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AUGUST 2010 SPORTS & EDUCATION 78 ON THE STREET LOCALS WEIGH IN: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM? WRITTEN BY PETER SUROWSKI PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRIS ROBERTSON "U.C.L.A. 's basketball team because I'm a Bruin. I like the coach a lot and he's been doing a great job. We just need a championship." Vivy Chao, 27, Placentia resident "Soccer, Galaxy here, internationally, Chelsea in England. I just like the players. I follow soccer a lot." Perfait Voundi, 32, Belmont Heights resident "The Lakers. I like basketball and you got to like the Lakers if you live here." Andy Bready, 23, a downtown Long Beach resident and a groundskeeper at a college "Barcelona soccer, the history, the city, the players, they're just a good squad" Danny Martinez, 17, a north Long Beach resident "The Dodgers. It's a big tradition. We live in L.A. County and you got to root for your city's team, right? That's what everyone wants. To see their city in glory." Jose Zendejas, 22, Glendale resident "U.S.A.'s (track and field) team because I'm a citizen here. Everyone contributes so it's a unity thing." Ginger Harris, 35, downtown Long Beach resident "Barcelona (soccer), the reason: the city, the players, everything. They got Lionel Messi, he's pretty much the best player." Edward Ramirez, 17, a north Long Beach resident "Basketball, the L.A. Lakers, my family is all Lakers fans and we live in L.A. County, so we're definitely into basketball." Merry Touch, 19, a north Long Beach resident