recap of Sina's Yao interview today(some interesting part)

worzel gummidge · Apr 6, 2009

Google's translation:
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Sina Sports: Yao Ming, All-Star before you are 31 wins, 21 losses, 49 wins, 28 are now negative, meaning that after the All-Star 18 wins 7 are negative, how you look on this record?

Yao Ming: It should be said that it was rather normal for me before the All-Star game is not very satisfied with the more normal after that ... ...

Sina Sports: that is to say, not very satisfied? Can play a little better?

Yao Ming: it was not bad.

Sina Sports: All-Star after the injury McGrady announced, the transaction took place in the team, more volatile. At that time, how are you want to, and in what kind of mental state?

Yao: I feel at ease, and transactions, and Tracy McGrady does not play, and there is nothing to worry about the. Anyway, this thing, so important a player should not play, you do not have what many think.

Sina Sports: transaction and after the injury, we all discussed at you, you do not know whether or not a lot of stress? Since you want a person to carry the team on his shoulders.

Yao Ming: there is stress at any time, regardless of what happens, the total stress at this. Others talk about the rocket, it must always relate to us some of the people play, which has one of me. If I say no to stress, it is not possible, it could adopt an open suffer are. I felt at that time, so you have a chance, there is such a danger, the only way is to buy before the death of Health.

Sina Sports: This is your seventh season, there were a lot of things just mentioned, what kind of injury transaction, there is not 7 years (finally) make sense of the leaders?

Yao: We value what is it? Value of the U.S. are up at a team leader when, or good shot at a team record, of course, this is not contradictory. But I want to say is something not to be too nit-pick, we have to grasp a general direction, and if we can not say for a leader to give up anything. Think what everyone is on what leaders on this thing is not our primary school, monitor the appointment of a Teacher. If Adelman said: Yao Ming, you are a monitor, is a leader. Is not this way, this is out in the field to do that if everyone felt that I have done enough in the market, then, that is, not enough is not. I say this everyone that is my teammate. Oh, so this thing myself, did not say.

Sina Sports: Are you headed in the CBA team won the championship in Shanghai, it is the absolute leader of the team now and that time be able to compare different?

Yao Ming: First of all, CBA and the NBA is certainly not the same as you. If you want to become a leader, first of all to have enough strength, my strength in the CBA at the edge and there is different here, of course, I also have advantages, but the advantage is not so much in the CBA, not to play in the CBA Well, relax. Of course, Oh, what the specific feeling of playing in the CBA, I have some memories, I played here at 7 years the ball, where balls are 5 years, more than there.

Such a comparison is unfair. It's like after the game yesterday, and everyone you ask him how to fight Auden, I have played 7 years, others only the first year, so more than unfair. It's like someone who brings me the first season, and O'Neal than simply than, than no way.

Sina Sports: Now you are older, he (Auden) is the younger generation.

Yao Ming: watch his face, he was older, I was younger.

Sina Sports: near the end of the regular season, their play this season is still satisfied with how the evaluation of their performance?

Yao Ming: First of all, my goal is over the entire season, of course, also the absence of the 4 middle field, but it is also played over the past few years the most complete season. To the present, have played 70 games quickly, from this point, nothing is unsatisfactory.

Sina Sports: Speaking of the performance of you, everyone likes a hard, that is, the data field you are now both 19.6 points 9.9 rebounds. I remember you playing the original NBA, if the data is about, now playing for so many years past, not too concerned about the data?

Yao Ming: This thing is so my watch, I was in the CBA, the first technical data do not quite standard, followed by U.S. has not paid much attention, also, the feeling is very easy to play at that time, a holding of 30 minutes and 20 hours, no feeling . Here, you get one point, the old King of the fee, get a rebound, it is necessary to break the head. You will care about, is hard because every return. Another, others, like friends in the media are using the data to more than more than go, life is impossible at this time do not go, do not watch TV and newspapers, the U.S. will look to see more, than it will. It's like the first two years of ultra-female, even if you do not watch, listen you will hear.

An environment that is so, but as a professional player, hit the ball so much, as you know, to measure and the relationship between the team and understand what you are. Of course you want to get good data, no one would like, you can prove that they, of course, can also be a way to prove that is the win. Well, otherwise, such as Shane Battier live on the other, but why a lot of teams want him to break the first, is that reason.

As the center, the most important way to embody the ability to score and rebound, so, maybe we will attach importance to some, because it can directly contribute to the team. This is us, but such as Shane Battier, a lot of his values are not to look out and you see scenes of the war game, only be able to clear. This is my better, get the number is the number of rebounds.

Sina Sports: The season before, and we all said at three giants. How you look on this call? Now, Tracy McGrady injury, now look at how the Rocket?

Yao Ming: I think of the current Chinese at a relatively fashionable words: cottage. Three of our individuals, they certainly can not compare the three giants (Celtic), not to mention now only "two" of the. Another point is that if we do it slowly than others.

Sina Sports: Rockets now have three giant?

Yao Ming: I would, Artest, along with the Adelman.

Sina Sports: Rocket can now break through the first round of the playoffs fate, some as early as possible, then team up with the status quo, to talk about the feeling you do?

Yao: do not talk this morning has been a problem, it is the remaining 5 games, hit the end of two weeks, a maximum of 17,18 days, the playoffs will begin. We must begin the preparation to do, when you say destiny, are passed, the future masters of our own hands.

Sina Sports: China likes the top, like I said yesterday Auden interview, ask him that Yao Ming's status in this league, he said that the two are you sure, one of the best. In that case, you can ask as a center, you how to position itself?

Yao Ming: First of all, in this league is simply playing by the eight children of the center, not some of the people. It's like people take part in competition you ask: take the first few ah? Third! A total of three individuals on the team, that is so mean.

Sina Sports: Is it not also point the text of the first arms without a second meaning, everyone have their own characteristics, is different?

Yao Ming: depending on the situation, the force without first without the second, on us here, we look like arms. However, we are different every year than every year, a new first. To think of the previous two years, my games are 25 minutes, when you people say that it is the first, say what. Now, the injury factors, and tactics have brought the game because of time constraints, scoring off rebounds, and others may have different versions.

This, I think that as time changes, what will change. For example, I recall the year between 76 and Lakers Championship, 8,9 years ago, when Uncle are defending O'Neal, O'Neill, then what is the status, we look at, what is the status.

China is a rising star young, what the center, I have read the report, are growing up. I was born in 80 years, when the 70-year look, feel far away, and now we watch the 88,90, just watch our first 70 years.

Sina Sports: No one to call you uncle, right?

Yao Ming: the bar quickly.

Sina Sport: the last question, quickly ended the regular season, a realistic goal (position) is what?

Yao Ming: the regular season? No, our goal is the playoffs, not the regular season. (Sina Sports Zhangqiang from Houston)
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LCII · Apr 6, 2009

Thanks for the translation, an entertaining read

BaiHua · Apr 6, 2009

The Whole interview (Audio file)

In Chinese though. You guys gotta learn Chinese

Alfredo82 · Apr 6, 2009

saleem said:

I'm surprised that they always translate Shaq as Shark? I doubt if Yao has ever called him that.
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,yes they did~

BaiHua · Apr 6, 2009

lol, yao is such a funny and smart guy. really enjoy the interview

T-Yao · Apr 6, 2009

yxgemini said:

sina: now you are the veteran. he(Oden) is the rookie.
Yao: look at his face. he is the veteran, I am the rookie.
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LOL

boby · Apr 6, 2009

Wow............an article from Sina and nobody called it BS yet???
Am I day-dreaming? Is this still clutchfans?

BTW: nice translation.

ying861020 · Apr 7, 2009

chineuro said:

Yao has more humour and wisdom than you imagine ... when he speaks in Chinese.
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agreed

ibm · Apr 7, 2009

yxgemini said:

there is a reason for this variation. in China when fans want to use a nickname on him, they literally called him the chinese word for "shark". or another version: "O-fat"
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i prefer "o-fat".

natrix964909 · Apr 7, 2009

yxgemini said:

sina: now you are the veteran. he(Oden) is the rookie.
Yao: look at his face. he is the veteran, I am the rookie.
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Yao made a joke!

cst_chenchen · Apr 7, 2009

BrooksBall said:

If the translation is accurate, it sounds like Yao has a lot of respect for Adelman. He included him as part of the remaining Big 3 over Shane or Scola.
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The translation is accurate, I saw this on Sina.com this morning...

Marcus Bryant · Apr 7, 2009

cst_chenchen said:

The translation is accurate, I saw this on Sina.com this morning...
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agreed, much better than google's translating machine.

BleedRed · Apr 7, 2009

JayGoogle said:

For shame... Yay...Yao takes 13 shots per night woOt! Joy!
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Touches my friend touches. If Yao gets doubled (which he does most of the time) and he passes out, dont blame the coach or the PGs. He is not Kobe or TMac who can dribble their way out of a double team and jack up a shot. So stop using that number to find a scapegoat whenever Rockets loses and whenever Yao doesn't score 20 points. If anything, Yao could try to fight his way like Shaq does, he can't then don't lets not try to blame others.

jevon3012 · Apr 7, 2009

No mention of little cloth's bad pg play

Ari · Apr 7, 2009

The Battier shooting himself part is classic. I guess even Yao has to double check the stats sheet from time to time and wonder if Shane was actually in the game at all. Shane is like a savvy criminal, he leaves no trails.

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