Yao interview in chinese, anyone wants to translate?

pryuen · Dec 17, 2006

dfwrox said:

NBA: If you don't play in NBA, who would be your favorite players?

Yao: I like Dream most. Of course, this may have something to do with first impression. THe first NBA game I watched was the final between Rox and Knicks -- game between Dream and Eugene. I don't know why I did not also like Eugene then. I have worked with him the last several years. He is a very nice guy. Also Sabonis.
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It is Ewing....Patrick Ewing.

Nice work..... I could not have done it BETTER.

I saw this 2 days ago. I was tied up with my work. I can't find time for it.....but hey....here you go....3 different translations !!

pryuen · Dec 17, 2006

dfwrox said:

NBA: Internet fans are voting very actively, what's your suggestion?

Yao: I want thank fans that support me and NBA All star voting. How do I put it? Just vote for who you like most, vote with your heart (??? not quite sure here)...
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Here is what Yao said, asking the fans not to multi-vote !!

Yao Ming said:

I would like to thank the fans for supporting me and the NBA All Stars voting. How to say it ? Just vote for the star that you like most. Just one vote, and that is, just your own vote.
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dalman · Dec 17, 2006

RocketsMac said:

omg, this answer just made doubled my respect for Yao 6000 times. his favorite player is Hakeem? how sweet. I really love the fact that he respects Hakeem and recognizes his greatness. I wish Hakeem could hear this interview and hopefully work with Yao this offseason. if he does, the already great Yao Ming will be super great. that's the only thing Yao is missing, some instructions from the DREAM.

I almost cried when I heard this. how sweet, the favorite player of our current great center is our former center and champion and the greatest player to ever touch a basketball. that's just unbelievable.
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I thought he has said that multiple times before. At least a few time in his rookie year.

You never heard of this? Must be a new Yao fan.

tsunami · Dec 17, 2006

PktRockets said:

I am used to reading traditional Chinese, but I can read and understand most of the article. This might not be 100% word for word translation, sometimes its hard to translate certain Chinese phrase to English, but the general meaning is there.

Interviewer: A lot of people believes that this will be the your (referring to Rockets) best season compared to previous four? What do you think?

Yao: In the off season, the team did a lot of work and acquired a lot of new players. Everyone trained hard during the pre-season, and created a strong foundation to start the season. So far, we have been playing very solid basketball and our record is acceptable (laughs). Hopefully, we can keep this up.

Interviewer: The record is ONLY acceptable..., so the next step is maintaining it until April, until next year. What is your next goal?

Yao: I hope we can play until June.

Interviewer: Thus far, because of your height and size, the referees miss or ignore a lot of fouls committed on you. Van Gundy has voiced his concerns for the discrepancies in the calls, and received several fines. How do you feel about this, is it acceptable?

Yao: Actually, I've gotten used to this. This also happened in the international games, not just the NBA. The refs are not going to catch all the fouls. Most importantly, you have to stay focused on the game, and not be affected. However, I am also human, not a robot, so some of the calls will affect me, and my mood. I hope I can do better. As well, I realized that after Van Gundy received fines, my free throws attempts seemed to have increased. I think I should pay the fines for him.

Interviewer: Right now, many people make comparisons between you and big shark Oneal. What does this indicate about yourself?

Yao: Maybe they saw our game vs Miami. I felt that I performed very well that game. At the same time, I know that is only 1 out of 82 games. Also, Oneal got hurt after that game. Oneal wasn't playing that game in his best condition. So I should say, even though the game is fair, our condition was different. I am 26, and Oneal's 34. He was hurt and there was a difference in our age, and I took advantage of it. Anyhow, that game provided a big boost to my confidence.

Speaking from a different perspective, there are still a lot of things I should learn from Oneal. For example, how to control a game, being able to deliver in the 4th qtr, and learning that is very important to me. Right now, I can perform very consistently in the first 3 qtrs, but i fade away a little bit during the 4th.

Right now, Oneal is declining, but when he was in his prime, I saw him play against ??? ( i not sure who that was), I know how scary he can be. At that time, facing Oneal is one of the most tiring, difficult, and undesirable task in the world.

For the most part, the translation should be close to 95% accurate. However, i couldn't tell who he was referring to at the end when he was talking about Oneal vs ???. Maybe someone else who read this article can help out. Hope this helps for those who cant read Chinese!!!
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Excellent translation PktRockets, I really appreciate.

brantonli24 · Dec 17, 2006

Hey PktRockets, where are you from?

lovemtracy · Dec 17, 2006

I appreciate the trans. My English is poor or I would like to do such jobs.

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