Yao will have much less pressure this time around, because Lebron James will be taking a lot of the spotlight, if not all. Thank God for Lebron, now hopefully Yao can rest a bit more than last season. My God, I feel so bad for the guy, I want him to just be put in some cabin somewhere in the woods with nothing but relaxing music and someone to massage him the whole time. He really needs to relax, REALLY. In every interview, he's indirectly hinting to the CBA that they are overworking him.
"Thank God for Lebron?" The problem is Yao's offseason, NOT the NBA, because the truth is that every top pick in the draft of Yao's caliber goes through this period of adjustment... of dealing with life in The League and the attendent demands, travel, number of games and the lack of much of a break between them. They ALL do. What is different with Yao is his offseason. He doesn't have one. I'll repeat it... He doesn't have an offseason. Some of our respected, long-time posters said repeatedly that Yao being in China, practicing and playing for the National Team, was really not that big a deal... well obviously it is. He cannot relax, he cannot rest, he cannot eat on any kind of a normal basis... in short, he's not in China hanging with his girlfriend and enjoying being home because he is not being allowed to. Yao is saying it himself over and over. And there is not much "reading between the lines" involved to figure that out. In other words, Yao is not being taken care of. And this is bad news for Yao and bad news for us. Why weren't/aren't there employees of the Rockets with him to insure that this didn't happen? Hey, Tim! Was this not allowed?? Or are we just not spending the money. I really want to know. Because Yao is a young man who is too nice a guy. He's being too polite for his own good. He's just not saying no to all the demands being placed on him that have nothing to do with basketball. And Yao is not responsible for this. No one should expect him to know how to handle these demands. Tim, what in the hell are the Rockets going to do about Yao's "offseason"?? He's being ruined before our eyes as a player. He cannot keep up with these demands. Yao will not last and he will break down. And I'm sick and tired of posting about it. Thank you, zaozhilong, for the translation.
Poor, tall kid. Everyone needs a vacation. No matter what you do, no matter how much you like it, you have to take a break. We should negotiate a vacation into his contract. He gets a month at some ultra exclusive resort where the rich and the famous are the norm. He can bring his chick and family for a while, as long as it is away from the media, the chinese govt, and the NBA. Part of me is pissed that the future of the Rock might get ground out in just a few years. The other part, the more human, non-Rockets fan part (lol), sees a kid headed for trouble. 20 year olds are not supposed to use the word tired 30 time in a two minute interview. There is NO ONE looking out for his best interest (ecxept his parents, who are powerless). He is used 12 months a year like a work mule. I don't see how he can take it any more. If he is saying in public that he can't handle the pressure and is starting to crumble, then he is calling out for help. Don't know what to say. I am just worried about him.
Me too! Like you said no one really look for his best interest that is separated from their interest, being NBA,the rocket, Chinese national team, the media etc.
<b>zhaozhilong</b> The other word for "cow meat" is beef. That's what we call it here, though your description is accurate. I think that I am going to use your phrase now. I have to order "Ummm, yeah, I'll have the cow meat, medium rare." It rolls of the tongue.
the coach of the melbourne tigers Lindsay Gaze said he found it amazing the attention Yao gets, he couldn't believe it and said Yao is surrounded by people all the time and the centre of attention in China, he said he didn't know how he handled it and thought he was doing as amazing job handling it.......
Come on, will you do a better translation please? Zhao, did you use a software to translate it? It is pretty long to do mannually.
Oh this breaks my heart. I spent hours doing the translation and risked shrinking my muscles because of the delayed dinner. I don't trust a translation software. Oh yeah it is called beef. Slipped out of my mind at that time.
