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                    [Summary] => Every so often, I realized that there may be something more difficult than playing at the highest level of the game. I’m reminded that there is something tougher than being an NBA All-Star, yes sir. At the end of the day, you get to go to the gym, put on a uniform, play the game you love, shower, change, then go home.


Try being an endorser.

I got another taste of this when Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets was in town for two days, accommodating a whirlwind of activities that would wilt an ordinary human being.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355741 [Title] => Why T-Mac loves the game [Summary] => Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady said the other day the reason why he has such a passion for basketball is because it’s an unpredictable, if not weird, game.

On his second visit to Manila in six years, McGrady cited as an example the last National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game where he was headed for MVP honors until the East came back from 21 points down to shock the West, 122-120.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 345071 [Title] => Adidas Streetball Challenge [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Sinimulan kahapon dito ang ika-11 adidas Streetball Challenge, na patungo sa isa pang national championship na gaganapin sa SM Mall of Asia. Ang mga magtatagumpay doon ay dadalhin sa Guangzhou, China, para sa kahuli-hulihang adidas Asian Streetball Challenge, kung saan defending champion sa boys division ang Pilipinas.

Ito na ang pinakamatagal na three-on-three basketball tournament sa Pilipinas. Sa katunayan, sa ika-sampung edisyon noong 2005, pinarangalan ang limang "All-Time Starting Five" ng adidas.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134237 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313778 [Title] => Encounters [Summary] => The year 2005 was extremely eventful for better or for worse in sports. Along the way, this writer has been fortunate enough to encounter some of the greats of the games. From a veritable starting unit of NBA superstars to local heroes trying to redeem themselves, it was a joyous ride. Some of them were just trying to make an honest buck, others trying to raise themselves to the next level, while still others were just happy to be there.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295133 [Title] => San Beda cagers rule adidas Asian Streetball [Summary] => San Beda College got back at West Negros College and took the win that mattered most in the 2005 adidas Asian Streetball Finals — a 17-13 victory that netted them the 3-on-3 crown before a big Sunday crowd at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295142 [Title] => The rule of the street [Summary] => The adidas Asian Streetball Finals was a huge success, despite the inclement weather and weekend traffic at the Araneta Center. The six boys’ teams and five girls’ teams came to play, and the games were all very exciting, causing the hundreds who braved the rains to cheer wildly, especially when the Philippine teams came to play. Visiting teams China, Chinese-Taipei, Hong Kong and Korea sent tough teams who all came out of their own national adidas Streetball tournaments.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294954 [Title] => RP boys, girls shine in adidas final [Summary] => The Philippines Team A served notice of its title bid in both the boys and girls divisions of the adidas Asian Streetball Finals, posting two victories each to show the way in the early going of the event at the Araneta Coliseum.

The RP boys, represented here by the San Beda Red Lions, trounced the two fancied squads in the fold, beating China, 13-6, in a game they dominated from start to finish and then followed it up with an equally impressive 15-9 victory over South Korea in the second game.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294803 [Title] => RP faces China in adidas Asian Streetball final [Summary] => The 2005 adidas Asian Streetball Finals fires off today with a promise of slambang action among 12 teams from five countries with the Philippines colliding with fancied China in both the boys and girls divisions in an early clash of the fancied bets at the Araneta Coliseum.

Represented by national champion San Beda College, RP Team-A faces a crack, tall squad from China led by 1.97-meter Yu Yu and 1.94-meter Zhang Kai in a fitting opener to an expected action-packed 3-on-3 duels among the best teams in the region.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294614 [Title] => Basketball all in the heart — Telfair [Summary] => Portland Trailblazers’ playmaker Sebastian Telfair, one of only four players who made a quick jump from high school to the NBA, yesterday said there is no sure-fire formula for success other than playing with one’s heart.

"Playing basketball should come from the heart," said the soft-spoken Telfair during yesterday’s press launch of the sixth adidas Asian Streetball Finals at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel. "And I’m excited to share my experience with the players here at adidas Streetball."
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289439 [Title] => SBC, Holy Angel bets clinch Asian Streetball slots [Summary] => San Beda College and Holy Angel University scored victories in varying fashions to rule the seniors and girls divisions, respectively, and clinch berths in the Asian Streetball Finals at the close of the 2005 adidas Streetball Challenge at the Festival Mall in Alabang Sunday.

With burly Jay-R Taganas powering his way underneath for 11 points, the San Beda cagers thwarted Visayas champions West Negros College, 17-14, to capture the seniors crown and the top P10,000 cash prize plus P20,000 worth of gift package from the sponsoring adidas.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
ASIAN STREETBALL FINALS
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                    [Title] => Reflections on T-Mac
                    [Summary] => Every so often, I realized that there may be something more difficult than playing at the highest level of the game. I’m reminded that there is something tougher than being an NBA All-Star, yes sir. At the end of the day, you get to go to the gym, put on a uniform, play the game you love, shower, change, then go home.


Try being an endorser.

I got another taste of this when Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets was in town for two days, accommodating a whirlwind of activities that would wilt an ordinary human being.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355741 [Title] => Why T-Mac loves the game [Summary] => Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady said the other day the reason why he has such a passion for basketball is because it’s an unpredictable, if not weird, game.

On his second visit to Manila in six years, McGrady cited as an example the last National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game where he was headed for MVP honors until the East came back from 21 points down to shock the West, 122-120.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 345071 [Title] => Adidas Streetball Challenge [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Sinimulan kahapon dito ang ika-11 adidas Streetball Challenge, na patungo sa isa pang national championship na gaganapin sa SM Mall of Asia. Ang mga magtatagumpay doon ay dadalhin sa Guangzhou, China, para sa kahuli-hulihang adidas Asian Streetball Challenge, kung saan defending champion sa boys division ang Pilipinas.

Ito na ang pinakamatagal na three-on-three basketball tournament sa Pilipinas. Sa katunayan, sa ika-sampung edisyon noong 2005, pinarangalan ang limang "All-Time Starting Five" ng adidas.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134237 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313778 [Title] => Encounters [Summary] => The year 2005 was extremely eventful for better or for worse in sports. Along the way, this writer has been fortunate enough to encounter some of the greats of the games. From a veritable starting unit of NBA superstars to local heroes trying to redeem themselves, it was a joyous ride. Some of them were just trying to make an honest buck, others trying to raise themselves to the next level, while still others were just happy to be there.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295133 [Title] => San Beda cagers rule adidas Asian Streetball [Summary] => San Beda College got back at West Negros College and took the win that mattered most in the 2005 adidas Asian Streetball Finals — a 17-13 victory that netted them the 3-on-3 crown before a big Sunday crowd at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295142 [Title] => The rule of the street [Summary] => The adidas Asian Streetball Finals was a huge success, despite the inclement weather and weekend traffic at the Araneta Center. The six boys’ teams and five girls’ teams came to play, and the games were all very exciting, causing the hundreds who braved the rains to cheer wildly, especially when the Philippine teams came to play. Visiting teams China, Chinese-Taipei, Hong Kong and Korea sent tough teams who all came out of their own national adidas Streetball tournaments.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294954 [Title] => RP boys, girls shine in adidas final [Summary] => The Philippines Team A served notice of its title bid in both the boys and girls divisions of the adidas Asian Streetball Finals, posting two victories each to show the way in the early going of the event at the Araneta Coliseum.

The RP boys, represented here by the San Beda Red Lions, trounced the two fancied squads in the fold, beating China, 13-6, in a game they dominated from start to finish and then followed it up with an equally impressive 15-9 victory over South Korea in the second game.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294803 [Title] => RP faces China in adidas Asian Streetball final [Summary] => The 2005 adidas Asian Streetball Finals fires off today with a promise of slambang action among 12 teams from five countries with the Philippines colliding with fancied China in both the boys and girls divisions in an early clash of the fancied bets at the Araneta Coliseum.

Represented by national champion San Beda College, RP Team-A faces a crack, tall squad from China led by 1.97-meter Yu Yu and 1.94-meter Zhang Kai in a fitting opener to an expected action-packed 3-on-3 duels among the best teams in the region.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294614 [Title] => Basketball all in the heart — Telfair [Summary] => Portland Trailblazers’ playmaker Sebastian Telfair, one of only four players who made a quick jump from high school to the NBA, yesterday said there is no sure-fire formula for success other than playing with one’s heart.

"Playing basketball should come from the heart," said the soft-spoken Telfair during yesterday’s press launch of the sixth adidas Asian Streetball Finals at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel. "And I’m excited to share my experience with the players here at adidas Streetball."
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289439 [Title] => SBC, Holy Angel bets clinch Asian Streetball slots [Summary] => San Beda College and Holy Angel University scored victories in varying fashions to rule the seniors and girls divisions, respectively, and clinch berths in the Asian Streetball Finals at the close of the 2005 adidas Streetball Challenge at the Festival Mall in Alabang Sunday.

With burly Jay-R Taganas powering his way underneath for 11 points, the San Beda cagers thwarted Visayas champions West Negros College, 17-14, to capture the seniors crown and the top P10,000 cash prize plus P20,000 worth of gift package from the sponsoring adidas.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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