Basic values such as family, friendship, hospitality, loyalty, respect for elders and more are considered the common culture amongst Filipinos.
Sports help shape behavior, attitudes and values within social aspect and daily lives of Filipino Americans.
The common values that relate to this is tiyaga, pagpapakahirap, lakas ng loob, and pagpuprsige to name a few which translates to patience, sacrifice, courage and perseverance.
[1] It brings them to a place of community, belonging, and "being part-of-a-whole" as an ethnicity that values being social and being part of a company of friends, family, or acquaintances.
[1] Being social is a very common value that birthed the word Bayanihan, which loosely translates to "spirit of teamwork and cooperation and communal unity".
The phrase Bayanihan becomes a sort of vision or concept for a team to stay motivated and together to accomplish a common goal.
[1] Sports brings the together the ideas of respect, hard work, discipline, commitment, and being part of a team.
Filipino Americans have played in multiple sports in the United States, as well as at the Olympic and world championship level.
Other athletes include Manny Pacquiao, Brandon Vera, Kyla Ross, and Michael Christian Martinez.
In 1962 Roman Gabriel played his first season in the National Football League as the first Filipino American quarterback, also breaking records at North Carolina State.
One major religious figure, Pope John Paul II, preached of the harmony of one's body and soul.
An example would be the value of samahan or kupunan, which means group or team, in which it could lead to a Christian bonding that goes beyond the years of playing as an athlete.
Pope John Paul explains how one must be grateful to God who grants the giver physical strength and intellectual talents to play sports.
Filipino Americans who believe in God may find his own strengths in sports through the Lord and deem it an act of his divine power and as a gift from Him.
[1] Spectating a sport makes a huge impact in the diaspora of Filipinos especially those who choose to live in the United States.