Gilas Pilipinas motivated amid pressure to deliver SEA Games gold
Even with less than two weeks to prepare for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Gilas Pilipinas has put its best foot forward as it flies to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.
Head coach Jong Uichico is hopeful that the team’s preparations will be enough to help the country secure its 18th gold in the regional tiff.
“We’re about 70-80 percent ready,” the soft-spoken mentor said on Thursday during the Chooks-to-Go-hosted sendoff at Edsa Shangri-la. “Hopefully, that 80-percent can get things done for the SEA Games team.”
Despite the short preparation, Gilas Pilipinas is still the favorite to nab the gold medal in the biennial meet but teams like Thailand, Indonesia, and host country Malaysia are all out to dislodge the Philippines out of its throne.
Uichico said the players don’t need reminding on how much it would mean for the country to impose its dominance anew in the hardcourt.
Author: Randolph B. Leongson
Full Article: http://sports.inquirer.net/261011/gilas-pilipinas-motivated-amid-pressure-to-deliver-sea-games-gold
Head coach Jong Uichico is hopeful that the team’s preparations will be enough to help the country secure its 18th gold in the regional tiff.
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| Jong Uichico. Photo by Randolph B. Leongson/ INQUIRER.net |
Despite the short preparation, Gilas Pilipinas is still the favorite to nab the gold medal in the biennial meet but teams like Thailand, Indonesia, and host country Malaysia are all out to dislodge the Philippines out of its throne.
Uichico said the players don’t need reminding on how much it would mean for the country to impose its dominance anew in the hardcourt.
Author: Randolph B. Leongson
Full Article: http://sports.inquirer.net/261011/gilas-pilipinas-motivated-amid-pressure-to-deliver-sea-games-gold
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