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It doesn't take much to fire up China for Yao

                   
chron.com
Jul 23, 2008
        
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By MAUREEN FAN Washington Post Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest version at HANGZHOU, China — In the affluent lakefront capital of Zhejiang province last week, Yao Ming, China's 7-6 center, walked onto the basketball court at Yellow Dragon Stadium to thunderous applause. It was a small but significant step for the upcoming Beijing Olympics: Yao would play. Since February, when Yao suffered a stress fracture in his left foot, ending his season with the Houston Rockets, the Chinese had held their breath over the specter of their most famous athlete riding the bench for the national team. A six-year veteran of the NBA, Yao is a towering global commodity. But in the Olympics, his value is even greater: He is a reflection of the China that many people here hope the world will see... [read full story]                    

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washingtonpost.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

HANGZHOU, China, July 23 -- In the affluent lakefront capital of Zhejiang province last week, Yao Ming, China's 7-foot-6 center, walked onto the basketball court at Yellow Dragon Stadium to thunderous applause. It was a small...

Yao Ming confident despite horror draw for China

thestar.com.my
Jul 24, 2008
        

BEIJING: China's basketball talisman Yao Ming has described his team's draw in the upcoming Olympic tournament as the worst he could have imagined, but is confident a quarter-final place is still possible. China has been placed...

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thestar.com.my
Jul 24, 2008
        

BEIJING: China's basketball talisman Yao Ming has described his team's draw in the upcoming Olympic tournament as the worst he could have imagined, but is confident a quarter-final place is still possible. China has been placed...

                   

Yao talks tough in face of ‘worst’ draw

todayszaman.com
Jul 23, 2008
        

China centre Yao Ming has described the national team’s draw for the Olympic tournament as the worst imaginable but said the host’s goals remained unchanged, local media reported. China aims to reach the quarter-finals of the...