LAST game na ni Phoenix Pulse Fuel Master Doug Kramer kagabi kontra Blackwater Elite. Isasabit na ni Kramer ang kanyang uniporme. May 12 taon ding naglaro si Kramer na dating Ateneo Blue Eagle.
“I started playing basketball for the love of the game and I’m retiring because I respect the game. It has given me so much, and my way of leaving is to give others a chance. My slot will be a dream come true for the next player up.” ani Kramer.
Dagdag pa ni Kramer, healthy siya at walang major injuries. Ayaw, aniya, niyang magpaalam sa basketball dahil sa hindi na niya kayang mag-laro. Magreretiro siya dahil gusto niya at marami pa siyang ibang gagawin.
“Basketball is not forever. And I never made it to become my only avenue. It’s very temporal. I’m 36 years young and still so much to do,” sabi ni Kramer.
Wala nang dapat pang patunayan si Kramer dahil lahat ng lugar sa Filipinas ay nakapaglaro na siya, gayundin sa Asia at Estados Unidos. Nag-simulang maglaro ng basketball ang player sa Baguio City, then nagtungo siya sa Manila para maglaro sa Ateneo noong 2002. Kung ‘di siya naging basketball player, nasa military siya ngayon kung saan ito ang original plan niya since high school.
“If it weren’t for basketball, I wouldn’t have been able to play for Ateneo in Manila and eventually meet Chesca on my sophomore year. No Chesca means no Kendra, Scarlett and Gavin. What a different life I would have led if it weren’t for this sport.”,
“Lastly, If it weren’t for the Lord in the life, basketball and everything else wouldn’t make sense. I want to give God more opportunity to work in my life, and what better way than leaving my comfort zone. I’ll do what I can, God will do the rest. To end, here’s a favorite quote of mine. ‘A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds’. So I’m leaving knowing one thing. The ball is in my hands.” pagtatapos ni Kramer.
Congrats and good luck to another journey.
Anim na gintong medalya ang target sungkitin sa 30th Southeast Asian Games ng Philippine cycling team, sa pangunguna nina Marella Salamat at Ronald Oranza kung saan sasabak ang men’s team sa road race, team time trial at individual time trial habang ang women’s ay sa individual time trial at road race.
“The team hasn’t yet promised a golden finish to SEAG because of stiff competition but I will assure to chief Tolentino they will do their best and will give their hundred percent performance to biennial games,” wika ni Ernesto Echauz, ang group chairman ng Standard Insurance na pangunahing pepedal sa biennial meet, sa kanilang pagbisita sa 49th TOPS kahapon,
Sinabi naman ni Salamat, 2015 SEAG gold medalist sa women’s individual time trial, na bagama’t matagal siyang nabakante ay ibibigay niya ang kanyang best.
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