Yao Ming saves the Olympics
July 17, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Houston Rockets, NBA Basketball, Yao Ming
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China wants a very tall well known man as the “Face of the Olympics”.
Who could be better than Yao Ming?
Yao Ming looms big for the Chinese Olympic team and the Olympics!
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Everyone loves Yao. Top it off; Yao is a great player as well.
It appeared that leg injuries would keep Yao out of the Olympics and the Chinese Olympic organizers were worried. This Olympics is very important to the Chinese. They want to show the world that they have arrived, that they are the power and the place to be in the world.
The injury has caused major concern among China’s Olympic organizers expecting him to become the face of the games and his return was certain to help them sleep easier. Yao is considered a leading candidate to carry the Olympic torch on its final leg into Beijing’s grandiose new National Stadium.
Yao played last Thursday against the Serbia squad.
Even Yao expects a lot out of Yao.
Xue Zhen, basketball editor for leading newspaper Titan Sports, said Yao’s appearance at the Stankovic Cup served as a massive confidence booster, even if his form wasn’t 100 percent.
“This is Yao’s Olympic mission,” Xue said. “His presence is extraordinarily powerful, and the team is built around him.
“Without Yao, China will become a totally different team.”
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