Tommy Olivario was perplexed not solely as a result of Colegio de San Juan de Letran copped its third straight title with a hard-fought conquest of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde within the NCAA Season 98, but in addition as a result of it made him the winningest Knight thus far.
“Ano bang salita ang puwede kong masabi. Wala, ang hirap e,” an emotional Olivario stated.
[What words can I say? None … it’s difficult.]
Olivario joined Letran in 2015 as a rookie and was a part of that 12 months’s champion crew behind stars Kevin Racal and Mark Cruz with then-head coach Aldin Ayo. But he was not capable of play the next 12 months on account of an ACL, lacking their Season 92 marketing campaign.
He then got here again in 2017, however was once more compelled to sit down out the following season on account of an ACL. Now wholesome and all, Olivario performed essential position in Letran’s three-peat journey from Season 95 to 98 to earn himself his fourth title, which is essentially the most for any Letran cager.
For Olivario, serving to the Muralla crew cop its three-peat feat–its second since becoming a member of the league—is his method of paying the varsity again for giving him the break.
“Sobrang thankful ako sa Letran kasi hindi mangyayari ‘to kung ‘di ako napunta dito tsaka kinupkop nila ako, sila ‘yung nag-alaga sa akin,” he added.
“Parang ito na ‘yung balik ko sa kanila.”
In his final sport for Letran, Olivario poured all of it in as he stepped up for his or her embattled crew captain Fran Yu, who did not see motion in Game 3 following a suspension that stemmed from a disqualifying foul he sustained in Game 2.
“Naramdaman kasi namin na para talaga sa amin ‘tong larong ‘to tsaka pinaghandaan talaga namin kaya nakuha namin ‘to. Ang sarap sa feeling.” — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
