US Ambassador Goldberg wants to see an Ateneo-La Salle game
US Ambassador Philip Goldberg Photo by Celest Flores/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — There’s perhaps nothing quite like the Ateneo-De La Salle rivalry here.
And even US Ambassador-Designate to the Philippines Philip Goldberg wants to experience it first-hand.
Article continues after this advertisement“I do,” Goldberg, a big NBA and Major League Baseball follower, quickly answered on whether he plans on watching a basketball game live.
“I haven’t gone yet. I’ve only been here for a few months but we’ll go out and see the professionals and they tell me I have to go see the college game,” added Goldberg after watching kids play baseball during the culmination of a two-day basketball and baseball clinics conducted by the United States Embassy Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.
A self-confessed Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox fan, Goldberg said he’s been hearing a lot about the two heated rivals since arriving in the country.
Article continues after this advertisement“The spirit, like in our college basketball as well, it’s something special to see especially the Ateneo-De La Salle series that everyone says that’s something special so I have to go and see it so I will.”
The Ateneo-La Salle rivalry in the UAAP is considered to be one of the hottest sporting events in the country.
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