so far looks like he will be a rocket. Someone please translate: http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2002-09-23/1459320543.shtml
Ok, if you insist! Here is an Chinese to English translation that is very rough to follow. I just went to Altavista.com and had them convert the text from the article by cutting & pasting. Hope this helps some of you, even though it is clearly not an 100% effective tool to translate the entire text perfectly. PS:I am numbering each question & Yao's response so maybe we can make a game out of this to see who comes up with the best translation? Maybe not. My translation of this broken English translation are in parenthesis (). Anyway, I will start it off with #1 and the opening statement of the interview! http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr 1* Goes to battle the Asian Games Yao bright confidence full: In Asia we is strongest! (Asian Games are coming up soon & Yao is full of of confidence. In Asia we is strongest, no doubt?) http://sports.sina.com.cn in 2002 09 months on 23rd 14:59 above º£Çà annual report about warm-up match 2a* Reporter: Your these two warm-up matches one time have not gotten rid of are not under the storm baskets, your this fighting method quite is whether weak related with the opposite party inside connection? 2b* Yao Ming: Actually the match inside connection does not calculate too badly, moreover they also are have prepare, defends the movement very is also big. Said as for you, compares the world brocade match dares to flush to the basket under, I think has two aspects reasons: First is our these two balls hits the inside connection the tactic thought comparison makes clear, my ball opportunity quite are also many; Again has is I originally is the center, hits the inside connection only then is my official duty works. 3a* Reporter: Compared day before yesterday in Shenzhen's that ball (the Chinese team 100: 88 wins), today competition (Chinese team 103: 73 wins) as if one side but actually, do you think the difference in where? 3b* Yao: Defends! You have not seen we today defend when that imposing manner? Who no matter is, comes up goes all out, all quickly hits! Actually we want are this. Equally is violates a regulation, must violate the value, suppresses the match in the imposing manner. If early puts out such imposing manner, world brocade match... (Sighs is mad) 4a* Reporter: With can USA team's competition say is you in China's farewell match. 4b* Yao Ming: I think this view is not satisfactory, after all I or Chinese country man basketball team's one, I also can come back. About Asian Games 5a* Reporter: What view do you encounter Asian second place Lebanon to our this group match have? 5b* Yao Ming: We are the old match, last year handed over two hands in the Asian brocade match, everybody very was familiar with. Should say me or very has the confidence to our team's strength, after all in Asia, we is strongest (forced smile). 6a* Reporter: Your prepare straight surface host Korea team's threat? 6b* Yao Ming: Yes. Although I and Liu bright same, all is first time attends the Asian Games. But I think, so long as splits out the tonight such morale, how the judgement does blow again, we also or may with ease win. Turns the head the world brocade match 7a* Reporter: Now we come ÁÄÁÄ the world brocade match... 7b* Yao Ming: This matter you did not have again to raise? (Smiles) (one side Liu Wei Cha: You surely do not ask he cry the nose matter, ha ha!) 8a* Reporter: Like this, our relaxed spot, you own chats the feeling. 8b* Yao Ming: Good. Actually this although has no target, may say from my individual, is extremely extremely extremely hopes enters 8 strongly. Compares that best center's comfort prize comes, I consider important our team the result, but the result you also saw. I think I originally should be allowed to make more contributions, now although is disappointed, but Earth or must continue to rotate. 9a* Reporter: You think was what limits your display? 9b*Yao Ming: The very many factors, for instance the experience, violated a regulation the number of times, but also had these omnipresent pressures. Some people said my upper limb strength is bad, but I think just like the soup Ä· raise wonderfully ŵά say, I no longer need the too many strengths, Davies all hit only me. Or is my ball number of times are too few, I also may pose a bigger threat in the inside connection. 10a* About NBA Reporter: NBA as if now became your eternal topic. 10b* Yao Ming: This world also has except the basketball many, similarly, also also has other except NBA. You understand my meaning, oh? (Badly smiles) reporter: Also had to speak of pressure. 10c* Yao Ming: Is, does not want to consider it, actually how do wield do not go. I think I cannot evade the pressure, but is must go diligently, how goes to the academic society faces it, overcomes it, this only then is my important topic. 11a* Reporter: What are you to the NBA forecast? 11b* Yao Ming: These I are very difficult to reply, after all my one NBA competition all has not hit, I only hope oneself may within three years, even in a shorter time, adapt there life and the culture. 12a* About Midautumn Festival Reporter: Today is Midautumn Festival, this was you several time celebrates a holiday in outside? 12b* Yao Ming: Already innumerable! I all already were used to it. 13a* Reporter: After ÐÝ˹, could this kind of homesickness complex affect you? 13b* Yao Ming: Always is can have, only could I as far as possible adjust. Hopes daddy mother is good, for me do not worry was.
That sounded more like a Cuttino Mobley interview. Oh well, hopefully windandsea or one of the others can give us a good translation. Thanks anyway, ron.
*I think I originally should be allowed to make more contributions, now although is disappointed, but Earth or must continue to rotate. * (I was disappointed that I didn't get a chance to do better at the World Games, but oh well, life goes on..) At least that's the sense I get from the interview.. that kind of attitude.. every time we get more info about/from our new Ming, I like the guy more and more.. how refreshing it is to see a person who already has been blessed with as-yet-unfathomed talent, who has both the wisdom and the humility to openly admit the he both needs and desires improvement! It may take him a while to realize his full potential, but I think the whole country will very shortly make him a super celebrity more because of his personality and attitude than because of his court skills. ciao
Here is the part of the interview, in which Yao talked about his performance in WC and his future in NBA and About WC: R: Now lets talk about WC. Yao: Please dont mention it anymore.(His rommate Liu Wei, PG for China NT, joined the conversation and joked "he(Yao) means not to mention he cried after the games) R:Ok, let's loosen up, how about you tell me your feelings. Yao: I dont think I gave my 100% in the tourny. Personally, I really really really want to qualify for the quater finals.Comapred with that "best center in WC" title, team(china NT) performance means more. However, the results was dissappointing as you can see. I should've contributed more, but life goes on. R:What you think that limited your performance? Yao: Many reasons, eg. experiences, foul troubles,and pressures all the times. People always say my upper body strength is not enough. However, I agree with coach Rudy that I dont need much more trainning oin upper body, because even A.Davis couldnt bang me. If I could get more passes (from gurads), I could do much more damages in the paint (his original words) About NBA R: It seems that NBA has become a permenant topic in your life now.(original words, kinda funny, anyways...) Yao: Actually, there are other stuff besides Basketball in the life. Similarly, there are other aspects (of my life) besides NBA, you know what I mean? (Yao grinned) R: You mean pressures? (a stupid question I think) Yao: Yeah. I dont want to think about it, but cant get rid of it in my mind. I think I shouldnt escape from it, but learn how to overcome it, and face it. This should be a important lessson for me. R:What do you envision your future in NBA to be like? Yao: It is hard to tell at this point, for I havent played a single NBA game yet. Right now, I only wish I could in 3 three years or less get used to the life style and culture there.
Man, I wish I was the reporter, with a translator there. I'd hand him the contract and ask him only one question: Me: Ready to sign?
Don't worry big guy. You will be very happy in Houston here. We have arguably the most talented and soon will be the best point guard in NBA.
Glad to do the dirty work for fellow Rocket fans! (will try my best ) ============ About the warm-up games Reporter: In each of the 2 warm-up games you were attacking close to the basket in the post-up. Was it because the other teams were playing weak defense? Yao: Actually their low-post defense wasn't that bad. They came to play well prepared, and their defensive activities were great. As to why I was more aggressive attacking the basket than I had been in the World Championship, I think there are 2 reasons to that: First, these 2 games we had clearer thoughts about playing interior offense more, and we had more possessions of the basketball. Moreover, I am a center myself, and playing the post-up (interior) is my duty. R: Compared to the game at Shenzhen (China won 100:88), today's game (China won 103:73) seemed to be even more lopsided. What do you think is the difference? YM: Defense! Didn't you see the morale of our defense today? Whoever got the chance on the court just put his full effort! In fact that is what we need! If we need to foul, we need to foul. We have to establish the momentum for our team like that. Only if we had that momentum in the World Championship ... (sighing) R: Was the game against Team USA your farewell game with the Chinese national team? YM: I don't think what you said is correct. Afterall I'm still a member of the Chinese national team. I will still come back. About the Asian Olympic (not sure of the translation of the name of the competition ) R: What do you think about being in the same group with Lebanon in the Asian Olympic? YM: We're old rivals and already met 2 times in last year's Asian Championship. We are so familiar with each other. I would say I am very confident in our team. Afterall in Asia we are still the strongest team (grin ironically). R: Are you prepared to face the challenge by the host Korea? YM: Yes. Although this is the first time I will attend the Asian Olympic, I think if we can play like what we did tonight we will win with ease, no matter how the officials are refereeing the games. Looking back at the World Championship R: Well, let's talk a little about the World Championship games ... YM: This ... please don't mention it again, OK? (laughter) R: Then ... let's be more loose. Why don't you just talk about your feelings? YM: OK! Although this time we didn't have any target, personally I really wanted to advance to the final 8. Compared to me being named the best center in the tournament, my team getting a better result would have meant much more. Unfortunately you've seen what happened. I think I could have contributed more to our team. Although I am disappointed now, the team has to move on. R: What do you think had limited your play? YM: Many reasons ... like experience, foul trouble, and the pressure that came from everywhere. Some people said that my upper body strength was inadequate, but I think, like what Rudy T said, I don't need much more strangth on my upper body. Even (Antonio) Davis couldn't push me around. If I had got more touches, I would have created more trouble for the defense in the post. About the NBA R: The NBA seems to have become an eternal topic of yours. YM: There are many more other things in this world other than basketball. Similarly there are still many more others except the NBA. You know what I mean? ( ) R: Once again we are talking about "pressure" ... YM: Yes. I don't want to think about pressure too much, but then no matter what you do it still exists. I think I wouldn't escape from the pressure; on the contrast, I have to learn to handle and overcome it. This is an important lesson for me. R: What is your prospect of the NBA? YM: This is hard for me to answer. I haven't even played a single game in the NBA. I just hope that in 3 years or even sooner I can adapt myself to the lifestyle and culture there. About the Mid-Autumn Festival (fellow Rockets fans, it is a Chinese festival, which just occurred last Saturday, if you don't know.) R: Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. So how many times have you spent the festival away from home? YM: I haven't counted it for a long time! This I already got used to. R: After landing in Houston, would your homesick affect you? YM: I think it's a natural thing to happen. I will try my best to adjust. I just hope dad and mom are doing fine. Don't worry about me. (Interview ended)
Thanks feishen, Rocketability. I don't understand the bits about "pressure." What are they talking about?
great to hear he was pumped about good D! no matter what happens (except OJ-esque incidents) in his future I will always be grateful to steve for "winning" the lottery for us
