00:00Good evening to all of you.
00:07Good evening, Mr. President and Madam First Lady.
00:12Thank you very much for the beautiful meeting of me and my family.
00:19I have to confess, I normally do not get very nervous when I have to talk.
00:26But today is the exception.
00:29I am pretty nervous, so thank you.
00:35Thank you, Mr. President, for this special honor and for the warm welcome.
00:42I never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would be having dinner here at Malacanang,
00:50at the Malacanang Palace next to you and be receiving such kind and genuine words.
00:58And I feel very seen.
01:04And hearing that come from you, you know, I feel like all the hard work that I've done is seen.
01:15All the hours that aren't on TV are seen and validated and appreciated.
01:23So thank you so, so much.
01:31I'm so grateful for this recognition.
01:36I'm so grateful to be in a room filled with such amazing people.
01:43It's so humbling to be in the presence of all of you.
01:49I'm so grateful that I am able to share my triumphs, most especially my recent run at Wimbledon, with the
01:59country.
02:00As we say, we are grateful for all of you.
02:06I cannot begin to describe how overjoyed I am to see how my progress has been received by the Filipino
02:17people.
02:19And it warms my heart because I know that it comes from a profound and shared love for our nation.
02:31With that being said,
02:43With that being said,
02:46I carry the flag with me wherever I go.
02:51And I am a firm believer that where you come from is a big part of who you are.
02:58So, like you said, Mr. President, I do my best to represent the best of our country on and off
03:06the court.
03:09Because I'm really proud.
03:11And it comes from a genuine place of love.
03:15So, I promise that I will continue to represent the Philippines in the best way that I possibly can.
03:24Thank you very much.
03:26Thank you very much.
03:30Thank you, everybody.
03:31Thank you very much.
03:34Thank you very much.
03:43You
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