00:00Welcome to one of our favorite sports personalities here at Beyond the Game with your truly teammate Darry Loclares.
00:18At for today's episode, we will be with you one of the rising volleyball stars of the country and the middle blocker of Bacolod Titan High School Women's Volleyball Team.
00:28Please welcome Ms. Brianna Nicola. Welcome sa Beyond the Game, Brianna. It's such an honor na makasama ka namin dito sa Beyond the Game.
00:36Siyempre, kumusta ka naman muna ngayon?
00:38Okay lang naman po.
00:39Ito, Brianna. Last time kitang nakitang maglaro nung patalang pabansa pa. Tapos ngayon, nandito ka naman sa Manila for the Shakey's Volleyball League Invitational League.
00:48Kumusta ka naman ngayon? Hindi ka ba napapagod na 3-3 yung mga tournaments mo for this month?
00:52It's given that we'd feel tired po, pero we're coping with it well po.
00:57Kumusta mo naman, paano ka ba nag-start dito sa sport na volleyball?
01:02I started it because I was interested in going to school in Bacolod Titan High School and I was encouraged to join the volleyball team po.
01:10And then that's where I developed this love and interest for the sport itself.
01:14In one word, kung ikaw ang aralamin ko, in one word, how would you describe yung volleyball skills mo as of now ngayong nasa Bacolod Titan High School?
01:21One word na I can say is improving po.
01:26Ayun, improving. Bakit naman improving?
01:28Kasi I'm not satisfied with what I am pa right now and I think I can reach greater heights pa.
01:34Pero kung meron kang one specific skill sa volleyball na gusto pang improve, bukod dun sa naging performance mo dito sa mga games mo sa Bacolod Titan, ano ito ata? Bakit?
01:44The skill po na gusto ko pong mag-improve po is my service kasi hindi pa siya consistent.
01:50Meron times na strong siya and magaling ko. Magaling akong mag-service pero again, hindi siya consistent.
01:58Nag-uusap pa tayo about sa service A, sa pag-attack. Pero ito naman, ano ba yung mas masakit sa'yo, Brianna?
02:03Yung matamaan ng bola sa muka o yung masin ng crush mo? Ano yung masasakit?
02:09Matamaan pa sa muka.
02:10O, kahit sino naman ayaw na matamaan ng bola sa muka. Pero yung masini crush, hindi ba yung masakit?
02:15Nope.
02:16Hindi naman.
02:17Ah, wala kang mulang crush si Brianna. Nako.
02:21O, bata pa na si Brianna. Mukhang bawal pa.
02:23Kung merong sikat na volleyball player ngayon sa professional ranks na gusto mong maging teammate someday, sino ito at bakit?
02:30The teammate na, the professional player na gusto kong ma-teammate po is Amy Provido po.
02:38Kasi I look up to her as a middle blocker kasi yung skills niya, gusto ko po mag-reach ng ganun.
02:45Pinag-uusapan na natin yung magiging career mo when it comes to volleyball.
02:48Pero ikaw ba tatawin kong tatanungin kita, Brianna, nakikita ko ba yung sarili mo na itong volleyball na ito?
02:53Kung baga, ito na yung pinaka-long-term career mo, magiging professional ka in the future after siyempre ng high school and college at athletic career mo.
03:01Yes po, I can see it very clearly po.
03:03Besides volleyball, volleyball is a place where you can find new friends, connections, and outside from that, this can connect with businesses and mga opportunities po.
03:15So, siyempre ngayon, graduating ka na for bakula tayo itong high school and then pa-approach ka na sa iyong collegiate rank.
03:22So, pwede ba tumatanong, Brianna, may mga schools or universities na ba na nag-recruit sa iyo to play for them?
03:28Especially dito sa Maynila, napakaraming top schools dito for volleyball.
03:32May mga nag-recruit na ba sa iyo?
03:33Pwede ba bang i-share kung sino yung mga schools na nag-recruit na sa iyo for the team?
03:38Um, well actually, yung mga schools po, um, wala pang formal na meeting kasi hindi pa ako like graduating na sure na.
03:46So, pero may dream schools ako po.
03:48Ako, dream school? Ano ba yung na-dream school mo na paglaruan for your volleyball career?
03:52It's Ateneo de Manila and De La Salle University.
03:56O, top schools din, blue and green.
03:58Bakit mo naman gusto maglaro dun sa both universities na yun?
04:01Ano ba yung nakita mo sa team nila?
04:02Bakit gusto mong mag-suot siyempre ng mga uniforms nila?
04:05Because, um, I can say na yung, ano po, yung programs nila and the community po,
04:12and aside from volleyball, the ACADS area is also very strong.
04:17Ngayon naman teammates, itutuloy natin ang ating kwentuhan sa ating segment.
04:21At natawagin natin yung behind the place.
04:23So, Brianna, may papakita ko sa iyong mga pictures.
04:25At ang gagawin mo lang, syempre, kwento mo yung story behind ng mga pictures na ikoflash natin.
04:30Ready ka na ba?
04:30See you.
04:30Ayan.
04:31Ito ang ating first picture. Let's see.
04:34Ayan.
04:35Ayan.
04:35I think ito yung picture mo na pinaka-trending sa Facebook.
04:41Kwento mo naman ano ba yung story behind that picture?
04:43Saan at kailan yan?
04:45So, behind this po, this was our game in regionals po.
04:49Before Palaro, it was held in Antique.
04:52And this picture was showing na it was our warm-up po, and I was going to serve na po.
04:59So, itong mga pictures mo talaga nga nag-trending ito online, ano naman yung reaction mo knowing na yung nag-trending ka and kapag nag-compete ka na kahit san ka sa saan palig ng Pilipinas is may nakakakilala sa'yo.
05:10So, paano mo, paano yung reception mo na nararamang mo viral yung mga gantong pictures?
05:15I'm taking this in a positive way po.
05:17Because this is the place where I can find bigger opportunities for me, for my family, for my friends, for my teammates, and for the people who are helping us.
05:25Hindi naman ba nakatagdag kumaga ng pressure dahil na, syempre, a lot of people are rooting for you na lahat ng mga volleyball players is kilala.
05:34Mga volleyball fans is kilala ka na, hindi ba ito nakatagdag sa'yo ng pressure sa iyong career?
05:38Hindi naman.
05:39It's okay po na I'm receiving pressure kasi syempre, kilala ako, and people look up to me also.
05:46And, of course, I'm on the field where performing is a must.
05:49So, instead of using this pressure in a negative way, we can just use it as a fuel po.
05:56Ito naman, Brianna. Let's proceed to our second picture.
06:01Ayan.
06:01Ayan naman, mukhang na graduation picture.
06:04Yan naman itong naka-flash per hour.
06:06Second picture, ano naman yan, Brianna?
06:08Kailangan ka gumraduate niyan.
06:09And saan yan?
06:09Ay, anong grade ka pala gumraduate niyan?
06:11This was grade 10 po.
06:13This was a graduation picture na the whole batch had to change profile pictures.
06:21And at this time, we were participating the Shakeys last year po.
06:25Bali, during that time, talagang valuable player ka na din.
06:29Opo.
06:29During that time.
06:30So, grade 10 ka niyan, bako adot tayo itong high school din.
06:33Ito, ano naman yung, gubaga, gano'n na nagbago si Brianna from that era, grade 10,
06:40kaya graduate mo lang ng junior high school din.
06:41Ngayon, approaching ka na sa grade 12 mo, ng senior high school.
06:46Based on what I observed from myself, from that picture, I can see na nag-mature ako.
06:52Ito naman for our third picture, Brianna.
06:55Ito naman ang ating ipapakita.
06:58Ayan.
06:59Mukhang recent na recent lang yan sa Palarong Pambansa.
07:02Last month, sa Ilocos Norte.
07:05Ito, share ko lang nung lumaan ka sa cameraman namin.
