Hidilyn Diaz

Hidilyn Diaz in 2021

Hidilyn Diaz (February 20, 1991) is a Filipina weightlifter and airwoman.

Quotes

I believe that all the trials and challenges that God gives us are meant to make us stronger and to lead us to a better path in life. There are things that we can't control. We just have to accept them and do our best to survive and surpass the difficulties.

• Olympian Hidilyn Diaz Talks About Rock Bottom And Her Battle To Win The Gold (23 July 2020)

I think some people don't understand how hard it is - the journey, the process, the preparation towards the Olympics - because they really don't understand that the level there is so high. I cannot do it alone and that's the thing that I do not like. I cannot make them understand that it's not that easy to win the gold medal in the Olympics. We need people. We need preparation. I need people behind me.

• Exclusive: Hidilyn Diaz on eating her way to Olympic weightlifting glory (6 November 2020)

No-one can stop us, because we're human too and sports doesn't have gender, so we can perform, we can do our best.

• Hidilyn Diaz' powerful message to the Philippines. Olympic.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.

Knowing your ‘why’ is important in being an athlete. It’s what makes you stay and keeps you going when the road gets tough.
We’re athletes. We’re not just here for records. We actually have lots of failures in earlier competitions and during training. But the heart of the athlete is about never giving up. Weightlifting is part of my life and winning gold will not make me stop.

• Hidilyn Diaz Is Looking To the Next Chapter of Her Life. Vogue.ph Retrieved December 14, 2025.

If you’re not physically prepared, you’re not mentally prepared. Preparation is the key. Please surround yourself with the people that will help you—mentally, emotionally, physically. You need people. You cannot do it alone.
There’s a lot of excuses. But if you really want something, you won’t make excuses. You will make time, you will give up everything, because this is what you want.

• Hidilyn Diaz: Trailblazer, Olympic Medalist, and Paragon of Grace. esquiremag.ph Retrieved December 14, 2025.