The 21-year old Ateneo skipper, however, revealed that wearing No. 2 at Ateneo was a mere coincidence. After the pride of San Juan, Batangas graduated from University of Santo Tomas high school where she wore jersey No. 9, Valdez had to give up her the number given to her by former mentor Francis Vicente. “Wala na kasing iba eh,” she recalled with a smile. “Kasi after ko sa UST, No. 9 ako noon, paglipat ko sa Ateneo meron ng (may gamit sa jersey number) nine. Eh (jersey number) two ang natira so ‘yun na kinuha ko.” But in the course of the interview, the fifth year psychology major thought of something that could mesh both her high school and college jersey numbers to her personal life. “Two and nine… ah, birthday ko kasi June 29, so two and nine,” she said. But Valdez added, “Never ko naman naisip na second best ako dahil number two. I think wala naman yun sa number. Kung ano pinapakita mo, i-a-appreciate ka ng mga tao.” (C).
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:45:41 +0000