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Translated interview of Yao’s trainer

Sunday, May 21st, 2006
by John
Coco Yi Xiaohe interviews Yao's trainer Anthony Falsone.

Raymond in China and myself translated another article for us a from a few days ago. Coco Yi Xiaohe interviewed Yao’s trainer Anthony Falsone, and here is a synopsis.

Perhaps he is the person Yao Ming likes most, and also the one he most fears. Most likely, it’s because he is the guy who put 50 pounds (22.7 Kilograms) on Yao Ming over the past 4 years while still maintaining his 6% body fat. Perhaps he is most feared because he didn’t let Yao Ming off the hook even during a rare vacation.

Yao Ming and Liu Wei (Yao Ming’s best buddy and point guard of the Chinese national team) had to jog and sprint to exhaustion on those beautiful beaches of Hainan Island last summer when Yao Ming spent his 24th birthday at Sanya in September right after the Asian Championships before returning to Houston.

He was so proud of this achievement, and so happy that he had the chance to work with one of the most hardworking and self-motivating players in NBA. His name is Anthony Falsone.

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