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'Weak' Pacquiao dumps vices
AFP – 1 hr 27 mins ago
Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao says he has given up gambling, cockfighting and other vices to become a goodwill ambassador for the Catholic church.
Pacquiao, one of the richest men in the Philippines and a national icon, also announced that he had sold his shares in a Manila casino, and in a nightclub and a bar, while also giving away to friends all his fighting cocks.
"I am no longer in the vice business. I've sold my shares in a big nightclub along with my shares in a Manila casino outlet," the 32-year-old, the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, told reporters in a recent interview in the southern Philippines.
"I do realise I was a weak person before. If I had died the other year, I believe my soul would have ended in hell," he said.
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Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao says he has given up gambling, cockfighting and other vices to become a goodwill ambassador for the Catholic church.
Pacquiao, one of the richest men in the Philippines and a national icon, also announced that he had sold his shares in a Manila casino, and in a nightclub and a bar, while also giving away to friends all his fighting cocks.
"I am no longer in the vice business. I've sold my shares in a big nightclub along with my shares in a Manila casino outlet," the 32-year-old, the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, told reporters in a recent interview in the southern Philippines.
"I do realise I was a weak person before. If I had died the other year, I believe my soul would have ended in hell," he said.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/weak-pacquiao-dumps-vices-185427705.html;_ylt=AptigWEHnCFv1cfg9JZX01gBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTQydDdndWliBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIEFzaWFTU0YEcGtnAzM2ZDI1NzZkLTg0YmYtM2U5Ni1hNTcyLTk5MTc1MDA5NTE3OARwb3MDNARzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgNiZTMxYzRjMC01MzRmLTExZTEtOWY1YS03NDRjNTg0MDBjYzc-;_ylg=X3oDMTF1N2kwZmpmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxhc2lhBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
