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Yao:"I am enjoy of been a Rockets, never thought of leaving" Yao's Chat on 6/1

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  1. YoYao

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    #1 YoYao, Jun 1, 2003
  2. lancet

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    The target audience of the chat is for children. June 1st is Children's Day in China. Some related NBA Q&A:

    Q: In NBA, you will be the next (INSERT player name)?
    A: I Don't know. I am always learing skills/experiences from others, if they are useful for me. I am not sure how I will end up.

    Q: Will you get a Ring one day?
    A: Not sure. I will try my best.

    Q: Will you leave Rockets if there are better teams available?
    A: Rockets is a nice team. I enjoyed being a Rockets. Never thought about leaving.

    Q: Who do you want as next Rockets coach?
    A: The one who will leads us to playoffs.

    Q: Which center you don't want to meet most? Does one exist?
    A: Shaq. He matches up me best.

    Q: What do you think of Duncan?
    A: MVP.

    Q: What will you think if you became a bench player next season because of the new coach?
    A: I will still be one of the twelve players in the team.

    Q: Which team do you like most?
    A: Kings.


    Now, you know Yao hated Rudy T's "offensive system" and Larry Smith's guts. :D
     
    #2 lancet, Jun 1, 2003
  3. OrangeCountyCA

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    UH-OH! Yao likes the Kings!:eek:
     
    #3 OrangeCountyCA, Jun 1, 2003
  4. CrazyJoeDavola

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    How did you come to this conclusion? Hopefully it isn't based on the portion that you translated.
     
    #4 CrazyJoeDavola, Jun 1, 2003
  5. SLA

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    Nachbar likes the Kings too.

    EVERYONE LIKES THEM.

    All the foreigners like them because they have a motion offense and they move and shoot......Yao Ming is a team player....he likes passing and cutting and stuff.....same with Nachbar.

    And of course....they are supposedly the best team right now.

    Francis likes Shaq.
    Yao likes the Kings.
     
    #5 SLA, Jun 1, 2003
  6. YoYao

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    where is colin pine when we need him? :D
    there is a lot of more funny stuff in the interview

    Yao in the interview even talked about doing homework for the kids if the teacher assign too many hw for the holiday
     
    #6 YoYao, Jun 1, 2003
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    some left out stuff.... they got most of the important stuff... this is also translated... this won't be in order.. just trying to translate any questions i could understand

    "What do you think about next season?"

    Yao: I'm very confident

    "What's the difference between self-confidence and success?" (I think)
    Yao: They don't necessarily mean the same thing. If you want success you need to have self-confidence ... (gosh my chinese starting to suck...)

    "If the Rockets keep going and can't win a championship, how would u feel?"
    (I think he said) playing basketball makes me happy

    "Do you think you can be MVP next year?"
    Yao: I think it's too soon

    "Was your bed specially constructed in the US?" (u know what i mean)
    Yao: yes

    "Besides basketball, what do you feel is important to you?"
    Yao: Family

    "Playing overseas, do you miss home?"
    Yao: yes

    "What kind of shoes do you prefer?"
    Yao: One that fits comfortably

    "Were you the most popular kid back in school?"
    Yao: no (pointless question, I know.. but in case someone wanted to know)

    "This time around, will you attempt more 3 pointers?"
    Yao: Depends on the opponent's situation.

    They then asked something about college and Yao replied that college is very important

    "Someday along the future, how do you plan to spend 6/1 with your child(ren)?"
    Yao: If the child(ren) has lots of homework, I'll help he/she/them out

    "Is the NBA everything that you thought it would be?"
    Yao: yes

    "After returning from the NBA, what do you think about the difference in the level of basketball?"
    Yao: Difference isn't small

    "who's your best friend?"
    It's sufficient that I knew that for myself

    it's all written in simplied chinese form which made it harder for me.. at any rate that's the best i could do.. it seem to me that these people ask a lot of "when you were young" questions instead of the current NBA situation.. so.. enjoy
     
    #7 candlegreen, Jun 1, 2003
  8. Jebus

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    Thanks for the translations, lancet and candlegreen.
     
    #8 Jebus, Jun 1, 2003
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  10. YoYao

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    Yao "I hope there is no hw for the kids in the holiday, so they can have more fun"
    Fan "How did you spent Jun 1. when you were a kid?
    Yao "the school ususally host some game which you could win awards"
    Fan "Did you win a lot of awards?"
    Yao "Not a lot"
    Fan "What is your most memoriable in Jun 1?"
    Yao "When I was in kindergarten, they asked me what is "7+8" or "7+6" and I could not figure it out"
    Fan "you weren't good at math? how about now?"
    Yao "now I can solve it"
    Fan "when you become smarter?"
    Yao "later on, I can do it"
    Host "could you give any advices for those (Kids) who are not good at math?"
    Yao "I am not good myself, and I ain't math teacher, so I don't know"
    Fan "Happy holiday, how you doing today?"
    Yao "I pracitced shooting (basketball) in the morning, and I took a nap later on"
    Fan "Did you give yourself any present?"
    Yao "I hope there is not much homework for the kids, some teacher use holiday as an excuse and give lots of homework, I think it is very crul!"
    "so you hope all the teachers in China would not assign lots of hw to the kids"
    Yao "yea, I hope no homework at all"
    Fan "what song do you like when you were little?"
    Yao "back then, there is no popular music, so I don't have any"
    Fan "Are you good at singing"
    Yao "No, terrible"
    Fan "now, you playing in NBA, there are a lot of fans (who are kids), do you like the fans there more or the fans here?"
    Yao "I like them both, everybody lives in the same planet"
    Fan "what's the difference between the fans there and in China?
    Yao "They (US) are more expressive. one time, they made me a poster which all related to basketball
    Fan "do you have it with you now"
    Yao "I left it in US"
    Fan "what leaves you the most impression?
    Yao "they are all different, so I have different impressions"
    Fan "What's your favorate game while you were little?"
    Yao "(there is a chinese game which they tight rubber bands on two poles, and people jumping through those rubber bands). I usually be used as poles, because I was so tall"
    then they talked about some other chinese game, mostly for kids...someone else can translate :)
    Fan "then what do you play after you grow older"
    Yao "video games"
    Fan "what system"
    Yao "the first Nintendo"
    FAn "Do you kick ass?"
    YAo "I am ok"
    Fan "I heard you like to play CS now, are you good at it"
    Yao "can not tell"
    Fan "What's your favorate weapon in that game?"
    YAo" snipper"
    Fan "do you got killed a lot in the game?"
    Yao "I would use a old chinese saying to describe it. "kill 10 thoudsand enermy, lost 3 thousands"
    Fan "I love to play basketball, but I am a girl, I have already applied for the basketball club in my school, but my parents want me to learn ballet and piano, how can I persuade them? I received a big teedy bear today as gift, but I want basketball instead"
    Yao "you can pull the teddy bear's head off, and use it as basketball"
    Host"how can she persaude her parents?"
    Yao"do what you like to do, you can have many interest, not only basketball
    Host"What's your other interest?"
    Yao "swim"
    host" are you good at it"
    Yao "I won't be drawn"
    Host "what's your favorate style?"
    Yao "free style and (frog style)??"
    Host "What's your take of girls playing basketball?"
    Yao "they are good to watch"
    Host" do you like to watch girls playbasketball?"
    Yao "not really, because I always play basketball myself, and there aren't many girls play basketball back then"
    Host"with the sucess you having now in NBA, do you think it depends on the opptunity or your skill?"
    Yao "50-50"
    Fan "It seems Bateer of Spurs gona get a ring before you, are you jealous?"
    Yao "I envy him"
     
    #10 YoYao, Jun 1, 2003
  11. YoYao

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    I will post the rest when I have time
     
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    Yao is really a class act guy and hilarious too...
    Rip the head off the teddy bear to make a basketball????
    LOL!:D
     
    #12 fatman510, Jun 1, 2003
  13. couch_pot8o

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    thanks YoYao for the translation..
     
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  14. YoYao

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    Host"with the sucess you having now in NBA, do you think it depends on the opptunity or your skill?"
    Yao "50-50"
    Yao "Opptunity came from 97 when I joined Europe training camp, and I let others realize me as a player, Wong Zhong Kuang (his first shanghai shark coach) taught me a lot about basektball and Lee provide me a good basketball enviorment, so I can grow as a player.

    Host "SARS seems to be in control now, but some kids are still worried about going to school and don't want to socialize with other kids and feel lonely, what do you want to tell them?
    Yao "sometimes, it is easy to cure a diease than to cure a mental illness., you have to learn to be outgoing and use you act to change other's view"

    Fan"who do you think you will be end up comparing to?"
    Yao"I duno, I always study other's skill and experience, but I only study the ones which can help me (basketball skill), I duno what I will end up like
    Fan "if there is a better team (than rockets) would like you to join, would you change team?
    Yao:"I am enjoy of been a Rockets, never thought of leaving"
    Fan "how long do you think you would play basketball before retire?"
    Yao"till I can not play anymore, then I would retire"
    Fan" how do you think about "Wang"?
    Yao" he is a great player and I hope he came back to play for the national team. I am optimistcal he would be back,
    Fan "I am 6-0 already, and i am in Jr high, how can I be a good center? I play basketball everyday?
    Yao "you should play it because the love of the game, not to play it only because you want to improve you basketball skills.
    Fan "did you got beat up by your parents when you were young"
    Yao "yes"
    Fan "how do you think of bradely"
    Yao "I am not the skinnest"
    Fan " who is your mentor in basketball
    Yao" not one player, everybody has something which i could learn from
    Fan "if you play against Wilt Champlin, can you win the match?"
    Yao "yes, in video game, NBAlive 2003"

    then they talk about some chinese books and actors which Yao like, Yao said he like "the romance of three kingdom" the most

    Fan"what's the realtionship with you and team Yao? are there anyof your friends there?"
    Yao "some"
    Fan"the women national team host some activites which spend day with the kids, what's men's national team do?
    Yao"stay at home"
    Fan "what's your favorate subject, and least subject while you in school"
    Yao "I like social science and I don't like chemstry"
    Fan"have you been cheating while you are in school?"
    Yao "yes"
    Fan "have you been caught?"
    Yao "Never"
    Fan "what do you like to do in your spare time
    Yao "chat, listen to musci, watch TV and play video games"
    Fan "What's your favorate disney cartoon?"
    Yao "Micky mouse"
    Fan "how do you feel the first day in US?"
    Yao" US is like this?"
    Fan "are you gona dye your hair one day"
    Yao "No"
    Fan "if you have a pan in your hand, what you gona draw?
    Yao "sun"
    Fan "what's your favoarate comic book"
    Yao "dragon ball"
    Fan "have you been fighting before while you were a kid?"
    Yao "rarely"
    Fan "is there any girl you like while you are a kid"
    Yao "no"
    ............................................................
     
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  15. SLA

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    Great response Yao! :D It's Chamberlain by the way.

    Thanks YoYao!
     
    #15 SLA, Jun 1, 2003
  16. BubbaMac

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    No Yao, the US isn't like this. This is just Houston which is the armpit of America. :p
     
    #16 BubbaMac, Jun 1, 2003
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    Some more Yao chat:
    H= host
    Y = Yao

    H: How do I become a better center? I play every day. (I'm a seven grader, 1.8 meters)
    Y: It's better to have fun and not just to practice to be better.

    H:How about Bradley?
    Y: With him in NBA, I'm not the skinnest guy.
    ...
    H: Since you like the Kings, you must also like Webber right?
    Y: No, Stojakovic.

    H: How about your charisma? Do you think your sense of humor & your positive image, are you born with it or it's built up afterward?
    Y: I'm born with it.

    H: What do you think when you see Kobe now?
    Y: I'm thinking who can stop him.

    H: If you have a choice of growing taller or becoming smarter?
    Y: I want to be smarter.

    H: What's your favorite subject? What's least favorite subject in school?
    Y: I really like nature science, I don't like math.

    H: Will you ever dye your hair?
    Y: No.

    Sorry, my chinese is probably not that good.:p
     
    #17 rvpals, Jun 1, 2003
  18. finalsbound

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    Hol' up a sec... :eek:
     
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  19. YoYao

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    all the asisan parents do that. even my parents, they got like the nicest temper and they did beat me like twice or three times whe I made some big mistakes while I was a kid.
     
    #19 YoYao, Jun 1, 2003
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    actually, some will beat you up and kick the **** out of you for no reason as well. sometimes it depends on whether they're in a good mood or not. and sometimes, if you even dare talk back or look like you're mad enough to fight back, man you don't even want to know. add in the verbal abuse and you would wish you were a orphan. in my case, we fought every morning and every night for no real legitimate reason.
     
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