keeping the faith

september 24, 2007, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
araneta coliseum

dugong bughaw
puso
believe
forever
the sixth man
it’s the school we choose

fourth quarter, we lead 71 to 70 with four seconds left. the ball inbounds, is caught, is passed, the player takes aim, he shoots, he scores. we trail by one point (72 to 71). one second left to the game. the sea of blue balloons is stilled, defeat imminent. the yellow sea erupts in celebration. it’s all over. throw in the towel. do better in game 2. start moving and beat the crowd going to the parking lot.

nothing left to lose anyway.

or so we thought.

one second left on the clock, a 12-year old san miguel play is recycled. one second left on the clock, the ball inbounds, is caught, is thrown and – miracle of miracles – GOES THROUGH THE HOOP! in less time than it took the crowd to blink, we had won the game.

chaos. celebration. hugging people you don’t know. winning in such a magnificent way. there is no greater feeling than this.

keeping the faith is what this game is all about.

can’t wait for game 2.