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00:00And with us, live from the studio,

00:02Table Tennis star,

00:04Kaithreen Cruz, who is making noise

00:06on the international stage.

00:08Good morning!

00:10Thank you for joining us.

00:12Let's start with the story.

00:14How did you start playing table tennis?

00:16I started playing table tennis

00:18because my parents

00:20are the coaches

00:22in the school,

00:24Paco Citizen Academy Foundation.

00:26That's why, more time with the parents

00:28and we're here with them.

00:30Good morning to all of you.

00:32But, what do you think,

00:34how did it become

00:36a big motivation for you

00:38for your parents to coach

00:40and to enter the world of table tennis?

00:42That's right.

00:44Because when I was young,

00:46I was always left at home

00:48because they needed to work.

00:50So, when

00:52I reached the age

00:54of 6 or 7,

00:56I told them that

00:58I wanted to try.

01:00At first, I just wanted to spend time

01:02with my family.

01:04Then, I got a chance

01:06and I enjoyed it.

01:08I fell in love with the sport.

01:12You are, how old are you now?

01:1418 years old.

01:16You're a very young table tennis star

01:18but you're competing already

01:20internationally.

01:22So, what is your drive?

01:24What motivates you

01:26when you compete internationally?

01:28Maybe,

01:30my family

01:32and my brother.

01:34I get motivated

01:36every time I win

01:38because I represent

01:40my country

01:42and I promote the sport of table tennis.

01:44She's not just competing,

01:46she also wins awards here.

01:48But,

01:50you're one of those who received

01:52an award at PSC

01:54Women in Sports.

01:56How do you feel?

01:58I'm happy and

02:00overwhelmed to be invited

02:02to an event like that.

02:04Like I said,

02:06I'm happy that

02:08I can promote my sport

02:10because unlike

02:12other sports,

02:16table tennis is not mentioned

02:18much

02:20in the awards.

02:22I'm just happy that

02:24I won an award

02:26to show that Philippines

02:28also has a table tennis player.

02:30Now,

02:32what is your experience

02:34in winning gold medals

02:36in your previous competitions

02:38and other competitions?

02:40First of all,

02:42I'm just happy

02:44but

02:46when we achieve something,

02:48we want

02:50to maintain

02:52or improve.

02:54So,

02:56I take it as

02:58experience and

03:00motivation every time I win

03:02so that I can

03:04persevere and not

03:06neglect my training.

03:08Can you share with us

03:10your goal as a table tennis player?

03:12Someday,

03:14what do you want to achieve?

03:18Of course, I want to be an Olympian.

03:22I always say that

03:24I want to be an Olympian

03:26but as I grow older,

03:28I want to be an Olympian

03:30and I also want to

03:32be able to win medals

03:34in different competitions

03:36including

03:38the Olympics and

03:40the SEA Games.

03:42You are a student, right?

03:44How do you balance

03:46playing,

03:48studying, training,

03:50and competing in different tournaments?

03:54First of all,

03:56when I wasn't that competitive

03:58in table tennis,

04:00I was also

04:02at the top of my class.

04:04I was also an honor student

04:06before but when

04:08I started competing,

04:10I started in international competitions

04:12and

04:14there were already absences.

04:16Of course, I didn't

04:18need to sacrifice anything

04:20so instead of

04:22being an honor student,

04:24I went down.

04:26What's important to me is

04:28that I was able to compete

04:30while still learning something in class.

04:32I have a follow-up question.

04:34How do you maintain

04:36to be on top both in academics

04:38and your sport?

04:40I think

04:42if we have a goal

04:44or we want to achieve

04:46or maintain,

04:48we will do our best.

04:50Even if it's hard,

04:52there's a lot of pressure and stress

04:54but as long as we have a goal

04:56and we want to achieve,

04:58it's all worth it in the end.

05:00That's the secret, partner.

05:02Time management.

05:04How you discipline yourself

05:06in studying and practicing.

05:08That's what makes you proud

05:10of being an athlete.

05:14They can balance

05:16their time

05:18in practice and everything.

05:20You know,

05:22in school, it's not easy.

05:24It's not that easy.

05:26Your parents are coaches.

05:28Yes.

05:30How hard is it

05:32to be a coach?

05:34How hard is it to be a parent?

05:36When do they draw the line as a parent and a coach?

05:38Well,

05:40my mom used to be

05:42more strict in academics.

05:44Then, my dad

05:46was more

05:48focused in academics.

05:50But in table tennis,

05:52he's very pushy.

05:54That's how we balance.

05:56My mom is more focused on this side

05:58and my dad is here.

06:00But sometimes,

06:02we can't avoid it.

06:04When they're both coaches,

06:06sometimes,

06:08you have to improve

06:10this and that.

06:12But it's okay.

06:14I was able to focus on playing

06:16and it helped.

06:18That's a good thing, partner.

06:20Outside of sports,

06:22they're able to practice

06:24that attitude.

06:26That's a good balance, partner.

06:28But isn't it hard

06:30to be a parent and a coach?

06:32Sometimes, it's hard.

06:34Of course,

06:36the pressure is different.

06:38Of course, you have to

06:40perform well

06:42because your parents

06:44have a good reputation.

06:46But instead of

06:48being negative,

06:50I think that

06:52if I win,

06:54it's a positive thing.

06:56If I win, I'll be able to

06:58carry their name

07:00and improve their reputation.

07:02That's right.

07:04Along the way,

07:06you don't always win.

07:08There will be times

07:10when the result isn't good.

07:12How do you take it?

07:14How do your parents support you?

07:16They support me.

07:18Usually,

07:20my internationals

07:22aren't with me.

07:24They message me

07:26that it's okay.

07:28Sometimes,

07:30it's not a sermon,

07:32but it's an advice

07:34that I should improve.

07:36For me,

07:38I take it that

07:40sometimes, I feel down.

07:42Especially,

07:44when I win,

07:46I lose two or three times.

07:48But I realized

07:50that the ones at the top

07:52lost a few times

07:54before they

07:56reached the top.

07:58If we don't have failures,

08:00we won't get

08:02lessons.

08:04We won't improve and grow.

08:06I like that mindset.

08:08Using the setbacks

08:10as a stepping stone

08:12to be more successful.

08:14That's how it is, partner.

08:16As an athlete,

08:18you look for motivation every day.

08:20Keith,

08:22do you have upcoming competitions

08:24that we can look forward to?

08:28I might have playoffs

08:30in my U.S. league.

08:32But I'm still waiting

08:34for the team to reach the playoffs.

08:36It's possible

08:38in April 12 and 13.

08:40After that,

08:42I have a match in Indonesia

08:44April 17 to 22.

08:48I also have a competition

08:50in Thailand.

08:52April last week to May first week.

08:54Then,

08:56I have an ITTF

08:58World Championships

09:00in May

09:0217 to 25.

09:04Wow, that's a long time.

09:06That's a long international competition.

09:08But you mentioned

09:10the tournaments that you'll play.

09:12Let's talk about your rankings.

09:14Where are you now?

09:16What can you say about it?

09:18Currently, I'm in the juniors,

09:20under 19 girls, number 22.

09:22And this is world rankings?

09:24Yes, world rankings.

09:26Wow!

09:28And for seniors,

09:30I'm currently

09:32169th.

09:36You're still competing internationally.

09:40The numbers won't matter

09:42when it comes to rankings.

09:44You can play,

09:46you can compete,

09:48and you're happy with what you're doing.

09:50Do you have a goal this year

09:52to be number 22 in the juniors?

09:54Yes.

09:56Do you have a goal this year

09:58to be top 1

10:00or top 5?

10:02My goal

10:04last year was

10:06top 20.

10:08I'm already top 20.

10:10And when I played this January,

10:12I won.

10:14I reached top 19.

10:18In world table tennis,

10:20per year,

10:22the points expire.

10:24If I join

10:26next January,

10:28the same date,

10:30the points will expire.

10:32So I have to join.

10:34You have to compete.

10:36They say there's no way but up.

10:38Do you have a message

10:40for those who want to thank you?

10:42My message

10:44to the youth

10:46is to play ping pong.

10:48It's starting.

10:50Don't be discouraged

10:52if you lose.

10:54If you're discouraged,

10:56you'll lose right away.

10:58But if you take it

11:00as lessons,

11:02you'll grow.

11:04Nothing comes easy overnight.

11:06Thank you

11:08to my parents,

11:10my family,

11:12my friends,

11:14my management.

11:16They love me today.

11:18Number one supporter.

11:20To my family,

11:22to my dad,

11:24and to my supporters

11:26who help me

11:28with the equipment.

11:30To everyone.

11:32Of course.

11:34She has a lot to say.

11:36Congratulations.

11:38Good luck

11:40in the upcoming tournaments.

11:42Thank you for joining us this morning.

11:44Keith and your family as well.

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