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Old 07-26-2011, 09:36 PM   #1
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Default Chinese Basketball Superstar Yao Ming Retires

China's towering basketball star Yao Ming has announced his decision to retire from the National Basketball Association after a series of injuries made it impossible for him to continue to compete. Yao Ming says he's not leaving basketball, however,Nike Soccer Shoes, and will continue to work for his former Chinese team,Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III, the Shanghai Sharks as well as with his charity group the Yao Foundation.
At 2.3 meters, Yao Ming's height was one of his biggest assets. It helped him rise through China's national sports system to the NBA. But his massive stature was also the cause of the wear and tear on his leg and ankle that forced him to retire.
Plagued by injuries
Yao Ming spent his entire eight-year NBA career playing for the Houston Rockets,onitsuka tiger 66, who made him their top draft pick in 2002. Injuries forced him to miss hundreds of games during that period. During his last season, he played only five games after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot for the third time.
Speaking at a farewell news conference on Wednesday that was broadcast live on Chinese national television,Discount asics shoes, Yao said the past six months have been agonizing as he thought through his decision.
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In a video message played at the press conference, NBA Commissioner David Stern called Yao Ming a "transformational player",Nike Soccer, adding that he was a testament to the globalization of the game of basketball.
Yao Ming's success not only made him an international superstar,Onitsuka Tiger Olympos, but helped expand the NBA's fan base into China and other parts of Asia.
Brook Larmer, author of Operation Yao Ming: The Chinese Sports Empire,Soccer Shoes, American Big Business and the Making of an NBA Superstar“ says the Chinese basketball star was not only a bridge for sports between the U.S. and China but also for business and diplomacy.
“It's a slightly bittersweet end to really an amazing journey and I think we have to remember how unusual this was when it happened [when Yao Ming made it into the NBA]",Asics Onitsuka Tiger Olympos, said Larmer. "Yao Ming was born right at the beginning of China's great expansion in 1980. Really his rise parallels China own rise in the world and certainly from the beginning he was seen as more than just a basketball player.”
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Outpourings of support for Yao Ming came quickly online and at his farewell press conference.
In one posting on the social media site Weibo,Nike Soccer Cleats, a fan of Yao Ming said the player was always an influence in his life and childhood. Another remarked that Yao carried with him the pride of the Chinese people and remarked that he would be a hero even in retirement.
In comments earlier this week,Nike CTR360, NBA star Kobe Bryant praised Yao for inspiring young Chinese basketball players.
"In terms of opening up doors or for Chinese basketball players to come to the NBA or for the youth here in China to believe that it's possible to achieve the dream of being an NBA player - all that started from Yao,onitsuka tiger mexico 66," said Bryant.
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