Yao’s week in review
June 15th, 2009by John
In case you didn’t know, Yao has a Facebook page that has been getting updated while he has been in Beijing with some good stuff. Make sure to check it out at Facebook.com/Yao and become a fan.
Also, Yao was interviewed after the Lakers and his Chinese National teammate Sun Yue won a ring. Here’s a video that Yao gave in Chinese (it may take awhile to play since it’s being hosted in China):
Raymond in China reports the following…
Yao congratulated Sun Yue on his achievement, but said he felt somewhat jealous/envious of him. He said if he didn’t feel envious or jealous, then he must be someone that lives without desire and expectations ????.
He said he felt the same when Mengke Bateer win his championship ring with the San Antonio Spurs. He joked that at that time, he just wished he could sit on the Spurs’ bench such that he would have received a ring.
He said players always should dream to improve and move higher. He believed that even now that Sun Yue had already obtained his first championship ring, he will not be satisfied and self-complacent in light of this. He thought Sun Yue will (work much harder and) hope he could obtain more play minutes as well as to gain more experience. After all, he thought the worth and value of a player is only manifested when he actually plays.