Translated interview with Yao in China
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
by John
After Yao arrived back in China yesterday, he gave an interview to CCTV. Here’s Raymond’s summary of the interview written in Chinese:
* Yao Ming explained he opted to skip shoulder surgery this summer, and chose conservative treatment instead. If he had opted for surgery, it would have been at least 6 months minimum before he could have played some basketball, and even longer to complete his rehabilitation. That would have affected his ability to play a full season for the Rockets next year, and perhaps his ability to be at full strength for the 2008 Olympics. So he chose physical therapy instead, play for the next year or so, and postpone the surgery for another two years.
* He jokingly said if anything had gone wrong with surgery to his right shoulder, he would have become a “rookie” again by losing his shooting touch.
* When asked what he planned to do in the next few months, Yao Ming said he will stay in Shanghai to continue his training. Then he will need to meet and discuss with the Chinese national team about when he should rejoin them. Since the national team will not be back in China until mid-July, it will not make much sense for him to be in Beijing. so he will stay in Shanghai most of the time.
After Yao arrived back in China yesterday, he gave an interview to CCTV. Here’s Raymond’s summary of the interview written in Chinese:
* Yao Ming explained he opted to skip shoulder surgery this summer, and chose conservative treatment instead. If he had opted for surgery, it would have been at least 6 months minimum before he could have played some basketball, and even longer to complete his rehabilitation. That would have affected his ability to play a full season for the Rockets next year, and perhaps his ability to be at full strength for the 2008 Olympics. So he chose physical therapy instead, play for the next year or so, and postpone the surgery for another two years.
* He jokingly said if anything had gone wrong with surgery to his right shoulder, he would have become a “rookie” again by losing his shooting touch.
* When asked what he planned to do in the next few months, Yao Ming said he will stay in Shanghai to continue his training. Then he will need to meet and discuss with the Chinese national team about when he should rejoin them. Since the national team will not be back in China until mid-July, it will not make much sense for him to be in Beijing. so he will stay in Shanghai most of the time.
