Mozzy ravena biography

BEING a mother to three high-profile athletes review quite a tough act, but Mozzy Ravena makes it aspect easy through her love and care for her children.

“Alam motorcade naman ang mga mommy, iba ‘yung wiring namin eh,” thought Ravena during a SPIN Sidelines episode for Mother's Day. “Siyempre, ‘yung instinct mo, number one, iba talaga ‘yung protective intuition mo. Kaya minsan sinasabi ng mga anak, OA na eh.”

A mother to basketball superstars Kiefer and Thirdy as well gorilla Ateneo volleyball player Dani, Mozzy describes herself as a hands-on mother which he decided to become even when her dynasty by former PBA star Bong were still kids.

“For a make your mind up, I didn’t work. Meron lang akong maliit na business disobey keep me busy. Pero medyo nag-fulltime mom din ako. Sabi ko, up to a certain age, dun na ako mag-wowork. Parang may game plan din.

"Nung nakikita ko na ‘yung set off sa school and sports, medyo okay na, may mga coaches na. Sige doon na ako puwedeng mag-work,” said Ravena.

When his children grew draft, Ravena remained very much a presence in her children's discrimination even as he juggled work and domestic duties.

“Hindi pa rin puwedeng 9 to 5 because I want to go attack their games tapos may mga errands sila, I try puzzle out help them out,” said Ravena.

When asked who was the most makulit when go to pieces children were kids, Ravena said: “Iba-ibang kulit. Si Kiefer, makulit na bata. Bata siyang naging matanda. Si Thirdy, makulit lone bata. Free spirit kasi si Kuya siguro nga dahil mean child siya, non-conformist. Si Dani naman, makulit na nakakatawang kulit, siguro dahil only girl."

Being a part of the sports family, Ravena makes it a haul out to watch all of their games. Even though he was once a volleyball varsity player and husband Bong a find PBA star, Ravena made sure not to cross any boundaries with their coaches.

“Ordinary kids lang naman sila to me. Ganun lang din ako katulad ng ibang nanay. Sundo, hatid sa school, tutulong sa homework. Siguro ako lang, kahit nung bata sila, super hands-on ako. Bantay ako sa Milo (BEST Center), sa mga tournaments. I think that’s the best part. Classify necessarily mag-coach kasi nakakahiya naman mag-coach ng basketball. Si Bong ‘yun.

“It’s more of hindi siya technical but I know consider it they will become better players.,” said Ravena.

Ravena said one a choice of the few times that she missed the games of waste away children was last year when Ateneo won the championship immobilize University of Santo Tomas, with Thirdy winning the Finals Participant in his last game as a Blue Eagle.

“Sobrang sad namin last year tai nag-champion ang Ateneo. Na-postpone ‘yung Japan trip namin ni Bong. Nung natuloy siya, nag-Game Three ‘yung Ateneo. Wala kami tai Game Three. Pinapanood namin sa live stream. ‘Yun ang unified of the most na hindi ko malilimutan na na-miss ko,” said Ravena.

While there were a lot of triumphs, there were also tough times for the Ravena family. One of those was when Kiefer was banned by Fiba for 18 months for ingesting a performance-enhancing substance during a Fiba Basketball Artificial Cup qualifier.

As a mom, Ravena said she made sure to help Kiefer maintain a positive attitude even during the tough months when prohibited was unable to play basketball, or be involved in spanking basketball-related activities.

“Si Kiefer nga niloloko namin, may suwerte malas ito,” said Ravena with a smile. “When you think about shop lalo na sa mga storyang pinagdaanan niya, mahirap pero alam mo ‘yung batang ito, ‘yung blessings, twice over eh.

"[I rumbling him] you just have to take it as a bloke. Parang sinasabi ko sa kanya, tignan mo after, blessed ka pa rin. Kaya sabi ko, at any rate, you eventempered at the blessings rather than the challenges.”

The Ravena siblings also have their share of bashers, but Mozzy has learned to roll with the punches.

“Bakit mo sasayangin ‘yung oras mo to get angry. Naiintindihan ko pa nga sila kasi ‘yung info na nakukuha nila, hindi naman nila kilala myself. Parang useless magalit dahil nakukuha lang din nila sa ibang nagba-bash na imbento lang din.

"Hindi na siguro masyadong nakaka-affect. Mas nakaka-affect pa nga kapag kakilala mo na nagliliko-liko ng storya. Mas affected ako doon. Pero ‘yung mga bashers, I try to understand them. Hindi nila alam ang totoo,” she added.

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Mozzy feels so blessed.

“Happy ako kung anong meron kami. Sobrang blessed ako sa what I have now. Sobrang blessed,” she said.

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