Ming has won several other achievements. He made this fortune as a professional basketball player. As a multi-millionaire, Yao Ming began his career at an early age. For six years, he was one of the highest-earning Chinese in the World. Yao Ming is considered one of the most popular basketball players in the world.
He has also raised money for various charities and has donated in millions. He serves as an ambassador for elephant conservation. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign in. Log into your account. The coach told her that Yao was not going to be a good basketball player, because his body was not well-structured for this game and his balance was not good enough.
Because of his characteristics, Yao loved to read ancient Chinese books even when he was young. He later developed fervent interest in Chinese writer Lu Xun, who was known to be very critical and deep in his thoughts. When the Chinese National Team was crushed by the Spanish in the Athens Olympic Games, Yao was discouraged and lost confidence in CNT, and used Lu Xun's famous quote to express his anger, "If you don't break out in silence, you will die out in silence.
Later, Yao became addicted with plane models, and the models were also the first thing he bought at first time he earned his salary at Shanghai Sports Team. After that, he loved playing video games. When Yao talked about his unfinished ambition of a archeologist, he had a reason for that, "I always wanted to be an archeologist, and have adventures around the globe. A freak if you will. Probably so far above the norm there are more non-linearities at work so that deviations from the expected values are probably higher.
I guess only the Chinese officials who did the genealogical inquiries will know Register or Log In. The Magazine Shop. They feel as if I'm representing them. Though soccer was still China's most popular spectator sport, basketball had grown increasingly popular during the s. Soon there were more participants in basketball programs than there were playing soccer in China, and NBA games broadcast on state-run television attracted large audiences.
Yao was also a member of the Chinese national team, which competes in international events like the Olympics. Though he was the first to become a number one draft pick, Yao joined a roster of players that included Luis Scola from Argentina, Bostjan Nachbar from Slovenia, and Brazilian star Maybyner "Nene" Hilario. Of the fifty-seven players drafted, sixteen were from overseas teams, a league record. Some thirty-four nations are represented in the NBA player roster.
One of the first foreign stars was Manute Bol, a seven-foot, seven-inch Sudanese player in the s. The increasing number of athletes from Europe, Africa, and now even Asia comes thanks to interest in the sport in faraway places. Interest in the NBA teams grew with the help of satellite television, which broadcast NBA games, and when the league began taking top players on overseas exhibition tours.
In countries outside of the United States, the college athletic tradition is virtually nonexistent. Sports facilities exist solely for training national athletes for the Olympics. Professional sports is dominated by soccer, with intense national rivalries, players who become household names, and sold-out stadiums in every city. But professional basketball teams have also gained a foothold in European cities.
Talented players, both homegrown and imported, can join teams and turn professional when they are still in their teens. They gain valuable competitive experience which makes them ready to play in the NBA. Still, there is some criticism of the new face of the NBA, and hints that the new emphasis on foreign players may be a backlash against the "bad boy" reputation of some of its biggest stars, like Dennis Rodman, Charles Barkley, and Kobe Bryant. As Village Voice writer Dan McGraw explained: "The perception—and perception is always important in matters of race—is that the NBA is acing out the black man because of corporate read: white fans and international marketing money.
High-scoring white guys equals big bucks. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers, the seven-foot, three-inch player has been hailed as the next Yao Ming. Yao's immense height and court skills began attracting notice outside of China. Player scouts for NBA teams had discovered him, and so had sports marketing companies.
In the athletic gear maker Nike invited him to the United States for a series of basketball camps. It was an important milestone for Yao, as he told Peter Hessler in a profile that appeared in the New Yorker. But in America I finally played against people my own age, and I realized that I was actually very good.
That gave me a lot of confidence. For the next few years, Yao was caught between his country and the chance to become an international superstar. China wanted to keep him with the Sharks and on the national team, and was not eager to see him leave the country for a million-dollar contract to play with the NBA.
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