Listen to what basketball great Yao Ming says are his chances to heal from foot surgery and play for the Chinese national team in the August Beijing Summer Games.
This clip is from the South China Morning Post website. The 27-year-old Yao spoke at a press conference last week but I couldn’t go because of other commitments.
In any case, the Morning Post cites Yao saying, "My fracture is 80 per cent healed, which is normal after four months of treatment. The other 20 per cent will take a year. . . . I have done everything I possibly can to get fit. Nobody would want to miss the Beijing Olympics and I won't let you down.”
Yao Ming is a giant, not only in size, but in spirit. He is a class act in every way, and a credit to China. He is as beloved in Houston as he is in his home town of Shanghai. Here's to hoping he makes a full recovery.
Posted by: Wilbur Varela | June 30, 2008 at 04:48 PM
The worry is not Yao Ming letting China and the Chinese down, but the other way around.
How about China, and Chinese, showing their loyalty to Yao Ming by discouraging him from competing if he is anything less than in top shape on the day of the game(s).
It would be tragic if he competed before he is healed and end up injured.
Posted by: A B | June 30, 2008 at 04:38 AM