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Hey guys, it's Sophia Roman
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I was a former GILAS Filipinas player, now currently the Social Media Manager for all
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our social media handles. Come and watch us play. We are days away from the Sydney FIBA Asia Women's Cup, so I hope to see you guys there
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Hi everyone, this is Reyn Caprale-Cicco from Philippine Times, and I'm currently here with
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Sophia Roman, the GILAS Filipinas Women's Social Media Manager and former GILAS player
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So Sophia, how are you? I'm great, how are you? Yeah, I'm good, I'm good, thanks
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So seeing, I guess, you know, seeing the girls and really being with them 24-7, what sort
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of, you know, what sort of insight can you give us, insofar as the team playing is concerned
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and what can we expect from them for FIBA Asia 2023? Just from being with my teammates and seeing them training for months now, I know for a
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fact that we're going to put on a show, for sure. Put on a show
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We're going to be competing. We compete at practice every single day
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The girls have been putting in a lot of work, against all odds, to be here and to represent
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the country. So just expect really good, hard play, some fast basketball, and a good time. Amazing
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And Sophia, I guess looking back when you were also playing for the national team, like
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what were the biggest sort of life lessons that you've learned that you still apply today
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I think overall, it just takes discipline, because basketball, after a while, when you
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get really good at it, sometimes it can get a little repetitive and, no offense, maybe
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a little boring, but it's just the discipline to remain humble and also work really hard
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at your craft that will set you apart from being an amateur and a professional
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So I think that's the biggest thing. Awesome. And going as a social media manager now, how do you make sure that the best plays get
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recorded and you're able to capture and be in the moment with the girls
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I think it just really helps as well, just having the perspective of being a basketball
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player to know what a good play is, to know what maybe the viewers want to see
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So I think just being on, ready to just press that record button and just to be in the moment
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with them as well, as if I'm on the court. So I think that's the biggest thing. Amazing
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Well, Sophia, thank you. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. This is Raine from the Philippine Time
