The seven-foot-1 Zachary Kai Sotto prepares for the nastiest conditions as Batang Gilas jump into fray in Group D, which is headed by host Argentina, France and Croatia in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup Under-17 on June 30 to July 8 in Argentina.

“I always expect the worst because my dad always tells me that in order for me to prepare seriously,” Sotto, 15, told reporters during Batang Gilas’ homecoming news conference organized by Chooks-To-Go on Tuesday night at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas.

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