Football, Basketball and more Pahabols

On my way to UP, the cab driver said when he saw the colorful scatter of people at the sunken garden 'dapat yang football and prinapraktis ng mga pinoy, masyado tayong bansot para sa basketball'*.  Such a funny but true comment. I wonder why Filipinos didn't get into football...

I remember my former professor saying before why Filipino's will never really get into football 'it's because we cannot appreciate delayed gratification'. Since it will take forever, if at all, to score in football as oppose to basketball, that could be the key.

The book that documents the Filipino's love for basketball

But then again, could it be that maybe we just don't have enough open spaces to play football in. Or, could it be something trivial like maybe Filipinos just don't like hi-cut socks...

*Filipinos should practice football, we're too small for basketball