Yao Min

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The Power of the Yao

China , one of the biggest countries , populated for over a billion people , with its vast resources and rich culture it is now one of the most distinguished nation in the world . Like noodles and Taichi , sports has always been a Chinese passion -aside from its health benefits and its promotion of one 's longevity , it brings honor and prestige to the nation something

that a conservative Chinese see as a vital aspect of ones life because it depicts character and a way of life , thus

having a good image is always important

For years China has been developing its sports programs fuelling a country obsession of athletes and medals . With the use of the former communist policy system , China has been able to recruit athletes at a young age coupled with a main purpose to further maximize their potential . In addition to that importance of physical education is stressed among schools , and health institutes , resulting to the establishment of a sport science association for the support and promotion of the National Sports Program

For a couple of years now , China has been reigning in the Asian Cup winning most of the gold medals and placing first in the ranking Other International sports competition and Asian sports association was also joined by China , for them it is a first step to their Olympic dream . But sadly , China is not even at par with its Western counterpart . Moreover the sports program still lacks in the equipments and technology that other country uses to train . Only the well known players and the respective sport is acknowledged , and keeping media attention is hard to come by unless one has joined in the national league . With all this adversity in its sports sector , it is hard to believe that a chinky-eyed athlete will soon conquer the game of ball

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Basketball is developed by Dr . John Naismith and basically it is an American addiction . With its loud and bad boys image for a player , its hyper audience and the sizzly stimulating halftime dancers , American basketball is not really a game for the conservatives . But in the year 2002 , the glass ceiling has been shattered , as a 7 foot 6 inches Shanghai boy was first drafted to the Houston Rockets team claiming the jersey number 11 to his name

Yao Ming , a burly skinny boy was born on September 12 , 1980 . He was the product of athletes Fengdi Feng and Yao Zhiyuan , his mother and father used to be national athletes and claimed a height of 6 feet . It is in these outskirts of Shanghai where the family lives . With its small apartment , and menial meals , life has been modest for this future NBA star

Due to his tall but frail frame , Yao Ming didn 't really have a penchant for sports . With his tall height and skinny body he often was teased by kids due to the disproportion in his build . With a low self esteem as a kid...