Above the Net_Episode 2

00:13:59
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Summary

TLDRIn this inaugural podcast episode, host AC welcomes rising volleyball stars Benny Sabalios and Amet Bitu. They discuss the influence of Coach Ramil de Hesus on Philippine volleyball, their perceptions of being called rising stars, and the transition from high school to college volleyball. The players share their experiences with the pressure of playing in front of large crowds and the importance of support from fans and teammates. They reflect on their lifestyle changes and the motivations that keep them grounded. The episode includes a fun game segment where they choose between different volleyball scenarios, showcasing their personalities and preferences.

Takeaways

  • 🏐 Coach Ramil de Hesus is a major influence in Philippine volleyball.
  • 🌟 Being a 'rising star' is a motivating title for young athletes.
  • 💪 Transitioning from high school to college volleyball comes with challenges.
  • 🎉 The crowd boosts the players' morale during games.
  • 🤝 Teamwork is essential for success in sports.
  • 🌈 The players cherish the lifestyle changes brought by their rising fame.
  • 🔄 They aim for consistency in performance amidst expectations.
  • ☀️ Morning training is preferred for better recovery.
  • 💭 Staying grounded helps them handle fame and expectations.
  • 🏆 Both players express a deep love for volleyball.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    In the inaugural episode of the podcast 'Above the Net,' host AC introduces guest Coach Ramil de Hesus, a notable figure in Philippine volleyball with an impressive coaching record at DLSU. The conversation transitions to rising stars in volleyball, featuring interviews with Benny Sabalios and Amet Bitu, who express their thoughts on perceived pressure and motivation as rookies. They reflect on their transition from high school to college volleyball, emphasizing the heightened intensity and competition level they experience in the UAAP while maintaining composure amidst the crowd's support.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:13:59

    As the interview continues, Benny and Amet discuss their lifestyle changes since becoming public figures in the volleyball community, handling newfound attention with gratitude and humility. They also share insights on their challenges as rising stars, with pressure being a key theme, particularly in performance consistency. Their choice to join FEU is rooted in its strong volleyball program, community support, and the sense of brotherhood within the team. The podcast concludes with a fun segment 'pass or play,' allowing them to express their preferences in a light-hearted manner.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • Who is Coach Ramil de Hesus?

    He is an alum of FEU and has coached the DLSU Spikers to multiple championships, significantly impacting Philippine volleyball.

  • What is the significance of being called a 'rising star'?

    It is seen as a motivation for young athletes, emphasizing their impact and potential in the sport.

  • How do the interviewees handle the pressure of playing in UAAP?

    They focus on maintaining composure and treating each game as an opportunity to give their best.

  • What influence does the crowd have on the players?

    The crowd serves as a motivation and boost during games.

  • Why did each player choose FEU?

    Benny chose FEU for its rich history in volleyball and support system, while Amet chose it because it was his alma mater.

  • What challenges do they anticipate as rising stars?

    They expect to face pressure and the need for consistency in their performance.

  • What type of training do the players prefer?

    They prefer morning training for more recovery time in the afternoons.

  • How do they feel about their lifestyle changes as rising stars?

    They embrace the changes, feeling grateful for their achievements and support from fans.

  • What is the importance of teamwork according to the players?

    Teamwork is crucial for motivation and enhancing the overall enjoyment of the sport.

  • What do the players consider their biggest challenge?

    Managing expectations and maintaining performance consistency.

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  • 00:00:00
    Hello mga ths. My name is AC and this is
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    above the net our first ever podcast for
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    WRP. And before we start and get to know
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    our guest for today, I'm going to give
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    you first a quick trivia. Okay. So did
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    you know that Coach Ramil de Hesus is
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    actually an aluminous FEU de Hesus
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    transition into coaching the led deel
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    university or DLSU.
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    Spikers to numerous UAV championships.
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    His coaching, philosophy, and success
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    have had lossing impact on Philippine
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    volleyball. Imagine that. So now let's
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    go and introduce our second set of
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    interviewers for our podcast. We all
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    welcome Benny Sabalios and Amet Bitu.
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    Let's give a r of applause please.
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    How are you guys? Okay po. Okay po.
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    Okay. So before we start, how do you
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    want me to call you first? Me. Ven lang
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    po. Ven. Ven orenny. Ven. Okay. Ven and
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    amet na lang. So before we start kasi we
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    have heard you know these different
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    titles coming from different people no.
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    Kapag ba sinabing rising stars kasi ito
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    yung madalas lumalabas na nakikita natin
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    sa social media. Paano niyo siya
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    pine-perceive? Ano sa tingin niyo? Ah
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    ini-embody niyo na ba siya? How do you
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    find it, Ben? Siguro para sa akin,
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    parang kung rooky ka, parang kumbaga
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    malaki yung impact mo lalo na kung
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    malaki yung impact mo sa laro or sa loob
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    ng
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    court. Lalo na yung lalo na yung
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    madaming tao na syempre tinatawag daw
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    ako na the missing peace of FE. Yeah.
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    Yeah. Actually hindi ko naman talaga
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    siya dindib talaga kasi kami lahat
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    rookies missing peace kami sa FE and O
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    yun lang yun lang po yun yung
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    pagkakaintindi ko sa ano sa Rising Star
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    amit for me po ano siguro it gives
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    motivation para sa akin and boost para
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    sa ah sa aming mga rookies. Mm. Okay.
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    So, motivation at the same time ah
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    nagbo-boost ng moral ninyo. Okay. So,
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    you just started, no? Um, some of the
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    people actually know you already, but
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    you just started. Now, my question would
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    be how how's the transition? Wala senior
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    high school, going to college level,
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    paano yyung transitioning niyo? Siguro
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    para sa akin ano, madali lang. Madali
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    lang. Madali lang siya para sa akin kasi
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    since elementary ako, hanggang nagsenior
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    high school ako, Mm. Nag-start kami sa
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    basic volleyball talaga siya. Ah para sa
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    akin hindi na ako nag hindi na ako
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    nahirapan lalo na sa system sa college
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    lalo na dito sa Manila sa UP schools
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    talaga na syempre pag nagdadaan ka
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    talaga sa basic volleyball masasabi mo
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    talaga kahit anong drill sa college or
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    kahit anong papagawa sa coaches ka
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    talaga mahirapan basta nagst ka sa basic
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    basic. But is there any difference in
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    terms of like level of difficulty kapag
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    ano? Yes. Lalo na sa competition. Ah sa
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    mas talaga sa college. Ah okay. I mean
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    how about you may mas high intensity
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    siya. High intensity. Okay. For me po
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    hindi naman ako masyadong nahirapan kasi
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    going to FU Diliman yung grass program
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    ng FU. Mm. And transitioning to college.
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    So parang ano po parang same lang kasi
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    ng system. So parang hindi na ako
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    nanibago na sobrang laki ganun. M and
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    knowing na mas ano mas high intensity.
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    And yun nga nasabi ni very high
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    intensity and mas higher level iyung
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    laro ngayon. M
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    when it comes to uh the crowd kasi we
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    know already that you're playing for
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    UAAP and UA UAP is not something else
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    right? You're playing for like national
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    level kasi to eh and a lot of people
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    actually watching you. How does it feel?
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    Ano yung nararamdaman niyo? Kasi bagong
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    sabak lang kayo eh. Does it give you
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    much pressure? Kasi physically parang
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    medyo high intensity lang siya. Pero
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    yung paano niyo mine-maintain yung
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    composure ninyo with how ano? Sa akin
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    naman as a rooky talaga na yung unang
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    pasok ko talaga sa FEU M lalo na sa nung
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    debut debu game namin sa UAP nung
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    against US na ayun nga na sabi nila
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    coach na pag na nasa court ka na talaga
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    bigay na lahat blast na talaga since the
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    moment na yun na gawin mo yung best mo
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    na parang ganon
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    na
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    na kumbaga wala kang wala kang ibibigo
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    kahit isa. At syempre sa 'yung crowd
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    syempre nakakadagdag boost din sa
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    sarili. nakaka-motivate na habang
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    nagte-training ka pa lang maiisip mo na
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    ka dapat talaga magpupusigi ka talaga sa
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    training kasi alam mo na pagdating
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    talaga sa actual game madaming tao
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    naniniwala sumusupporta lalo na sa
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    ngayon sa F community lalo na ngayung
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    season namin na madami talagang tao mga
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    kalaban na gusto kaming talunin na ayun
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    nga na maganda yung tinaktakbo ng team.
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    Mm.
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    Saakin po nakakataba lang ng puso kasi
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    dati ko lang siyang dream t's ngayon
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    part na ako ng ano pinaglalaro na ako
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    dun sa loob. So saakin sobrang grateful
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    ko po na nandon ako sa scene na yon and
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    sa crowd naman pasobrang thankful kami
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    lalo na sa FU na walang saong
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    sumusuporta sa amin. Mm. How about when
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    it comes to ano lifestyle and
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    environment? Lifestyle in a sense na
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    kasi syempre sikat na kayo ngayon eh.
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    Okay. So pag lumalabas kayo may mga
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    nagpapa-picture ' ba ah kumbaga yung mga
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    dati niyong ginagawa it's totally
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    different right now ' ba. How do you
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    handle that? Sa akin naman since galing
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    ako province nasabi ko talaga na mahaba
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    mahaba yung adjustment ko nung pagpunta
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    pagpunta ko dito sa Manila. I feel na
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    masasabi ko talaga na ano ba parang
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    nakapanibago, masaya sa sarili na parang
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    parang nape-paid off yung lahat ng
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    ginagawa mo. Syempre yung sabi mo nga na
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    madaming napi-picture tapos na dati mo
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    na lang gino-goal sa sarili mo na ikaw
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    pa nga nagpapa-picture dati sa mga ganon
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    t's ngayon parang ngayong college ka na
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    nag dahil sa mga trabaho mo maghihirap
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    parang na-experience mo na masaya ba
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    nakaka-motivate sa sarili na malalapit
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    na pwede po pa-picture ganon na dahil
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    naman para kasi ginagawa mo naman para
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    sa school para sa ano t's ung sa
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    lifestyle naman na sinasabi niyo po
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    parang ayun nga panibago kasi college
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    life kumpara sa senior high school na na
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    syempre kumpleto yung andun na andun na
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    lahat yun na lang pag-aaral lalaro ka na
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    lang syempre may mga panibago pero
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    maliit lang kaya naman i-adjust and nako
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    pa po naman siya madali ah okay yes for
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    me po masaya kasi yun nga dati na kami
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    lang yung nagpapa-picture pero ngayon mm
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    sa amin na lumalapit minsan sa
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    hina-handle ko lang po siya the way na
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    ano lagi lang Ah tinatak ko lagi sa
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    sarili ko na dapat humble ka lang.
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    Kailangan tumitingin ka lagi kung saan
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    ka nag-umpisa para hindi ka matangay ng
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    ibang direksyon. Kailangan doon ka lang
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    lagi nakatingin kung bakit ka nag dapat
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    grounded lagi. Okay. Okay. Stay
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    grounded. Good. This actually may
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    personal question eh no kasi as a rising
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    star you know uh ano yung sa tingin
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    niyong biggest challenge ninyo na
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    kakaharapin in terms of actually you
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    just started and a lot of expectations
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    coming from different people already.
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    What do you think would be your biggest
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    challenge? Para sa akin ano syempre yung
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    pressure andun na nakakatatak na talaga
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    yan sa MP atle talaga. Syempre as an
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    athlete talaga naman parang nag-e-expect
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    ka. Syempre andun talaga yung failure.
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    Mm. Na akala mo talaga na na ginawa mo
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    talaga yung best mo. Pero yun nga
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    nadating sa failure moment. At sa
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    failure moment mo na yun paano mo siya
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    iha-handle? Paano mo siya paano ka
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    mag-compose sa sarili mo na ibalik or
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    i-correct yung mga mali na ginawa mo na
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    parang parang nagsi-s ka pa rin ng
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    improvement sa sarili? Parang ganun yung
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    para sa akin. Mm. Good. For me po siguro
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    magiging biggest challenge namin mga
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    ropies for the next few seasons pa
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    naalaro kami sa FU is yung consistency
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    po na kung paano kami dapat maging
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    consistent sa naumpisahan namin and
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    paano pa kami mas aangat yung level sa
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    laro namin. Mmm. Good. When it comes to
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    pakikisama naman with other members, are
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    you good naman? Yes. Super good. Dapat
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    kailangan. Right. Okay. Last question.
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    Why did you choose
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    FEU? Siguro marami silang nag-offer na
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    school. Bakit si FEU pinili
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    niyo? Para sa akin wala naman talagang
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    ibang schools na kumuha sa akin. lang
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    talaga kasi syempre on behalf
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    nagpapasalamat talaga ako sa team
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    captain namin si kuya Tanayant siya
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    talaga ang source or siya ang kumbaga
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    parang buto sa pangarap ko na makapunta
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    dito na ayun nga t's alam ko talaga na
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    kung sa ngangalan pa lang feu pa lang
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    grabe ung parang sa bigong tama raw pa
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    lang mga players pa lang na coaches na
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    players natin sa fung mga alumnay na
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    madami Dami madaming naglalaro na sa pro
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    T's. Yun sabi nga sa lalo na sa amin
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    ngayon si coach Ed maganda yung sistema
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    na na tinatakbo sa team namin at kita
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    naman na ano tapos ayun yung Brotherhood
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    namin na binubuo sa FEU tapos yung
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    suporta talaga at yung system ni coach
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    Ed. So it's like a family na ano? Mm.
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    Nice. Nice. Amit sa akin po is yung ano
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    talaga ah kaya ko po pinili yung FU kasi
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    ah alma matter ko na siya nung high
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    school. Ah ah dito ka na nag-h school?
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    Ah I sa Diliman. Sa Diliman. Okay good.
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    Tapos nung ah napagkasunduhan po kasi
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    namin ng mga batch nag-usap-usap kami na
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    after that championship na nag-champion
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    pa kami ng high school na parang we want
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    more pafi. Parang gusto pa namin
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    maka-impart pa ng maraming history pa sa
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    larangan ng volleyball. What if like
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    given a chance may nag-lock sayo ibang
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    school? Would you still choose FEU? Yes
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    po. Okay. I'm just like thinking. Hindi
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    rin naman po na huhuli yung FU pagdating
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    sa system. sa support and sa level ng
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    playing po. Ah okay. Syempre nakakaangat
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    talaga. Okay. Alam natin na syempre yung
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    kung kung ano pa lang magsasabi na sino
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    yung pinakamadaming championships sa
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    volleyball FEO talaga. FEO talaga tsaka
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    yung ano po talaga Brotherhood. Yun yung
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    pinak Brotherhood. Okay. Kasi more than
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    anything kasi although skills kasi pero
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    ' ba you still have to pakikisama the
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    people around you that what makes it
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    more enjoyable 'di ba? Tsaka motivation.
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    Okay. So I think that will be it. Thank
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    you so much.
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    [Musika]
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    Okay. So before tayo mag-end ng ating
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    interview or our podcast for today, uh
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    meron pa tayong isang game. Okay? We
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    call it pass or play. And are you ready
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    for pass? Yes. Kasi wala naman kayong
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    choice. Okay. So I'm gna give you two
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    choices and then you have only to choose
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    one. Pero may mga iba na parang
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    tatanungin ko why. Okay. Ready? Okay.
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    First ah offense or
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    defense? Offense. Defense. Defense.
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    Offense. Ah okay. Kasi based dun sa
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    inyong Okay. Position. Good. Ah morning
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    training or night training? Morning
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    training. Morning. Parang hindi kaya
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    bakit morning training? Yes. Kasi po
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    ano, mas mahaba 'yung time mo sa hapon
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    na makapagpahinga ka. Ah magawa pa yung
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    mga Pero hindi nahirapang gumising.
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    Hindi naman naano talaga nasanay na
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    biciklck na talaga namin. Ah okay.
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    Gigising. Scrimage or waste straining.
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    Weight straining. Screammage. Scrimage.
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    Screamage scrimmage. Kasi more in
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    technical siya sa loob ng court talaga
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    kaysa sa weight lang. Mhm. O ito
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    winstake or comeback victory? Winstak
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    winstak winstak pala saakin pero parang
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    actually inanticipate winstak. Okay.
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    Coach pep talk or teammate hype?
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    Teammate hype. Teammate hype.
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    Why? Sa coach niyo? Hindi joke. Bakit?
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    Ano? Bakit ah teammate hype? Kasi dagdag
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    yun eh. Dagdag dagdag motivate talaga sa
  • 00:12:19
    dagdag boost pag lalo na yun nga sabi
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    niya na next interview is si kuya kacao
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    yun talaga yung nagpapa-hype sa hyp man
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    namin yun hyper okay crowd energy or
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    focus mindset focus mindset okay focus
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    sa goal okay block or dig save dig
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    save on the position long rally or quick
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    pointck quick
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    Pregame snack or game slip? Ayan pregame
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    snack kasi walang bawal
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    slip. Walang sleep. So yung mga snack
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    niyo naman dapat mga light lang. Hindi
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    dapat makand sandwich lang t's
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    after parang
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    panghalung post game na yun yung mga
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    lakasan. Okay. Last question game
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    winning spike or game winning black? Let
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    me guess pangalawaung first.
  • 00:13:16
    Oh. Okay. Okay. Sige sige. So, game
  • 00:13:18
    winning spike or game winning block?
  • 00:13:20
    Game winning spike pala sain spike. Why?
  • 00:13:23
    Kasi syempre syempre iano na lang
  • 00:13:26
    i-immature mo na lang. Galing mo sa dig
  • 00:13:29
    tapos na-spike sa ano mo. Parang
  • 00:13:30
    masarap. Parang na-convert yung dagdag
  • 00:13:32
    mo. Parang kinonvert sa teammates mo
  • 00:13:35
    yung point na naka-dig ka. Oo. Okay.
  • 00:13:38
    Winning. Spike din. Spike din. Sao.
  • 00:13:40
    Okay. That's all. Thank you very much. a
  • 00:13:43
    game and thank you so much mga thumbs
  • 00:13:46
    and I'll see you on our next podcast.
  • 00:13:48
    Thank you bro.
  • 00:13:51
    [Musika]
  • 00:13:58
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