Humingi ng paumanhin ang international boxer and promoter na si Floyd Joy “Money” Mayweather Jr. sa media na dumalo sa presscon na ginanap sa Cove, Okada Manila, kahapon, September 29, 2022.
Mahigit apat na oras pinaghintay ni Mayweather ang invited press. Alas dos ng hapon ang call time ngunit mag-a-alas siete na siya ng gabi dumating.
Nasa Pilipinas ngayon si Mayweather dahil siya ang inuhang ambassador ng bagong streaming app na AQ Prime.
Saad niya, “I also want to apologize to the media and to all the people because I was extremely late today.
“I was taking care of some personal things back in the U.S., some family issues, you know, we all love our family.
“My family members, and me, myself, I love my family, like no other.
“I have to take care of some things back at home and they needed my advice and I needed to help them. It was a 9-1-1.
“So, once again, I needed to apologize to everyone in here.”
Kahit pa maraming offers na natatangap si Mayweather sa Hollywood ay ayaw raw niyang gumawa ng pelikula.
Paliwanag niya, “Well, I get offers all the time to be in movies, and I spoke about it in numerous occasions, everything isn’t for everybody.
“Can I get movies? Absolutely, but it takes up so much time. Sometimes three months, sometimes four months.
"And I like to travel, I like to work on my own schedule, that’s why I’m my own boss. That’s why I choose to back myself on my contracts, so I can become my own boss and move the way I wanna move.
“I’m not against it, you know, I love to watch movies, I love to support movies. But as for me, acting, it would take up too much of my time.”
Kung ang karibal niyang si Manny Pacquiao ay pinasok ang recording, si Mayweather ay wala raw tinanggap na offer kahit maraming nag-aalok sa kanyang pasukin din ang pagkanta.
“I love listening to music, I don’t mind going to the recording studio sometimes just to joke around and have fun, but everything isn’t for everyone,” katuwiran ng boksingero.
Pero ano ba ang natutunan at nagpatatag sa tinaguriang "Fighter of the Decade" sa mga pinagdaanan niito sa buhay na hangang ngayon ay dala pa rin niya at para ma-motivate to do better?
Tugon niya, “It’s just that when you’ve accomplished so much and you constantly keep proving to people wrong. So many people wanna see you fail and you deal with so much racism each and every day.
"But, you know, I just still have a positive path, surround myself with a great team.
“You know, my team, it’s just so fun. I love to be with my security, great guys.
“I like to have fun, we laugh, we joke, and that’s what life is about.
“Life is about smiling, life is about having fun, life is about helping one another, and that’s what I’m all about.”
Mayroon pa ba siyang "little-boy dreams" na nais niyang matupad?
Pahayag ni Mayweather, “Well, there’s a lot of things or goals that I’m still gonna fulfill.
“It has nothing to do with money, it has something to do with helping my loved ones that surround me.
“I wanna help them each and every day, I wanna help my loved ones become better, I want my kids to be better than me.
“I wanna continue to being around more and more positive people, and the people around me with great energy.”