AFTER answering questions from entertainment reporters, mostly trivial, PBA star Terrence Romeo of Terrafirma turned serious when the group of pro league writers started asking him questions.
Romeo repeatedly uttered one word—trust.
The flamboyant guard and former finals MVP with San Miguel Beer in the 2019 Commissioner’s Cup said getting trusted should bring back his old, fiery form, adding he still wants to play in Asia’s pioneering league amid offers overseas.
“Main priority ko is PBA talaga kasi ang laki ng utang na loob ko sa PBA. Diyan ako nag-start. So, kahit dati, noong mga times na mayroong nag-offer sa akin, siyempre nag-stay ako sa PBA,” Romeo said last Sunday during his contract signing as brand ambassador of ABCVIP, a new online gaming company, at the Luxent Hotel in Timog Avenue in Quezon City.
“Pero kailangan mo pa rin siyempre tingnan ‘di ba kung saan ka fit, or kung saan may magtitiwala sa iyo. Kung wala or whatsoever, doon na papasok iyong mga options, kung saan man puwede,” he added.
Romeo is sidelined by a knee injury in the ongoing Philippine Cup and with his contract with the Dyip set to expire in August, he wants to find a team that will give him another chance before exploring options of seeing action abroad.
“Isa rin iyon kasi hindi namin alam kung nabili na ba iyong Terrafirma. Ewan namin kung nabili na or hindi ibebenta. So, ewan ko, wala akong idea. Pero ang focus ko talaga ngayon is kung saan iyong team na puwede ako mag-fit at saka iyong may magtitiwala sa akin,” Romeo, 33, who was shipped by the Beermen to Terrafirma late last year along with Vic Manuel for Juami Tiongson and Andreas Cahilig, said. “Kasi, dati noong sa last team ko naman sa San Miguel, okay naman iyong performance ko, ‘di ba?
“So, may mga instances lang na may mga tao na hindi ka gusto. Pero, alam mo iyon, like wala kang magagawa doon.
“Wala kang control doon kahit na wala kang ginagawa iyong hindi tama kapag may mga tao na hindi ka gusto di ba? Ganoon talaga. Pero, at the end of the day, siyempre kailangan mong humanap pa rin ng way. Kailangan mo na magsikap pa rin, magpagaling, magpalakas tapos i-pro-prove mo doon sa mga tao na kaya mo, may kaya ka pang ilaro.”
