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Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player Justin Brownlee meets PVL MVP Sisi Rondina on Thursday at the PhilSports Arena. Photo from PVL/Facebook

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Sisi Rondina and Justin Brownlee

Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1710520994112Sisi and JB.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player Justin Brownlee meets PVL MVP Sisi Rondina on Thursday at the PhilSports Arena. Photo from PVL/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false">Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player Justin Brownlee meets PVL MVP Sisi Rondina on Thursday at the PhilSports Arena. <em>Photo from PVL/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">MANILA </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">–</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sisi Rondina gained the admiration of another fan, and </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">it&#x27;s no other than <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player</span> <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Justin Brownlee.</span></span></div><p><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></span>Rondina said it was an honor that the nationally acclaimed basketball player follows her game.</p><p>&quot;Isang karangalan kasi knowing him na isa rin siya sa mga manlalaro dito sa Pilipinas and tinitingala ng young ones sa basketball,&quot; she said after Choco Mucho rolled through Cignal in straight sets, <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">25-18, 25-20, 25-21, blemishing the latter&#x27;s <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">erstwhile perfect record on Thursday<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</span> </span></span></p><p>(It&#x27;s an honor because I know him as a basketball player who is idolized by young players.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/14/pvl-rondina-lights-choco-mucho-shocks-cignal-2013" id="isPasted"><strong>READ: PVL: Rondina lights Choco Mucho, shocks Cignal</strong></a></div><p>Last conference&#x27;s top plum recipient ignited Choco Mucho to victory after <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">firing 23 points on 22 attacks and added eight receptions to her name.</span></p><p>The high-flyer paid back the admiration of Brownlee.</p><p>&quot;Grateful kasi ano &#x27;yun eh, nakaka-boost ng confidence and napakaganda sa feeling <span style="line-height:107%;color:black">—</span> kasi idol ko rin &#x27;yun eh, mataas din siya tumalon, &#x27;yung mga pa-ikot niya na pagda-dunk kaya ayun, nakikita din kasi namin siya dati sa Petron days namin.&quot;</p><p>(I&#x27;m grateful because it also serves as a confidence boost and it feels good because he is also my idol, from one high-flyer to another, and his dunks. And we also met during our Petron days.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/14/justin-brownlee-attends-pvl-game-expresses-support-for-women-athletes-1747"><strong>READ: Justin Brownlee attends PVL game, expresses support for women athletes</strong></a></div><p>Rondina said she felt nervous when she finally met the Barangay Ginebra resident import. &quot;Kinakabahan nga ako sa English kanina baka mapalaban pa &#x27;ko.&quot;</p><p>(I was nervous with my English, I thought I would speak more.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/15/justin-brownlee-to-play-in-indonesian-basketball-league-943" id="isPasted"><strong>READ: Justin Brownlee to play in Indonesian Basketball League</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Pero ayun, ano naman, ano lang overwhelming lang siya para sa &#x27;kin kasi Brownlee na &#x27;yun tsaka champion pa &#x27;yung sa Asian Games, tama diba,&quot; Rondina said.</p><p>(It&#x27;s overwhelming because it&#x27;s Brownlee and he was a champion in the Asian Games.)</p><p>Meanwhile, Brownlee said Rondina was one of the reasons why he made a surprise visit to the pro volleyball league that day.</p><p>&quot;I do have a favorite player <span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span> Sisi Rondina. That&#x27;s one of my favorite players. I haven&#x27;t really got a chance to see her play in a while so I think, just coming to see her play, it would be nice,&quot; said the 6-foot-7 power forward.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/10/justin-brownlee-recounts-stressful-times-during-suspension-1525" id="isPasted"><strong>READ: Justin Brownlee recounts &#x27;stressful&#x27; times during suspension</strong></a></div><p>&quot;She&#x27;s all around, for real. You know, she&#x27;s good at obviously (sailing) in the air and spiking the ball. She&#x27;s not one on the taller side but I think she&#x27;s just all around. I&#x27;ve seen her play, I wanna say, back in maybe 2018, 2019 before the pandemic. I haven&#x27;t seen her play, so I just want to come out and see some good volleyball matches,&quot; he added.</p><p>And he watched the Choco Mucho game from start to finish.</p><p>Brownlee also took time to wait for Rondina in the press room before the postgame conference with reporters, and believe it or not, sparks kind of flew when they met.</p><p>Watch their meeting here.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F423799236974677%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/14/gerald-anderson-makes-surprise-appearance-in-pvl-game-1900"><strong>READ: Gerald Anderson makes surprise appearance in PVL game</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2987230"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>"Nakaka-boost ng confidence and napakaganda sa feeling," said Sisi Rondina about Justin Brownlee following her career.</p>

"Nakaka-boost ng confidence and napakaganda sa feeling," said Sisi Rondina about Justin Brownlee following her career.

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Sisi Rondina pays back Justin Brownlee's appreciation: 'Idol ko rin 'yon'

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Mar 16, 2024 11:01 AM PHT

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Updated Mar 20, 2024 01:36 PM PHT

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