Romeo ready when PBA calls !-- --
"Mga professional athletes kami kaya stay in shape palagi. Pag-dating ng next conference, dapat ready na.
Ang) at Boss Al (sports director
Alam ko, thinking ahead sila always kaya pag-sabi nila OK na to practice or play games, susunod kami." Romeo, 28, is now on his seventh PBA season.
After playing five years with GlobalPort/NorthPort and TNT, he moved to San Miguel Beer and saw action on title teams in his first two conferences capped by a Finals MVP trophy in the Commissioner's Cup. He said he couldn't be happier with the San Miguel organization.
Romeo said throughout the lockdown, he has mainly stayed home. "Iwas risk at kasama ko sa bahay, asawa, ang aming two-year-old baby, dalawang kapatid at parents ko na over 50," he said.
"Dalawang beses lang ako lumabas. Once, bumisita ako kay
Next, nag-testing ang buong team sa
Nag-iingat talaga ako kasi marami akong kasamang minamahal sa bahay. Sobrang gusto ko na maglaro.
I love basketball but I also love my family." If there is still a high risk of contamination, Romeo said it'll be difficult to perform on the court.
"Paano ka makaka-perform ng maayos kung may peligro pa?" he said. "Iisipin mo baka may nagdadala ng virus.
Kung athlete ka, malakas ang resistensya mo but pwedeng madala ang virus sa bahay kaya delikado. May mga government guidelines na dapat sundin natin kasi kung magpabaya tayo, baka ang kapalit ay buhay.
Huwag naman sana." Romeo said he trusts the government, the PBA Board, Commissioner
Meanwhile, he's pacing himself in home workouts. "Sa umpisa ng lockdown, tuluy-tuloy ang training ko sa bahay treadmill, basketball moves, dribbling, drills," he said.
"But the last two weeks, nag-slow down muna ako. Mahirap na ma-burn out.
Controlled diet din kailangan. Dapat huwag madaling mapagod sa first practice after lockdown.
Pag-gising ko sa umaga at alam ko walang game, parang gigil ako kaya work smart lang sa bahay for physical and mental conditioning."
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