GARNIER…Gamba…Hendrawan…Marques…McClain…Yao…Oga…Sakandelidze…Taylor…Valdemoro…Victoriano… Basketball greatness. All of them, part of the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2023. And last, but not the least…Loyzaga. In a FIBA Hall of Fame induction held in a hotel in the heart of Metro Manila, basketball immortality awaited 12 inductees this year. The stories, achievements, speeches…
The late Carlos “Caloy” Loyzaga’s sons Joaquin “Chito” and Ernesto “Joey” and daughter Carla “Bing” stand on the Hall of Fame stage with FIBA president Hamane Niang of Mali.GARNIER…Gamba…Hendrawan…Marques…McClain…Yao…Oga…Sakandelidze…Taylor…Valdemoro…Victoriano… Basketball greatness.In a FIBA Hall of Fame induction held in a hotel in the heart of Metro Manila, basketball immortality awaited 12 inductees this year.
But for Filipinos in the room, for a country so enamored with the sport, none of the names resounded as much as “Carlos Loyzaga.” The applause was loud, to understate the matter. Chito then went on to deliver a resounding speech, short but sweet. The ultimate message? The name on the back of the jersey matters little compared to the flag on the front of the jersey.
“Imagine, that was not too long after the war. The struggles, the difficulties they had to go through to represent the country, to play for the flag. That was no joke,” Chito said.
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