There were not too many bright spots for Philippine sports in 2014. However, there were several sports personalities who hugged the limelight in 2014 even for a brief moment. Here are some of them :
1. Coach Chot Reyes and Gilas Pilipinas
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Gilas Pilipinas, under Coach Chot Reyes made waves at the FIBA World Cup with its gutsy stand against some of the best teams in the world. But Coach Chot destroyed all the goodwill that the team generated when he instructed his players to shoot at an opponent's basket in Incheon Asian Games.
2. Manny Pacquiao
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His victory against Algieri made the country proud once again. His victory ignited talks once again of a possible match with Mayweather which could easily be the fight of the century.
3. Peping Cojuangco, Joey Romasanta, Ricky Palou and Tats Suzara against PVF President Karl Chan and Sec-Gen Otie Camangian
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With volleyball gaining unprecedented popularity and multi-million sponsorships, Cojuangco, Romasanta, Suzara and Palou suddenly went to Thailand to report on the leadership dispute and ineptitude of Philippine Volleyball Federation under Chan and Camangian. Too bad for the senior citizens that Chan and Camangian have a letter of attestation from FIVB itself.
4. Coach Boyet Fernandez and San Beda Red Lions
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Coach Boyet steered San Beda to a 5-peat in 2014. San Beda too won the PCCL crown for the very first time.
5. Daniel Patrick Caluag
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The BMX rider won the only gold medal for the Philippines in 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Too bad that he holds dual citizenship and is not purely Pinoy.
6. Gabriel Moreno
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Kuya Germ's grandson won a gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The young archer may just bring more honor to the country with his great potential.
7. Efren "Bata" Reyes
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At 60, Reyes still has it in him to win the singles crown in the 2014 Manny Pacquiao 10-ball Tournament.
8. Wesley So
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Wesley So was able to break in the top 10 in FIDE world rankings in 2014. He continues to lead in a prestigious Las Vegas tournament at the moment. Sadly, he will not be playing for the Philippines anymore after getting snubbed by local sports officials.
9. Michael Christian Martinez
Martinez finished 19th in figure-skating in the recent Sochi Winter Olympics. He captured the imagination of
Filipinos as he showed the grace and skill that a Filipino can acquire in a sport that is so un-Filipino.
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