Eric: Now let’s get into sports-related questions. Since when did you start playing volleyball?
Jeremy: 10 years old.

Eric: Most guys take basketball more seriously than volleyball. Why volleyball?
Jeremy: Basketball is my favorite sport talaga. I’m short kaya I think I can’t compete with taller guys in basketball. So nag-volleyball na lang ako since it’s a less contact game unlike basketball na prone sa injuries.

Eric: Were you a varsity player during your elementary and high school days?
Jeremy: Yup.

Eric: What was your greatest UAAP moment?
Jeremy: Learning from losing and winning.

Eric: You are a very effective hitter. In fact, you got the Best Spiker award during UAAP Season 69. What’s your anting-anting?
Jeremy: Include science in playing sports.

Eric: Who is your favorite volleyball players and why?
Jeremy: I rarely watch volleyball games on TV. Lahat naman magaling and I do appreciate every volleyball player kung ano ang style nila of playing the sport.

Eric: What other sport/s do you play aside from volleyball? And what sports do you want to try out for a change?
Jeremy: Badminton, basketball, chess, billiards, table tennis. I want to try pole vault, scuba diving - mga extreme sports.

Eric: I heard that you are not all sports, but an academic whiz as well. How were you able to balance your studies and being a varsity player at the same time during college?
Jeremy: Time management! I just schedule my priorities rather than prioritizing my schedules.

Eric: Have you ever played any Pinoy indigenous game like tumbang preso, patintero, taguan, and syato? What was your favorite?
Jeremy: Yup. Laro sa probinsiya yan. Halos lahat nasalihan ko na yang mga laro ng lahi na yan. Hehehe!!

Eric: What’s a good thing about winning? About loosing?
Jeremy: You become humble in winning. You learn from losing. Avoid making any excuses kapag talo. Make it a challenge to do better the next time.

Eric: What life lessons did you learn through sports?
Jeremy: Taking care of one’s health. Sports is a universal language. Marami tayong magiging kaibigan through sports. Be friendly and smile. Hehehe!!

Eric: Any message to those people who look up to you?
Jeremy: I’m weak, it’s God who makes me strong. To volleyball players and fans, every game is a lesson to learn and we are all students of the game kahit super galing ka na. Lastly, be practical, watch the potential of the sport/s you are going to engage into. Like volleyball, wala pang commercial league (specially for Men’s). After college, what’s next? Wag masyadong seryoso, mag-aral nang mabuti. After all ang kasikatan dumadaan lang yan. Thank you and God bless!

After reflecting on the answers that he gave, “J-Ped”, as I call him, is a person with a deep personality and is very attached to his spiritual life. He is definitely a role model to all of us. Kudos to Jeremy Pedregosa for being a good example and a great inspiration that he is to all volleyball fans! Special thanks goes to fellow Spikeithard.com folks and to Beezy for being an instrument in making this interview possible.

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