The Battle For Respect

I was one of the Filipinos who mourned on the loss of SMC-Pilipinas All Pro National Basketball team to Jordan, that also extinguished our dream to return to Olympics Basketball, an opportunity that some believed, is gone forever.

I also lost interest following the succeeding games, but hey, after that loss, SMC-Pilipinas went on a rampaging 4 winning streak and beating China for the 2nd time to gain 9th place finish.

Respect they gain indeed, because most people, after that devastating blow, will self-destruct– losing fire and enthusiam, and eventually making it hard to move on.

The RP Team that went to Busan Asian games also suffered a heart breaking defeat from the South Koreans, effectively eliminating them in the finals. They, however, did not bounce back. They suffered defeat to the Kazakhstan team the following day.

Coach Chot Reyes and team Pilipinas, you taught us a valuable lesson on failure and defeat– Yes it is possible to keep your soul and esteem intact even though the rest of the world have lost interest and given up.

You gained my respect sirs’.