Has anyone seen Samurai Jack on Cartoon Network? That's who some of Ming's quotes make me think of - "I pledge to meet the challenge using any means," etc. I think someone on this thread said it best - a humble warrior.
Ming: "I will try to conquer Shaq." Don't know if this has been posted yet or not....looked around but didn't find it. Pardon me if it has! http://msnbc.com/news/773056.asp Yao: I will try to conquer Shaq Rockets’ No. 1 draft pick also ready to battle American food ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING, June 27 — The NBA’s No. 1 draft pick said Thursday he’s looking forward to battling with the best in the league - even if he has to adjust to American food along the way. A DAY AFTER making basketball history, 7-foot-5 Yao Ming worked out with the Chinese national team and pledged one day to best Shaquille O’Neal. “He is a mountain in my way,” Yao said, referring to the Los Angeles Lakers’ own 7-foot star. “I will try to conquer it by all means. “My first tries may turn out to be failures, but I will continue with others.” Yao was selected by the Houston Rockets as the league’s top draft pick in New York on Wednesday night. He was the first foreign-born player who had not played American college ball to be picked No. 1. “It’s a big day. It’s a new beginning for me,” the 22-year-old Yao said following practice at the China Basketball Association’s gym in southern Beijing. The team is preparing for a tournament later this month against Yugoslavia, Italy and Australia. It was early Thursday morning in Beijing when Yao rose to watch the draft live with his family. Later in the day he shot free throws and played in a brief scrimmage. Afterward, surrounded by reporters, he looked a little abashed and unaccustomed to all the cameras. Admitting he didn’t much like being photographed, he answered question in terse bursts. Does he like Western food? “So-so.” There's more to the article.....follow the link above.
It's been posted a few times now in various threads, but I can't blame you, threads are flying off the first page like crazy. I swear there must've been 5 or 6 pages worth of threads created yesterday.
Oh, well I don't have the time to search inside threads.....or do I? Yes, I think this is my first Ming related thread I have started, and it will be my last. I can't take it!!!!!
