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Although sometimes it seems bleak, this story gives some hopefuls a little bit to smile on. A small town with a shark fishing operation says that it’s impacted by the Yao Ming advertisements. (Guardian UK – Yao Ming Sharks)
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What happened to Basketball in China? A team that should be on the rise, seems like they’re back to the basics. The simple thing that takes work, defense is non existent. They got their asses kicked in the Olympics and are already out. Post Yao Ming basketball seems like it took a huge step back. (ABC – China Basketball)
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It was a matter of time. The man who played with power, grace and fairness for a 7 foot 5 inch Chinese man in the NBA, is now in politics. At 31, he’s in a political advisory group for Shanghai and will surely climb ranks if he chooses. He’s probably the most popular athlete in the history of China.
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Yao Ming is in college. After being like a freedom fighter for all of China sports, he’s now back to zero. He’s at school taking two classes and getting some special tutoring. He’s 31 and a freshman. (Time – Yao Ming College)
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A short post about Yao Ming. It’s true he won’t be replaced by anyone and can’t be. He was too good of a diplomat, had a great patience and played elegantly. He had a sense of humor and quickly ran a team even though he was a foreign player. Yes who else will rep basketball to China? There are other Chinese players who can’t be like Yao, so that’s out. It’ll end up being a Kobe or a Lebron, or perhaps some kid on a playground in China. (Washington Times – Yao Ming)
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