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Saw Yao today!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by rock, Sep 29, 2005.

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  1. rock

    rock Member

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    I work at the airport and today I was greeting Continental Airlines inbound flight 430 from San Francisco and here came Yao ducking under the doorway! I said, "What's up, Yao!" He said, "What's up!"

    He was by himself, dressed in a khaki colored suit, looked pretty tired!

    But anyway, WELCOME BACK YAO!
     
    #1 rock, Sep 29, 2005
  2. nappdog

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    I met Yao's dad (I think he said his name was George Ming) at the airport a couple of weeks ago. He was a very nice guy. He was there with some other guys (who could have been bodyguards/karate champs). He said that Yao is happy at home in China. He also said that Yao was looking forward to playing in the.......
     
    #2 nappdog, Sep 29, 2005
  3. tituspan

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    hahaha. nice nice. :cool:
     
    #3 tituspan, Sep 29, 2005
  4. RocketForever

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    Same ole Yao :mad:
     
    #4 RocketForever, Sep 29, 2005
  5. rock

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    Hey man, he's just been practicing the sleepy eyed McGrady look. Next thing you know he'll be hitting back to back three pointers.
     
    #5 rock, Sep 29, 2005
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    Yao's dad has no 'Ming' in his name so how could his name be George Ming?

    Once again it's George Yao. :mad:
     
    #6 bleh12345, Sep 30, 2005
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    actually, his name should be 'Ming George'...
     
    #7 nyquil82, Sep 30, 2005
  8. RocketForever

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    Must be a distant relative of King George...
     
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    I take it you don't remember that thread someone started a couple years ago... :)
     
    #9 Kyrodis, Sep 30, 2005
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    That was a great thread :)
     
    #10 JaWindex, Sep 30, 2005
  11. m_cable

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    Ah. The George Ming gag just never gets old. Suckers a lurker every single time.
     
    #11 m_cable, Sep 30, 2005
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    That's probably the same suit he wore 3 years ago when he stepped off the plane for the first time in Houston.

    Get a new suit boy! :D

    <img src="http://www.clutchcity.net/images/yao_airport/18.jpg">
     
    #12 vunny1408, Sep 30, 2005
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    Continental Air, the boy just signed a max deal. Yao should have returned to H-Town styling in his own Lear jet. And where's the bling, he needs some gold chains and jewelery.
     
    #13 tiger0330, Sep 30, 2005
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    Heard that he's 2 inches taller now..
     
    #14 coolweather, Sep 30, 2005
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    :eek:

    Where did you hear that?
     
    #15 swilkins, Sep 30, 2005
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    Link? So Yao is 7'8" and 320 lbs now?
     
    #16 ucansee2020, Sep 30, 2005
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    I was watching a documentary series about Yao's 2nd season as a Rocket. A couple of things I found interesting was
    1. Rockets regretted about picking Yao in his 1st season
    2. JVG gave Yao a book to read called "Good to Great"
     
    #17 YallMean, Sep 30, 2005
  18. Fegwu

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    Huh???
     
    #18 Fegwu, Sep 30, 2005
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    He probably looked tired because of jet-lag or an uneasy sleep on the plane. And by the way, WHERE THE HELL ARE THE PICS! God! I can't believe you all aren't walking around with your digital cameras at all times. I don't know what's worse, people that post articles that are buried 3 pages into the BBS or people who post sightings with no pictures. If it wasn't for board-Nazis dispensing shame at every opportunity you degenerates would ruin this board.
     
    #19 Bullard4Life, Sep 30, 2005
  20. YallMean

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    My exact 1st thought too. Yao even talked about it in the documentary that he didnt feel safe to be a Rocket after his good friend Yang Yi broke the news to him.
     
    #20 YallMean, Sep 30, 2005
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