TRANSCRIPT | MVP on UP Fighting Maroons Basketball: ‘Hindi na nga sumampa sa finals, lamang pa sila sa alaskahan’ InterAKTV

 · Wednesday, October 10, 2012 · 11:12 pm

AKTV/Pranz Kaeno Billones

Manuel V. Pangilinan is one of the country’s top sports patrons. Which is why it came as no surprise that when he addressed members and alumni of the University of the Philippines Alpha Sigma fraternity during the group’s 50th anniversary on Wednesday, he relied on basketball as a language to send his message — from an Atenean to Iskolar ng Bayan.
Following are basketball-related remarks from his speech:
“I’ve always been intrigued by that big school in Diliman, lying behind that naked man with outstretched arms — the school where tsinelas were in vogue before they became known as flip-flops, where the Pep Squad wins more championships than the basketball team.
“There are many things about the people and spirit of UP which impress me. Every time I watch your men’s basketball team, I say to myself: mukhang mababait naman sila.
“And with every heartbreaking game, I remind myself: napagod siguro kaka-rally.
“Outside the basketball court, I like the never say die attitude of the community: natatalo na, ang yayabang pa. Hindi na nga sumampa sa finals, lamang pa sila sa alaskahan.
“Ano bang meron sa fishball sa Diliman na ang saya-saya niyo matapos kayo ma-eliminate?
“Imagine if UP actually won, or wins again. Freshman pa si Benjie Paras nung nag-champion ang UP. Kakatapos lang ng EDSA. Hanggang ngayon bumebenta pa rin ng t-shirt, ‘UAAP men’s basketball champions: 1986.’ Labhan niyo na yan!
“Saka nanalo lang kayo ng 2 games – bonfire na!”
(InterAKTV is part of InterAksyon.com, the news site of TV5, which is chaired by Pangilinan.)

source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/transcript-mvp-on-up-fighting-maroons-basketball-hindi-na-nga-sumampa-sa-finals-lamang-pa-sila-sa-alaskahan