May hang-over pa ako with the volleyball fever, so eto.. I'll give you my list of my best players, coincidentally wearing jersey # 1, # 5, #12.. hehe pero siyempre may ibang exceptions..
1) Taismary Aguero- # 12 of Italy.
Former Cuban star na lumipat sa Italy. The title 'Cuban Star' speaks for itself.
2) Yumilka Ruiz Luaces -# 1 of Cuba
She's one of the few left from the superb Cuban team dati. Veteran kumbaga.
3) Katarzyna Skowronska-Dolata- # 1 of Poland
She's Poland's middle blocker (pero pra skin, she's a better wing-spiker) and was awarded the Best Scorer in the 2007 World Cup.
4) Francesca Piccinini - #5 of Italy
My fave Italian player. Wing-spiker / celebrity. hehe
5) Jelena Nikolic - # 1 of Serbia
Another killer wing-spiker. I don't know much about Nikolic but she's definitely Serbia's main scorer. (FYI: Serbia is this year's European Vice-champion)
6) Miyuki Takahashi -#5 of Japan
Yeba! Yeba! By far, my most most most favorite player in the league! hehe Though hindi siya kataasan (170cm), she has a spiking technique (na hindi ko ma explain in words, sorry) na kahit gaano pa katangkad ang blockers niya, it's either the ball goes out, or makakalusot, in a straight course down the line! woohoo!
7) Thinkaow Pleumjit - #5 of Thailand
A middle blocker na efficient sa quick sets... in fluid motion.. hehe I'd like to say she's Thailand's it girl and many call her the SCORPION QUEEN kasi my tattoo siyang scorpion sa may shoulder. hehe
8) Saori Kimura -# 12 of Japan
Saori will be the next Japanese volleyball savior. She's still young (21) but she can play a universal position. She's a wing-spiker na efficient sa likod as a receiver and digger and she can block. She's also trained to set and is improving her back row spike. And by the way, siya lang ata ang nagse-serve ng ganong jumping floater sa league ngayon.
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9) Yoshie Takeshita (# 3 of Japan) is THE setter.
From now on, I will get inspiration from this girl. She is the smallest setter, maybe even the smallest player in the international volleyball scene today, (159cm lng sya). But despite her height, she is by far the best setter of her time. At sa liit nyang yan, nkaka block pa sya ha! hehe
'Di man nakasali ang Russia sa World Cup 2007, thumbs up pa rin ako kina...
10) Lioubov Sashkova Sokolova -# 5 of Russia
She is one of the finest diamonds of the former Russian Head Coach, Nikolai Karpol. Karpol transformed her into a universal player na kahit anong ipagawa mo sa babaeng ito, she will deliver.
11) Ekaterina Gamova - #11 of Russia
Whew! Whoever remembers Ekaterina Gamova will always say, she's the Giant! Standing at 202 cm, she is VERY efficient in blocking. Nung mga starting days niya sa Russian team, she was just a mere higante on the court but she managed to improve and now, she is a universal player too. Penge naman ng height!!!
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The Brazilian squad will always be my number 1 team! Sila lang ata ang team na lahat magaling eh. hehe No bias, really. Distributed lahat ng points. Wala silang star player, unlike other teams.I call them "the team of barbie dolls". Simula kay Leila Barros to Erika Coimbra. Ngayon, Shiella Castro and Jaqueline Carvalho.
Leila Barros- # 12
Who will ever forget the Leila mania sa Pinas sa ilang taong pabalik-balik ang Brazil sa Manila?? She really was not all beauty and charisma. She was once Brazil's main man. Too bad, she retired that early.
Erika Coimbra- #11 (# 3 before)
Nang mawala si Leila, pumalit na man si Erika. She's not all beauty too, you know. Isa rin siya sa main spikers and ace servers of Brazil. Sayang lang, di siya naglaro this World Cup.
Shiella Castro- # 13
Hmm... She is, I think, the next Virna Dias.
Jaqueline Carvalho- # 12
Need I say more?? She's Brazil's up and coming volley belle.
The Brazilian Squad at the World Cup 2007 in Nagoya, Japan (silver medal)
(* all pictures are from the FIVB official site)
