The Angels are rooting for MJ in her Korean V-League journey
There’s no doubt MJ Phillips has left a gaping hole in the middle for the Petro Gazz Angels.
The two-time PVL best middle blocker became the first Filipino import in the Korean V-League after being drafted by the Gwangju AI Peppers last April.
But while her playing in Hallyu Land is a big loss for the team, the Angels are rooting for Phillips to succeed in her new journey.
After all, the All-Filipino Conference runners-up also stand to benefit from her experience with the AI Peppers.
“We accept it, na parang tinuturing din namin as a blessing kasi ang laking opportunity ‘yun for MJ, ‘yung maging import ka sa international diba,” said Remy Palma in Monday’s episode of One Sports' The Game.
“Rooting kami sa kanya. Syempre ‘yung ma-gain niyang experience dun, pagbalik dito, ang saya na ma-share niya sa’min.”
But now that the opening of the Invitational Conference draws near, does Palma feel the pressure to step it up?
Not really.
“Sa position namin, I will take it one game at a a time. Hindi ko kailangan i-pressure sarili ko na ‘Aalis si MJ, kailangan ko sobrang mag-step up.’ I will just play, kasi iba-iba naman kalaban namin each game,” she said.
“Same lang, mag-aaral kami magte-training kami. Hindi naman mawawala pressure, lagi naman namin kadikit yan sa lahat ng ginagawa.”
She added: “Pero nasa sa’min kung paano i-handle nang maayos. Kapag nagpatalo ka sa pressure, ikaw malulugmok. Work hard pa rin, lalabas naman ‘yan pag naglaro.”
(GM)