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  1. 02-09-2005 #1
    Kori Ellis
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    The Spurs have one of the most international rosters in the league, and the international flavor carries over to their fan base. In a series of articles spotlighting Spurs fans from around the globe, we begin with Mark Johnson Villamar of the Philippines.

    International Spurs Fans (Part 1)

    By Kori Ellis
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    Mark Johnson Villamar makes his home in the Philippines, but his heart is in the Alamo City with the Spurs. The 25-year-old has been addicted to Spurs basketball since Tim Duncan was drafted in 1997. Though the Spurs may only be broadcast two or three times a month in the Philippines, Villamar follows the squad religiously through the internet and newspapers.

    It was Duncan's game, "so simple yet effective" that initially attracted Villamar to the team, but it's the quality of the organization and the players that keeps him glued to the set.

    "They are an ideal team to watch," says Villamar. "Great front office, disciplinarian coach, and a bunch of good citizens."

    "I love basketball. I love winning. But most of all, I love and admire humble, classy people."



    Villamar plays basketball with his younger brother, imitating Duncan's low post moves and his bank shot. He's even managed to transform his girlfriend Marj, who had no interest in sports, into an avid Spurs fan.

    "That's what love can do."

    From the Argentina to France to the Philippines and everywhere in between, it seems like the love of the Spurs is spreading worldwide.



    If you are an international Spurs fan who would like to be featured here on SpursZONE, email your picture along with how and why you became a Spurs fan to [email protected].
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  2. 02-09-2005 #2
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    hey its me!....

    milkyway21...mikaela...my fellow filipinos in this forum...send your stories also!...
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    Thanks Kori!
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  4. 02-09-2005 #4
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    You're welcome. You had very nice answers for the quotes.
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  5. 02-09-2005 #5
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    still searching for my pictures?
    BTW, though I live Manila, I grew up in the U.S.
    do you live in the south? maybe in Boracay?i see some carabao in the picture.
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  6. 02-09-2005 #6
    Duncanoypi
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    nope i currently stayed in Parañaque for my work, but my hometown is in batangas...carabao?oh that was in villa escudero in Quezon...

    i'll wait for your article...
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    My wife is from Tagaytay City in Cavite, and we'll be there the second half of April. Maybe we can try to organize a Spurs GTG somewhere out there...
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    Very cool!
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  9. 02-09-2005 #9
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    Nice article!
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    madami palang pilipino dito eh... hehe
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    Well, it's pretty hard to follow the Spurs from the media here in Indonesia. ESPN Asia & Starsport only broadcast Rockets & Lakers most of the time. Thank god i have internet access !!

    Spurstalk.com emang hebat banget dehh !! (warning, it's in Indonesian)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duncanoypi
    hey its me!....

    milkyway21...mikaela...my fellow filipinos in this forum...send your stories also!...
    ahahaha naks naman si Duncan sikat!
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    mabuhay mga pinoy.
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    wow...ang dama palang pinoy dito.. kahit sa pandaemonium pala..

    Can i send a story without pics?

    or send my story but send my brother's pics... since he's also a Spurs fan
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyOne
    My wife is from Tagaytay City in Cavite, and we'll be there the second half of April. Maybe we can try to organize a Spurs GTG somewhere out there...
    hey im from cavite too!!!...live like 15 min away from Tagaytay City
    if theres a GTG my sister and I are goin'!!!!!
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    Kumusta naman ani mo duncan, o props lang yan?
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    Man, I wish I had the money to go back to the Philippines.
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    my girl is from phillipines and I make her watch Spurs games
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyOne
    My wife is from Tagaytay City in Cavite, and we'll be there the second half of April. Maybe we can try to organize a Spurs GTG somewhere out there...
    If you do, please take lots of pictures and post them for us to see. I think it's fantastic that the Spurs have such international appeal and that they can be "our Spurs", no matter where you live!
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    ^Really...thats cool...Mabuhay mga Pinoy!...

    I'll be home sometime april, im currently here in Dayton, Ohio for a work. I think i had no chance to see the spurs game live now...i already passed the Cleveland, Detroit(because its christmas) and the nearest, Indiana...but I'd already seen NBA game live in United Center...Bulls-Rockets...not bad...one of my dreams was fulfilled...

    Filipino Spurs fans are rocking!...

    Mr. Big Fundamental for life...
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    Another one here from Mindanao, South of the Philippines!

    I have been a Spurs Fan since 1995... Sadly we have no NBA tv/Internet access that time yet so I was not able to follow all the games.

    Its great to be a Spurs Fan!

    GO SPURS GO!

    Edit: and oh! we had plenty of carabaos
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    Quote Originally Posted by FilSpursFan
    Another one here from Mindanao, South of the Philippines!

    I have been a Spurs Fan since 1995... Sadly we have no NBA tv/Internet access that time yet so I was not able to follow all the games.

    Its great to be a Spurs Fan!

    GO SPURS GO!

    Edit: and oh! we had plenty of carabaos
    how do watch your NBA now-ESPN or thru Solar? Notice there are MORE Spurs games featured locally now? I'm so glad esp they usually air it on Sundays...
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    Quote Originally Posted by milkyway21
    how do watch your NBA now-ESPN or thru Solar? Notice there are MORE Spurs games featured locally now? I'm so glad esp they usually air it on Sundays...
    Yup! daily NBA(NBAtv) games on Solar.. plus... Fri and Sat on ESPN-Starsports, Wed on SportsPlus, Sundays on RPN9.

    all in all... 11 live games in a week
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    Quote Originally Posted by FilSpursFan
    Yup! daily NBA(NBAtv) games on Solar.. plus... Fri and Sat on ESPN-Starsports, Wed on SportsPlus, Sundays on RPN9.

    all in all... 11 live games in a week
    cool

    here in Manila I see more and more people wearing the #21 Spurs jerseys esp now that the Spurs won their 3rd. Yrs ago Lakers was hot until the Kobe incident and the dismantling.

    well, good for you-11 NBA games a week .
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  25. 02-17-2006 #25
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    hey, newly-registered, first time poster, and long-time lurker spurs fan from baguio here! (kumbaga eh matagal nang umaaligid pero ngayon lang naglakas ng loob...)

    yeah, if you're on cable here in the philippines then you get to see nba games on solar, sportsplus, espn, or rpn9... it's just that sometimes when there is a scheduled game on solar sports, when you open your TV they're playing an old game instead! grrr... i wonder why...
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