San Miguel superstar June Mar Fajardo remained humble despite securing a record eighth PBA Most Valuable Player award on Sunday.
Fajardo stated that despite his achievements, it is still too early to consider himself the “greatest of all time” (GOAT).
The Cebu native also acknowledged PBA legends Mon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio as the benchmarks for being MVPs.
“Sina Papa Mon naman at Sir Alvin, iba naman ang (level nila e). Sila ‘yung barometer talaga sa MVP,” said Fajardo, who was mentored by “El Presidente” himself.
“Respect sa kanila, kasi sila ‘yung nag-set ng standard sa PBA. Kami, mga nakasunod lang sa yapak nila.”
Fajardo said he is appreciative of being mentioned in the company of basketball greats. But he said he still has a long journey to take before duplicating the feats of his basketball idols.
“Sobrang daming deserving na tawaging GOAT ng PBA. Si Papa Mon lang, dami niyang championships. Nineteen championships ata. Ako, naka-ilan pa lang ako? Ten pa lang ata ako,” he said. “So, sobrang layo ko pa sa kanya… Sa tingin ko, malayo pa ako roon,” he said.
“‘Yun ‘yung para sa akin, ‘pag marami kang championship, doon ‘yung matatawag na GOAT. Para sa akin ah. Sobrang daming deserving na tawaging GOAT. Masaya na ako mapabilang doon, mabanggit ‘yung pangalan ko.”
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