found the perfect sport,
06:04suddenly, medals were just flying off.
06:08How old were you when you first participated in triathlon?
06:11Triathlon?
06:1217 years old.
06:14It was a bit late for a lot of people,
06:16but personally, it was a perfect time.
06:20If I was pregnant, I wouldn't make her or him do triathlon.
06:26Maybe after college, if ever.
06:28I let them do first sports first,
06:30and then slowly transition, naturally speaking.
06:33You don't force it, so it doesn't burn out.
06:36Okay, I got to ask.
06:38Because swimming, of course, you love it.
06:41Did you like running and did you like biking as well?
06:46Yes.
06:47Ah, you like both.
06:48I enjoy the endurance training of it.
06:50Especially whenever I bike with friends.
06:54A little delay, right?
06:55You can still talk.
06:56It's fun to bike.
06:57So, I can catch up with my friends.
07:01I enjoy the sport.
07:02I just didn't enjoy certain moments of the workouts.
07:05It's like school, right?
07:07You can't enjoy all the subjects.
07:09There's a selected few, right?
07:10Like, I don't want to get in here.
07:12But you have to do it to pass the exams.
07:14That's it.
07:15Especially for an endurance athlete, right?
07:17Because your long, repetitive movements,
07:20and then you need to hit an aerobic threshold.
07:24So, when you did triathlon, when you entered triathlon,
07:28how hard was it training-wise?
07:31Because it's suddenly a time-strain.
07:33Your preparation.
07:35Were you surprised?
07:36Or were you confused?
07:38Or did your body need to adjust to that type of training and exposure?
07:45Definitely.
07:46It was one of the most difficult transitions for me.
07:49Because usually, when we were swimmers,
07:51we would just train once a day.
07:535.30 in the morning until 7.30.
07:56But now, I also have to do an afternoon session.
07:59So, I really sleep in the library during lunchtime.
08:03In the library.
08:04In the library.
08:05It's my favorite place.
08:06You suddenly tend to be more selective with your time with people
08:13because you want to use that time to recover.
08:16That's one.
08:17And then second, you suddenly become more tired every day.
08:22And you just want to step away from the scenery.
08:27How did you adjust?
08:28When you were studying or training,
08:29how were you able to balance it?
08:31Because it's different when it's just one sport.
08:34It's usually student-athletes' morning practice,
08:37but you have an afternoon session.
08:38How were you able to balance these things?
08:40First off, it's really lunchtime.
08:44I don't see people anymore.
08:45I don't eat lunch with friends anymore.
08:47And yes, I did lose a lot of friends because of it.
08:50But the true friends come out along the journey.
08:52The ones that will align with your direction in life.
08:57But lunchtime is my time to actually rest.
09:00Eat alone, like 5 minutes, 10 minutes,
09:02and then use the time to nap to recover the mind and body.
09:06And then prepare another again for school.
09:09And then in the afternoon, it's still like that.
09:12Sir Nico, you mentioned the library.
09:14I can confirm that it's a good place to sleep.
09:17I thought you saw him there.
09:19Where did you go to school?
09:21So he didn't finish the happy tea?
09:24He finished it.
09:26He finished it.
09:27So not an active participant?
09:30It's accounted for.
09:31The schedule of the happy tea is accounted for.
09:35Participant or non-active participant of the happy tea?
09:38Social participant.
09:39Social participant.
09:40You're the same.
09:41You're the same.
09:42All right.
09:43So with regards to that, correct me if I'm wrong with my background around you.
09:49So DLSU, Swimming and Track and Field Team.
09:52And then now, there are a lot of people getting into running, getting into marathons.
09:58When you joined that 5K Fun Run in January 2009,
10:03and you were scouted by Rick Reyes of Triathlon Association of the Philippines,
10:07did you think that that moment, being scouted,
10:11would launch you into being that competitive, serious guy
10:15that eventually became a gold medalist during that fun run?
10:19Ironically speaking, I was not even going to show up for that fun run.
10:23Why were you there?
10:24Why were you there in the first place?
10:25Well, I already took a gutting class in my ROTC class.
10:29So that was a perfect excuse.
10:31It was a Saturday morning.
10:32It was a rainy one.
10:33I didn't show up for my ROTC class and I didn't want to show up for that fun run.
10:39It was just one kilometer away from my house.
10:42But suddenly, out of nowhere, there's that gut feeling that you have to show up.
10:47And fast forward, it became destiny.
10:49So who invited you?
10:50That was my biggest break in life.
10:51I just met you.
10:52No, no, no.
10:53Is he the one who invited you to participate in that fun run?
10:56No, I just saw him.
10:57Because every Sunday, I'd go to church and I'm like,
10:59the priest said,
11:00come here and join the fun run.
11:03Okay.
11:04What do you mean, okay?
11:05For the benefit of the people.
11:07Divine intervention.
11:08Before that, you were already running?
11:09I believe in divine intervention.
11:11I'm a firm believer in that.
11:12Okay.
11:13Divine intervention.
11:14Before that, Sir Nico, were you already running?
11:16Or did you have training in running?
11:17Running is part of the swimming program.
11:20We have cross-training.
11:21So our legs get tired.
11:23Okay.
11:24What was your time in the 5K?
11:25My first 5K was 19 minutes.
11:27What?
11:28Sub-20.
11:30Condition.
11:31He's an endurance athlete.
11:32Because it's swimming.
11:33So your aerobic capacity is there.
11:36So you can sustain that.
11:38I just found out that time when the coach told me,
11:41because I didn't have a watch.
11:43So you don't want to do ROTC.
11:46Divine intervention.
11:47Gold medals.
11:49Delayed gratification.
11:51For those who are wondering why Martin's reaction is like that.
11:55Because he's running now.
11:57He's very much into it.
11:58And these days, you know, people be flexing on their social media.
12:02Oh, I ran.
12:03I finished this ranking.
12:05I established my PR.
12:08It's a thing.
12:09So I was looking at Sir Nico's records.
12:13And your debut was May 10, 2010 in Subic 20th.
12:20And then almost 4 years later, actually a little over 4 years later,
12:25May 25, 2014, Muntinlupa.
12:27You got your first place.
12:30When you got that number one ranking,
12:34did you feel like your level in terms of triathlon jump
12:39that you could compete internationally at that moment
12:42when you got your first gold medal?
12:44Yes.
12:45I like to think that this is it.
12:47I think this is destiny.
12:48This is for me.
12:49And I know this is the right direction.
12:52I don't want to look for another one.
12:56Okay.
12:57So Sir Nix, in triathlon,
13:00I think the science there is you swim first.
13:03Of course, you're horizontal.
13:05You bike.
13:06And then you run.
13:08So your standing is gradual, right?
13:11So when you're swimming, you won't stand up right away.
13:14You'll get dizzy.
13:15Okay.
13:17It's one thing to do it on a solo event,
13:20on like a solo 5K event.
13:22But to get good times,
13:24whilst doing swimming, biking, running,
13:28I can't imagine how hard the training was.
13:31Yes.
13:32It's a very different dynamic.
13:34Because people would try to gauge a talent of a triathlete
13:38through individual time trials.
13:40I'm not a firm believer in that.
13:42I'm a firm believer in throwing them out in one triathlon event.
13:46Because that's where you'll know how they manage it.
13:49Yes.
13:50How do they really strategize their swim, bike, run legs.
13:55Sir Nico is our Lebron in triathlon.
14:00Twice gold in the Southeast Asian Games.
14:04Let's talk about that, sir.
14:06Your two gold medals.
14:08And you won it back to back.
14:10Yes.
14:11It was very difficult.
14:12Very difficult.
14:13This is a very competitive region as well.
14:16Southeast Asia, you've got a lot of Thailand athletes,
14:20Vietnam athletes.
14:21Highly funded countries.
14:23Highly funded.
14:24That's what I call highly funded countries.
14:26Yes.
14:27Investing as well.
14:28Let's talk about the first win.
14:30First of all, 2015.
14:33How was your training there?
14:35Did you have the feeling that,
14:38you know what, I can win the entire thing.
14:41Did you have that idea?
14:44Coming into the Games in Singapore,
14:47we were sent to Portugal for two months.
14:51This was my first time in a long-term,
14:54high-performance training camp
14:56led by the Triathlon Philippines Federation.
14:58So I'm grateful for them.
14:59It was millions and millions of pesos of budget.
15:02It was good.
15:04We were competing in European Cups.
15:07So we were competing with some Olympians
15:09in the best of the best.
15:10So we were coming down from Portugal straight to Singapore.
15:14We were ready.
15:16And then something happened suddenly on my mental aspect.
15:20I got nervous.
15:21Because I feel that I have a high chance of winning.
15:25But on my mind was,
15:27what if I don't win?
15:29So it was that moment
15:31that I reached three and a half days
15:33with literally no sleep.
15:34I couldn't sleep at night.
15:36Because of anxiety, panic attacks.
15:39And then the night before the race,
15:41that's when I did the mental self-talk technique.
15:45So the night of the race,
15:46I was able to sleep for five hours.
15:48So that's okay.
15:49At least you have that.
15:51Because of my mental state,
15:53on the day itself,
15:54I was fortunate enough to win the first gold.
15:57Better than Martin's one hour.
15:59Yo!
16:00Yeah.
16:01That's true though.
16:02Did we fool our sports psychs?
16:06No more sports psychs.
16:07No more exams.
16:08And you swam.
16:09No more things like that.
16:10And you won the gold.
16:13It's crazy.
16:14But yeah, after winning that gold,
16:16and experiencing what you mentioned about sports psychology,
16:19that's when I realized that
16:21the most crucial thing during the game
16:24is actually the mental aspect.
16:26And it's a huge investment that's needed.
16:28True.
16:29You need to have a psychologist.
16:30I'm just fortunate because I can talk to myself.
16:32I made myself a doctor, in short.
16:35But what about the other athletes
16:37who can't cope with this kind of pressure
16:39on the big games?
16:40Especially if we know they can win.
16:42And you know what?
16:43That's actually the problem for our boxers.
16:46If they're good at training,
16:47they would hit the sparring partners
16:49who are already at the Olympic level.
16:51But then, when it's time to fight,
16:53they don't meet the performance that's expected.
16:56It's because of mental.
16:58That's why we're thankful that you fooled us.
17:02So a lot of athletes always say that
17:04it's harder to stay on top
17:07than to win the first one.
17:08We all saw the Denver Nuggets recently.
17:11Couldn't defend the championship.
17:13You defended your gold medal.
17:15How did you do it?
17:17In your experience,
17:19what advice can you give to athletes
17:22defending their crown?
17:23Before that,
17:24shout-out to Sir Nico's opponents in 2015.
17:28He won a gold medal.
17:29He only slept for five hours.
17:31Right?
17:32Go ahead, Sir Nix.
17:33Yes.
17:34To stay on top,
17:36it's very difficult.
17:37More than being on top,
17:40the maintenance part is the most difficult
17:42because burnout really comes.
17:44And I did get burned out for about two weeks.
17:48The year before the 2017.
17:50But the advice I would give is to
17:53consistently seek your purpose.
17:55Why do you want to be on top?
17:58Some people don't want to be on top
18:00for the whole time.
18:01And I get it.
18:02It can be mentally draining, challenging.
18:05It might give you a much worse life
18:09than having a better life
18:10because you became a champion, right?
18:12You're even worse.
18:14But just always go back to why you did it
18:17in the first place.
18:18You're not there just to be a winner.
18:20You're there to have a better life.
18:22That's why I mentioned about triathlon
18:25giving you a better life after.
18:27But if you go crazy after
18:29or you're in a permanent injury
18:31in a way that you're never going to go back
18:33to a better life, right?
18:35Then what is it for, really?
18:37Sir Nix, just a question.
18:39In the 2017 edition,
18:41because you mentioned the burnout
18:43and you've been training longer
18:44for this competition,
18:46would you say that you were
18:48a better version of yourself in 2017?
18:51Or were you more fresh?
18:53Were you better in 2015?
18:55Because in between,
18:57if you want to defend the championship,
18:59it's harder on the mental side
19:01because you have to go through everything
19:03again, two years again of preparation.
19:06It's not two years,
19:07but it's the same grind
19:09that you will have to go through.
19:11Would you say that you were
19:12a better athlete in 2017?
19:14Actually, I was.
19:15I was a more mature one.
19:17I approached the competition
19:20a little bit better.
19:21First of all, I slept the whole time.
19:23That was the first thing.
19:25I had a better diet,
19:27lots of vegetables,
19:29and I tailored.
19:31My program was more specific
19:33for the tapering
19:35up to the very day of the race.
19:37And then, of course,
19:38I credit my teammates,
19:40John Chicano,
19:41who also I was on tag team with
19:42in making sure that we executed
19:44the plan of winning the gold medal.
19:46But I also had those setbacks
19:49prior to that.
19:50So I was just also fortunate
19:52that during that very day
19:54that I won,
19:55I had the best
19:56competition day performance.
19:58I had a good feeling that day,
20:00which is something
20:01that you'll never ever control.
20:03So I do believe in luck.
20:05I do believe in the divine
20:07intervention.
20:08Like, wow, of all competitions,
20:10not always good.
20:11Why on the very big day,
20:13my performance was good.
20:14You thought it was perfect,
20:15your tapering.
20:16Peak at the right time.
20:18It's...
20:19Everything was aligned.
20:20Everything was aligned.
20:21I said, wow.
20:22So I'm always grateful
20:24for wherever I am.
20:26Hard work and discipline
20:28can take you to far places
20:30you've never expected.
20:31But may factor a luck
20:33in gratitude.
20:35Okay.
20:36In the spiritual gratitude
20:38towards what you're doing.
20:39It may be any religion.
20:42Respect to all religions.
20:44It's how deep you believe in it.
20:46It's part of the process
20:48of realizing your goal
20:49or achieving your goals.
20:51Being grateful,
20:54you put a certain emotion
20:56behind it and then
20:57that enables you to
20:59get to where you want to be.
21:01Okay, sir.
21:02Let's just establish
21:03the distances here.
21:04Swimming.
21:05How many kilometers is that?
21:061.5 kilometers.
21:081.5 kilometers of swimming.
21:10For those who don't know,
21:12it's very far.
21:13Imagine.
21:14Fifteen corners.
21:15In the Philippines.
21:17Fifteen.
21:18It's 100 meters per corner.
21:19Because one lap in the pool
21:20is 50 meters?
21:22Fifty.
21:23Fifty meters.
21:24Okay.
21:25It's only 50 meters.
21:26Okay.
21:27We need to cover
21:2810,500 meters
21:29for swimming.
21:30For biking,
21:31how many kilometers?
21:32Forty kilometers.
21:33Forty kilometers.
21:34And then for running?
21:35Ten kilometers.
21:36Ten kilometers.
21:37Okay.
21:38So the context of 40 kilometers
21:39from our studio
21:41to Show Boulevard
21:43is four laps.
21:45Oh.
21:46Forty kilometers.
21:47So ten kilometers one way.
21:49So 40 kilometers.
21:50Why is it called
21:51Show Boulevard?
21:52That's what I'm thinking.
21:53Why is it called
21:54Show Boulevard?
21:55Why is it called
21:56Show Boulevard?
21:57Because it's in the middle.
21:58Because the next station
21:59is 12 kilometers away
22:01from this station
22:03after Show Boulevard.
22:05So that's why it's called
22:06Show Boulevard in Luzon?
22:07No.
22:08Because it's at midpoint.
22:09Ten kilometers.
22:10You can go to Vitor Laguna
22:11and come back.
22:12Four.
22:13All I know is
22:14I wouldn't calculate it
22:15that way.
22:16Yes.
22:17That's because
22:18that's where we practiced
22:19before.
22:20That's where I ride
22:21the MRT down there.
22:22I was surprised
22:23at Show Boulevard.
22:24We should've gone back.
22:25We should've gone back.
22:26We should've gone straight
22:27to EDSA.
22:28Because we are
22:29in our running era.
22:30A lot of people are
22:31talking about long distance.
22:32You are.
22:33I am.
22:34I am.
22:35Okay.
22:36Now that I'm going to
22:37the longer distances,
22:38you mentioned earlier
22:39there's a lot of self-talk.
22:40Especially in the middle.
22:42Those 16-18 kilometers.
22:44Your goal is 21.
22:46Wait.
22:47I'm tired.
22:48You know?
22:49San Pedro.
22:50Yes.
22:51I'm tired.
22:52You don't hear
22:53I'm getting whiter.
22:54Am I going to die?
22:55Wait.
22:56Am I going to die?
22:57No.
22:58What kind of self-talk
22:59do you do?
23:00Because you
23:01do it three times.
23:02You know?
23:03Swimming.
23:04I'm pretty sure
23:05you battle with your mind
23:06all the time.
23:07Swimming.
23:08And then biking.
23:09And then running.
23:10What kind of self-talk
23:11do you do?
23:12In the training part,
23:13yes.
23:14There's a lot of self-talk.
23:15I just try to think of
23:16ideas.
23:17So that my brain
23:18can fly.
23:19That level.
23:20Just to survive.
23:21So you're like automated.
23:22Yes.
23:23Just automated.
23:24And then
23:25sometimes I play music.
23:26But I try not to.
23:28So that I can apply
23:29what I do
23:30in the competition.
23:31Because music is prohibited.
23:32Okay.
23:33So that you're even-keeled.
23:34But in competitions,
23:36ironically,
23:37I never get burned out
23:38or go crazy in the competition.
23:40Because the whole time,
23:41you're wide awake
23:42and your focus is
23:43how do I maintain
23:45my perfect form
23:46for me to sustain
23:47the most efficient approach.
23:49Less energy expenditure.
23:50Yes.
23:51And it takes a lot
23:52of mental thinking
23:53to do that.
23:54That you don't have time
23:55to tire your brain
23:56or go crazy.
23:58Yes, like that.
23:59Never in my life.
24:00In all of my competitions.
24:02I'm serious.
24:03Yes.
24:04And there's adrenaline
24:05because it's race day.
24:06Yes.
24:07It's competitive.
24:08Among the three sports,
24:10the three disciplines,
24:12which did you not enjoy
24:14the most?
24:15Swimming part.
24:16Really?
24:17Yes.
24:18This is where you started.
24:19Exactly.
24:20Wow.
24:21Why?
24:22Why?
24:23Out of...
24:24This is the irony here.
24:26Okay.
24:27Because it's open water.
24:28The field is different
24:29in open water.
24:30The waves are different.
24:31It's intense.
24:32And sometimes,
24:33you hit people
24:34in the pool.
24:36I mean,
24:37in open water.
24:38Okay.
24:39What's your favorite?
24:40Running.
24:41Running is your favorite.
24:42Oh.
24:43I'm excited
24:44from the bike
24:45going to the run.
24:46This is my favorite part.
24:47It's intense.
24:48This is where you find out
24:49who's the super fit.
24:50The last one.
24:51You're looking forward.
24:52I'm here.
24:53Let's finish this.
24:55Let's go.
24:56Okay.
24:57I was surprised
24:58because he started
24:59as a swimmer.
25:00As a swimmer.
25:01That's the base sport.
25:02In college,
25:03in Dasal,
25:04entering freshman,
25:06I was the only one
25:07in my batch
25:08that I didn't miss
25:09a single workout
25:10for the entire year.
25:11Oh.
25:12Consistency.
25:13That's how much
25:14I really love this sport
25:15and the process.
25:16And the gold medals
25:17are just going to be bonuses.
25:18Funny story,
25:19I lost my 2015
25:20gold medal at SEA Games.
25:21What?
25:22I can't find it.
25:23And then,
25:24right?
25:25And then to realize,
25:26I didn't need it.
25:28Is Google okay?
25:29Yes.
25:30When you Google
25:31in the car.
25:32Eco and gas.
25:33If you have grandchildren,
25:34isn't it okay
25:35to just Google?
25:36Just share
25:37what your grandfather did.
25:38It's there.
25:39Wait.
25:40When is the SEA Games again?
25:41There's going to be a return.
25:42Twenty-five.
25:43Twenty-five.
25:44Twenty-five or what?
25:45Twenty-five.
25:462025.
25:47Yes.
25:48Thailand.
25:49December.
25:50I'm on carousel
25:51right now
25:52searching for it.
25:53Seriously.
25:54I can't think
25:55where it is.
25:56Because what's written
25:57on the back
25:58is triathlon
25:59men's individual.
26:00So,
26:01there can only be one.
26:02No.
26:03Among.
26:04Among.
26:05I saw two
26:06on the carousel.
26:07Who's wrong?
26:08Which one is this?
26:09There's a sales agent.
26:10I'm the only one
26:11who can sell it.
26:12Maybe this one
26:13is for
26:14Boss Toyo,
26:15the porn star.
26:16Gold medalist.
26:17Okay.
26:18You can still do it.
26:19Sir, how old are you?
26:20Uh,
26:2132.
26:22You can still do it.
26:23You can still do it.
26:24You can still do it.
26:25You can still do it.
26:26Giving up gold medals,
26:27at least you still have
26:28one more.
26:29I mean,
26:30you need to update us
26:31when you find one.
26:32My dear friends,
26:33we're going to beat you
26:34again.
26:35That's everything triathlon
26:37and the journey
26:38of our two-time
26:39SEA Games gold medalist,
26:40Niko Welgas.
26:42Next week on
26:43part two of this discussion,
26:45several serious life trials
26:47of our triathlete king.
26:49Well, I got depressed
26:50when everything happened.
26:53Suddenly,
26:54I got an injury.
26:55I crashed on the bike
26:56and I broke my left arm.
26:59For you,
27:00what's your line
27:01in your motivational talks?
27:03And more of his new role
27:04on the Philippine Olympic Committee.
27:07A lot of people
27:08are looking for success
27:09in different aspects.
27:11Might be money,
27:12family,
27:13fame,
27:14wealth.
27:15But,
27:16success can only come
27:17from doing it
27:18for the right reasons.
27:19My name is Anton Rojas.
27:21I am Coach Hammer,
27:22Martin Antonio.
27:23And this has been
27:24Martin Oviere saying
27:25thank you for watching
27:26Game On The Broadcast!