00:00We are happy this afternoon because our guest is very close to my heart.
00:11She is known as the Phenom of Philippine Volleyball.
00:15Others call her the Superstar of Volleyball.
00:19For me, she is simply my heart.
00:22Alyssa Valdes!
00:24How are you?
00:30Are you okay, Tito Boy?
00:32First question, why are you blooming?
00:35Finally, I'm able to play again, Tito Boy.
00:38Yes, after the injury. What happened?
00:41So, I had a knee injury. It was a bit nagging.
00:45And then I had to take a break for a while.
00:47And then now, I'm back after four months.
00:49How long?
00:50About four months, Tito Boy.
00:51But look at you!
00:53I mean, it's like we're circling around.
00:56But thank you, Alyssa, for being here.
00:58Thank you so much.
00:59Thank you, Tito Boy.
01:00Okay, during the Olympics, I'll tell you, I did nothing but watch the volleyball.
01:05All the events, of course.
01:06The gymnastics, the pole vault, the basketball, and many more.
01:15But I was really focused on the volleyball.
01:17One of the reasons is, everyone is talking about this Japanese player.
01:22And his name is Ran.
01:24Yes.
01:25You texted him.
01:28Tito Boy!
01:29You chatted with him.
01:30Did you win?
01:31Yes, Tito Boy.
01:33Really?
01:34Yes.
01:35He's so cute.
01:36He's super nice also, Tito Boy.
01:38And he is handsome. He's so good-looking.
01:40He's super good-looking.
01:41He plays well as well.
01:43And I think one thing that made our conversation very interactive was because,
01:49back then, during that time, Tito Boy needed to go back to Japan.
01:53And then, he wanted to show his love for all the fans.
01:58Because he didn't finish his games here in Manila.
02:01Okay, but you met.
02:03We've met, Tito Boy.
02:04Personally.
02:05Okay, there's a spark.
02:07It's been a while since I've been there.
02:10You know, we became allies.
02:11I told him everything.
02:12I asked him to court me.
02:13He courted me yesterday.
02:14Everything.
02:15Right?
02:16That's a joke.
02:17But I'm really happy that you look so good.
02:19Wow, thank you, Tito.
02:20But the first question, where did the phenom come from?
02:23I think, Tito Boy, during, back in college,
02:26because there are monikers called analysts, commentators.
02:30I think it was Boom Gonzales who called me phenom.
02:34Oh, it was Boom.
02:35And then, after that, up until now,
02:37that became my moniker.
02:39I'm actually not sure why, but yeah,
02:42that became the story behind it.
02:44And that became, you know, a very strong brand.
02:47Wow.
02:48Right?
02:49And congratulations for all the things that you're doing.
02:51I'm just so proud about you.
02:53And thank you for the candles.
02:54Sure, Tito Boy.
02:56And if you want more, Tito Boy, you know, I've been…
02:59Love Enough for Christmas.
03:00Yes, I've been doing that since the pandemic,
03:02then, when I was born,
03:03and then trying to see what else I could do
03:07as not a Liza Valdez, as a volleyball player.
03:10So, yeah.
03:11We'll talk about it.
03:33Thank you so much.
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