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Troy Rosario’s dream comes true, triumphs in his debut as Gin Kings
Troy Rosario made no mistake in choosing Barangay Ginebra to be his second home.
For him, the fulfillment of his childhood dream came into being. His first game with the Gin Kings last Wednesday night was the culmination of his ambition in the league ever since he was a child.
“Finally, it's been a childhood dream nga eh to wear that jersey. Talagang masarap sa pakiramdam. Pagdating ko pa lang dito sa venue, talagang ‘yun ‘yung tinignan ko eh, kung nasaan ‘yung jersey ko. Finally, masusuot ka na rin,” said Rosario.
Rosario played his first game in a Ginebra uniform against the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup action last night, which they won, 109-100.
The 6-foot-7 big man started and played 30 minutes. He contributed with nine points, seven rebounds and three assists on 4-of-11 shooting.
Rosario also admitted that the Gin Kings was the last team that spoke to him through the intercession of Scottie Thompson, his former teammate way back then in the PBA D-League.
“Finally, parang ‘yung inner child ko ‘yung parang um-ano sa akin na why not try Ginebra. Kinausap ako ni Scottie na kausapin mo si Boss Al [Chua]. Nag-ano na ako na… kausapin si Boss Al kasi siya na lang ‘yung hindi nakikipag-usap na ano eh, kung ‘Boss, kung interesado kayo sa akin, puwede ako,” said Rosario.
“Naging maayos naman ‘yung usapan. Finally, nagkasundo. Actually, last minute na kumbaga para malaman ko lang kung ano ang plano nila. Nung tinawagan ko, parang ‘yun na ‘yun. Nung sinabi niya na ganito, okay na. Parang gusto ko rin talaga mag-Ginebra,” he added.
More importantly, the former National University standout is more concerned about his future and his life after his career in the league and in playing Basketball.
“Hindi na rin ako bumabata. So ‘yung goal na makuha ng championship pa hanggang matapos ‘yung career ko, ‘yun na talaga ‘yung No. 1. Ano mang mangyari, gusto kong pumasok sa playoffs. Once na nasa playoffs ka, ‘yun na ‘yung chance. With a couple of games, talagang padagdag ng padagdag ‘yung chance na makakuha ng championship,” Rosario concluded.
