HIS TURN TO INSPIRE THE YOUTH
The idea of being enshrined among the 40 Greatest PBA Players still hasn’t dawned on Marc Pingris.
After all, never in his wildest dreams did he think that he will walk the same path taken by his idols.
“Dati, pangarap ko lang makapag-PBA. Tapos ngayon, isa na ko sa kanila. Talagang napakasaya,” Pingris said.
And when he got the news of his inclusion in the elite list, he immediately thought of those he looked up to growing up.
“Naisip ko yung mga idol ko agad. Sila Danny I(ldefonso), sila Alvin (Patrimonio), sila Rommel Adducul, Samboy Lim, Benjie Paras. Ito yung mga players na nagbigay sa akin ng inspiration para maglaro ng basketball,” he said.
“Nagpapasalamat ako sa kanila. Sobrang blessed lang talaga ng pakiramdam ko ngayon.”
With this rare feat, Pingris believes it’s an obligation for him to inspire the youth the same way his idols did to him when he was young.
“Sana, ma-share ko rin sa mga kabataan na yung mga inidolo nila, na magaya din nila. Ako, ginaya ko lang din ito sa ibang players eh, so sana gawin din nila,” he said.
“Yung mga ganyang pagkakataon, pinaghihirapan yan eh. Kailangan pagsipagan. Di lang sa talent yan. Dapat nasa puso din yung ginagawa mo. Mahalin yung trabaho mo, at masaya ka sa ginagawa mo.” (RL)
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