{"id":57425,"date":"2015-07-28T20:38:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T12:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=57425"},"modified":"2015-07-28T20:38:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T12:38:55","slug":"tenorio-excuses-self-from-fiba-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/28\/tenorio-excuses-self-from-fiba-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenorio excuses self from FIBA championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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La Tenorio (Facebook photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Barangay Ginebra player and national team member La Tenorio excuses himself from competing in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China due to fatigue, injury and age.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeave of absence lang naman muna sa national team. Kapag tinawag pa rin next year, I\u2019m ready to play. Malapit sa puso ko ang national team. But at this time, huwag muna,\u201d he said in an interview with Sports Radio 918.<\/p>\n

([I filed a] leave of absence to the national team for now. If I\u2019ll be called next year, I\u2019m ready to play. The national team\u2019s close to my heart. But this time, I can\u2019t play for it.)<\/p>\n

Tenorio stated that it was a difficult decision he has made but he believed that he has to concentrate his efforts to the Gin Kings for the meantime.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatagal ko itong pinag-isipan. Mahirap na diskusyunan sa pamilya at malalapit na kaibigan. Feeling ko kung dere-derecho akong lalaro sa national team, unfair to both parties,\u201d he said, referring to the national team and Ginebra.<\/p>\n

([It took me a] long time to think about this. I had discussions with my family and close friends. I have a feeling that if I\u2019ll play succeeding games for the national team, it will be unfair to both parties.)<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost four years na akong nasa national team at evident ang fatigue factor. Evident na bumaba ang output ng laro ko last season. \u2018Yun yung fatigue factor. So, I came out with this decision to be fair with both the national team and Ginebra,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

(I\u2019ve been playing for the national team for almost four years now and the fatigue factor is evident. It\u2019s evident that my output last season went down. That\u2019s the fatigue factor. So, I came out with this decision to be fair with both the national team and Ginebra.<\/p>\n

It can be noted that Tenorio used to average 14.04 points, 5.75 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.48 steals. Last year, he only averaged 9.95 points, 3.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.49 steals.<\/p>\n

\u201cKasi naman yung siko ko hindi pa completely healed at hindi na ako bumabata. Kung magde-dere-derecho ako sa Gilas, hindi rin ako magiging effective and it\u2019s unfair to them. Then pagbalik ko sa Ginebra, malamang hindi rin ako magiging effective and it\u2019s also unfair to them. So, it\u2019s time to focus on one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

(It\u2019s because my elbow isn\u2019t completely healed yet and I\u2019m not getting any younger. If I\u2019ll [play] succeeding games for Gilas, I will not be effective and it\u2019s unfair to them. Then when I return to Ginebra, I may not be effective as well and it\u2019s also unfair to them. So, it\u2019s time to focus on one.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn four years, ngayon lang ako makakatikim ng more than 10-day rest during off-season. In the last three years, bilang na bilang ko na 10 days lang ang maximum na pahinga ko,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

(In four years, it\u2019s only now that I\u2019ll be able to have more than a 10-day rest during off-season. In the last three years, I can recount that I\u2019ve only had a 10-day rest.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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