Published February 23, 2021, 5:52 PM
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The passion and purpose to coach were the deciding factors for Chot Reyes to consider and eventually accept the offer to return as coach of TNT Tropang Giga in the PBA.
Reyes said that it was through this principle that he lives as a coach in the PBA, national team Gilas Pilipinas, and – even away from the spotlight of the big league – as a mentor for business leaders.
“My entire life… my passion has been coaching and building teams, whether in sports, or whether in the corporate world,” said Reyes as he appeared Monday on the new online show Brewed Awakening by Kick-Start Coffee.
PHOTO: Jerome Ascaño
LOOK who would laid down the red carpet first in Chot Reyes’ coaching comeback in the PBA.
No less than his former mentor Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra.
The 63-year-old champion coach said Reyes definitely belongs in Asia’s pioneering pro league after initially saying he’s retired from coaching following his exit with Gilas Pilipinas in the aftermath of the infamous brawl between the Philippines and Australia during the 2018 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
“It’s about time he returned. Kudos to him,” said coach of Reyes, who was his chief deputy when he won the first of his league record 23 championships during the 1991 Third Conference while they were still with Alaska.