Inspiring stories about Yao Ming

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Inspirational stories about Yao Ming

How much money did Yao Ming earn in his 9-year NBA career? Now There are different opinions, but to put it in simpler terms, it should be enough to last several lifetimes. But despite all his wealth, Yao Ming is a model of frugality.

In 2004, the Chinese men’s basketball team went to Dallas for training. In order to show their support for the Chinese men’s basketball team, the local Chinese would make breakfast and send them to the hotel where the men’s basketball team was stationed every day. In order for the team members to become more accustomed to eating, the team also brought small packages of mustard bought from China with them. When having breakfast, Yao Ming often goes in the middle or late. At that time, many of the pickled mustards are taken out by other team members and only half a bag or less is left. However, after Yao Ming arrives at the restaurant, he never opens a new bag to eat. , but choose the ones that have not been used up in other bags. Sometimes the coach and team doctor would advise Yao Ming to get new ones, which are not very valuable anyway, but Yao Ming said that it is not easy to bring these pickles from China, and the rest are clean, so he must eat them. Light. Until now, Yao Ming still adheres to the principle of "not wasting a grain of food".

Before retiring, Yao Ming returned to the Temple of Heaven apartment where he had lived for many years. There were still several national team uniforms in his room that he wore a few years ago. Although they were a bit old, Yao Ming was not willing to throw them away. , he specifically asked for help, collected his clothes, packed them, and donated them to his "Yao Fund" to give to children in poor areas.

Yes? Acting like a big name? Say no

Team doctor Du Wenliang, who has worked for the national team for 17 years, clearly remembers that in 2003, the Chinese men’s basketball team went to Qinhuangdao for training. Yao Ming has been playing in the NBA for one year and is already quite famous. One night, the coaching staff notified all the players and staff to have a meeting on the third floor of the station. All members of the Chinese team lived on the fifth floor at the time. After Yao Ming entered the venue, he happened to sit next to Du Wenliang. After he sat down, Du Wenliang found that Yao Ming was flipping through his notebook and was a little anxious. He immediately knew that he had forgotten to bring his pen. Du Wenliang thought to himself at that time that such a big-hearted person still cared so much about meeting minutes, so he took the initiative to lend his pen to Yao Ming, but Yao Ming said, "If you lend it to me, you won't be able to remember it. I Go get it yourself. ?As a result, Yao Ming was seen running up to the fifth floor wearing slippers, took a pen and hurried back to the venue.

I always feel that after an athlete becomes a star that attracts much attention, he won’t care about such small details at all. He can take the initiative to ask me for pens. But Yao Ming cares, and his caring is unconscious. This is his quality. ?Recalling that little incident at that time, Du Wenliang was still moved by Yao Ming's behavior.

The same details also occur on the training ground. After the national team’s training session, the team doctor often gives the players a basin of hot water to soak their feet or some relaxing massages. Yao Ming will do this every time. Say "thank you" to the team doctor seriously. Du Wenliang said that it is obvious from Yao Ming's tone and expression that he particularly respects the work of others. There are probably very few world-class players who can insist on saying these two words every time.

Another time, the staff of the Basketball Association brought 300 envelopes and asked Yao Ming to sign them before giving them to the fans. I was very tired after the training and had to face such a heavy workload, but Yao Ming Without saying a word, he signed it in one breath. Afterward, he just rubbed his almost stiff right hand and showed his signature smile.

There are 28 steel nails on the 66 stitches on the chin

Yao Ming is famous for his professionalism and patriotism. At the 2005 Asian Championships in Qatar, after the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the strongest Lebanon in the group stage, it was basically determined to qualify as the first in the group. After this crucial tough battle, head coach Yunus arranged for all the players to rest and adjust. However, not long after the game, Yao Ming went straight to the training ground with towels and clothes. Both the players and the team staff were very curious. ask. ?Training! According to the plan, I should have another training session. The national team games are over, and there are still some NBA subjects. ? Yao Ming said.

Just before this Asian Championship, Yao Ming had a blood blister on his left foot when he was about to return from the NBA. In order to prevent inflammation, the Rockets team doctor helped him pop the blood blister. Even so, , Yao Ming walked into the weight room the day after returning to China. At that time, Hu Jiashi, deputy director of the Basketball Management Center, was quite emotional. He felt that a star like Yao Ming could ask for a few days of rest, but Yao Ming did not do so.

Another thing happened at the Qatar Asian Championships. In the group match against Lebanon, the two sides played a very heated match. Not long after the start of the second quarter, Yao Ming's chin was hit with an elbow by an opponent's player and a large gash was opened. During the break, Yao Ming simply put a band-aid on it and asked to play again. After the game, the organizing committee doctor gave Yao Ming four stitches, but the national team doctor Du Wenliang thought the treatment was not good enough and gave Yao Ming another stitch. At that time, Yao Ming told Du Wenliang that his chin had received 66 stitches including this time.

A chin received 66 stitches from front to back, something even an experienced national team doctor has never seen before.

Of course, the injury that ultimately forced Yao Ming to retire was still on his foot. Before retiring, Yao Ming and Du Wenliang had a chat. Yao Ming asked Dr. Du if he knew how many bones there are in a person's foot. Du Wenliang answered that it was 25 to 26. Then Yao Ming told him that there were 28 steel plates and steel nails in his left foot, which meant that on average there was at least one steel nail on each sole bone. This number also surprised Dr. Du. For many years, Yao Ming has fought bloody battles on the court with a large number of steel plates and steel nails. This kind of professionalism is really admirable.

A love that never gives up

The love between Yao Ming and Ye Li will always be a good story in Chinese basketball, but the process of Yao Ming's pursuit of Ye Li was not that easy. If you don't give up, there will be no story behind it, and your persistence in love also creates a more pure and glorious image of Yao Ming as a man.

Because they were both members of the Shanghai basketball team, Yao Ming knew Ye Li as early as 17 years old. Perhaps due to family education, Yao Ming had a special interest in a kind and pure girl like Ye Li, but at that time he still Just ignorant feelings. In 1999, Yao Ming was selected for the national team coached by Jiang Xingquan and participated in the Japan Asian Championship that year, winning the championship with his teammates. With such confidence, Yao Ming began to plan to pursue Ye Li. At that time, the training venues for the Chinese men's and women's basketball teams were in the same place. Yao Ming always looked towards Ye Li during breaks. This was noticed by his teammates and team staff, so some kind people wanted to take the initiative to help the two of them lead the red line. , but the response she got from Ye Li was "Disdain" Yao Ming is too tall.

Yao Ming respected Ye Li's ideas, but he never gave up the idea of ??pursuing her. Knowing that Ye Li liked Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Yao Ming went to the only store in Beijing at the time and bought a box for Ye Li. . For Yao Ming, who had just joined the national team at that time, this was already a huge investment. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Yao Ming followed the Chinese men's basketball team, but because the Chinese women's basketball team lost the qualifying round, Ye Li could only stay in Beijing to watch the TV broadcast. The thoughtful Yao Ming could understand Ye Li's loss, so he collected nearly 200 various Olympic badges during the Sydney Olympic Games, and personally selected the 50 best ones on Ye Li's birthday that year and gave them as gifts. Gave it to her.

Under Yao Ming’s sincere offensive, Ye Li finally began to accept Yao Ming in 2001. In 2002, Ye Li was injured in training. Yao Ming, who had already joined the NBA Rockets, carefully contacted the doctor for Ye Li and arranged everything for Ye Li's recovery trip to the United States. This experience further solidified the relationship between the two. At the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics, Yao Ming and Ye Li appeared in public holding hands and officially announced their love.

?Prematurely born? Yao Foundation

At the retirement press conference on July 20, Yao Ming said that one of his future life plans is charity. Of course, an important part of doing charity is Manage the Yao Fund named after him. However, in the memory of Zhang Mingji, the leader of "Yao Team", Yao Fund was a "premature baby".

On May 12, 2008, a huge earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan, China. The next day, the staff of Team Yao called Yao Ming, who was far away across the ocean. Yao Ming was speaking in his own name at the time. ***Donated about 2 million yuan. Yao Ming, who returned to China in June, announced the establishment of the Yao Foundation to help rebuild campuses in disaster-stricken areas. But in fact, if it were not for the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yao Foundation would not have been born until after the Beijing Olympics. Yao Ming has actually been preparing for about five years during this period, mainly to learn some experience in fund operation and build a responsible team. The sudden earthquake prompted the Yao Fund to be launched in advance because Yao Ming wanted to contribute to the disaster area.

When the Yao Foundation was first established, Yao Ming personally asked many experienced people for advice in order to do it well. The person closest to him and most qualified to teach him was Rockets teammate Muttom Bo, Uncle Mu from Africa had built a hospital for his homeland and sold his mansion to raise funds. He had a strong say in charity. Yao Ming would call this old friend every now and then to ask for advice. Make the fund operate better and help more children.

Love is the starting point of Yao Ming’s charity work. After the Beijing Olympics, Yao Ming went to the Wenchuan disaster area as he wished. Before going to the disaster area, Yao Ming did a lot of "preparation" work. Considering that children in disaster areas may be psychologically traumatized, Yao Ming rehearsed many times in advance what words to say to these children, what tone and expression to use, etc. Zhang Mingji recalled that at that time, Yao Ming seemed more nervous than before participating in the Olympics. It is indeed touching and admirable that a world-class sports superstar can think things through in such detail and in place. This also shows that Yao Ming's love for children is completely from the heart.

Today, Yao Ming has not only established Hope Primary Schools for poor children in Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other places through his own funds, but more importantly, he has also led a large number of people in society to participate in charity As Liu Peng, director of the State Sports General Administration, said of Yao Ming, his influence and charisma have gone beyond the scope of sports.

Inspiring stories about Yao Ming

Yao Ming spent his childhood at No. 95 Kangping Road, Shanghai. The simple and happy childhood in Yao Ming's memory was laid out on a corridor that looks narrow and short today.

The male protagonist Yao Zhiyuan is 2.08 meters tall, and the female protagonist Fang Fengdi is 1.88 meters tall. Both of them came from difficult basketball backgrounds and have the reputation of being the best couple in Asia. Yao Zhiyuan is a member of the Shanghai team. Fang Fengdi was famous as the captain of the Chinese Women's Basketball Team in the 1970s.

The people living in the building are all employees of the Shanghai Sports Commission. Wang Liangzuo, the current coach of the national tennis team, and Shen Fulin, the head coach of the Shanghai Men's Volleyball Team, all lived next to the Yao family back then. The house is small, so the corridor becomes a paradise for children.

Yao Ming grew up with Zhang Chuang, Wang Jiayin, Sun Yi, and Sun Jiachuan. Zhang Chuan is the biggest and the most naughty, like a boy. Yao Ming is the second among five children, but he is as docile as a girl. Everyone played cards together, and Yao Ming had the most notes on his face because several other people joined forces to punish him. Yao Ming was not in a hurry, he just smiled naively.

When he was beaten by Zhang Chuang, he did not fight back or argue. Instead, he went to Zhang Chuang’s father: Zhang Chuang’s father, Zhang Chuang hit me again. ?She hits you once, and you hit her twice. ?No, my mother said, you can't hit people. ?

First shot

Yao Ming stood behind the free throw line, holding the basketball in his hands and holding his breath. His heart was beating very fast, and his arms and the basketball attached to his chest seemed to be shaking with his heartbeat.

This was the first time Yao Ming shot a basketball, when he was in the first year of elementary school. The primary school students are just playing, running in circles to see who can run faster, and shooting baskets to see who can shoot accurately.

Students, who should participate in the basketball throwing competition? The teacher asked on the podium, looking at Yao Ming sitting in the last row. The children all shouted in unison: "Yao Ming?" Everyone knows that Yao Ming's parents play basketball. And Yao Ming, who has grown to 1.50 meters in the first grade of elementary school, makes teachers and classmates full of expectations for him.

Yao Ming stood up with his hands pressed against the seam of his trousers, his face full of pride. The NBA No. 1 pick many years later started shooting for the first time in his life in front of a simple basketball stand. However, the shot was missed. The basketball weakly touched the blue board, then bounced a few times on the ground and rolled away crookedly.

Enter the sports school to drink milk

? I asked him to play basketball, just hoping to get him active. ?Yao Ming’s father Yao Zhiyuan said. Even when Yao Ming was sent to a junior sports school, he thought the same way: if he could play basketball, he would get bonus points when he takes the entrance exams for key middle schools and universities.

After Yao Zhiyuan retired, he was assigned to the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration. Fang Fengdi was regarded as a "professional counterpart" and entered the Sports Research Institute. After Yao Ming was born, most of the couple's salary was spent on food: a couple with the tallest height in Asia, plus a very tall son, that salary became increasingly meager? Even for the former National Women's Basketball Team Captain, Fang Fengdi only had an income of more than 40 yuan per month for a long time.

When Yao Ming was growing up, he ate a lot. A braised pork leg was eaten by Yao Ming in one meal. Fang Fengdi had to worry about the next meal at this time. Yu Xiaomiao, the leader of the Oriental Men's Basketball Team, recalled. In order to ensure Yao Ming's nutrition, Yao Zhiyuan and his wife had to live frugally. An important reason why Yao Ming entered the Junior Sports School was because at that time, students in the Junior Sports School were provided with food assistance, and at least one bottle of milk was provided every day.

When Yao Ming was 9 years old, he went to the Xuhui District Youth Sports School to practice basketball. Yao Zhiyuan occasionally played basketball with Yao Ming by the old carport in front of the dormitory. Yao Ming obviously lacked professionalism, because every time his son scored a few goals, Yao Zhiyuan had to buy him some snacks. Yao Ming later joked: "In the beginning, I relied on bribes to play basketball." ?

Inspiring stories about Yao Ming

Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980, in the family of the then-famous "Asia's No. 1 Couple" who took basketball as a career. The first couple refers to height: father Yao Zhiyuan is 2.08 meters tall, and mother Fang Fengdi is 1.88 meters tall. But it would be wrong to say that Yao Ming's success is all due to his height and his parents' professional inheritance. In fact, Yao Ming didn't like basketball when he was a child, let alone excel in it. Yao Ming's parents allowed him to let nature take its course but also actively guided him. They were not eager for success, did not encourage others, respected his career choice, and conducted a series of scientific training for him. Only then did this sports star rise.

Honest, humble and helpful

The simple and happy childhood that Yao Ming remembers was spent in a public corridor that today seems narrow and short. Housing is tight in Shanghai, and his family lives in a one-and-a-half-room dormitory with 12 square meters plus 6 square meters. The common area is small, so there is bound to be more friction between friends.

Yao Ming was tall and powerful when he was young, but instead of taking advantage when playing with his peers, he suffered a loss. Once, a neighbor's child complained to Yao Ming's mother, saying that Yao Ming had bullied him. The mother criticized her son, but Yao Ming did not explain. Later, after understanding it, my mother knew that this was not the case. At this time, a neighbor said: "Yao Ming is so simple and honest, he will suffer when he grows up." His mother said: "I believe that Yao Ming treats people with sincerity, and others will treat him well." From now on, my mother will ask questions first when encountering anything. He clearly and often taught Yao Ming to be generous and generous, and also warned: "When you are bullied by others, there is always room for reason. Don't make sure that if others are wrong, you will also be wrong."

Parental education Make Yao Ming honest and humble. Every time the school organized a spring outing, he would give up his seat to weaker classmates and always stand behind the car. When he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, he grew to 1.70 meters. First, he wiped the tall glass windows in his class. Later, any teacher or classmate could say to him: "Yao Ming, please help wipe the tall glass windows in our classroom!" Always agree happily and never care about anything. In the end, he "contracted" all the high windows in the entire school. This kind-heartedness is also shown from time to time on the court.

Yao Ming had a strong sense of honor when he was a child. He stood at the back of the team and looked at the young flag raiser in front of him with envy as the national anthem slowly raised the national flag. This sense of honor is also the driving force for Yao Ming's hard work.

Step by step, neither arrogant nor impetuous

Yao Ming’s grades were average when he was a child. He only shot a basketball for the first time during a sports meeting in the first grade of elementary school. In front of the basketball stand, the teacher asked: "Students, who will shoot well in the shooting competition?" In fact, his eyes were already on Yao Ming. Everyone knows that Yao Ming's parents are basketball players. The students unanimously recommended Yao Ming. Yao Ming held the basketball in both hands, holding his breath, and his heart was pounding. Maybe he was nervous, but he missed the shot. The basketball weakly hit the backboard, fell to the ground and jumped to the side. He failed to shoot for the first time in his life amid the expectations of his classmates. And another kid made an accurate shot using an amateur move commonly known as "emptying the toilet". Yao Ming's face turned red with embarrassment. Yao Ming actually doesn't like basketball. Like any other boy, he likes guns, likes reading books, especially geography books, and is even interested in archeology. He also loves to make model airplanes and game consoles. In short, he has a wide range of hobbies.

Parents who have worked hard for the basketball career all their lives suffered from injuries and initially did not want their son to inherit his father's legacy. His parents still want him to go to a good school and get into a key middle school. It can be said that when Yao Ming was 9 years old, his parents sent him to the Xuhui District Youth Sports School to practice basketball, just to get some extra points when he was admitted to the school.

From then on, whenever he had a day off or after school, his father would play basketball with his children by the old carport in front of the dormitory. My father made a basketball net, and if he made a basket, he would buy him gadgets to reward him. Looking at Yao Ming again, he is nearly 2 meters tall under the age of 14. In terms of height, he is good material for playing basketball. Therefore, the father also pays attention to the training of his son. Gradually, basketball brings more and more sense of accomplishment to Yao Ming. He also became more and more aware of its charm.

The Xuhui District Youth Sports School is divided into three classes: top, key and ordinary. Yao Ming was in the regular class at the beginning and only had a daily subsidy of 5 yuan. Basketball players who are tall and tall put a lot of financial pressure on their parents. He comes from a poor family. His parents' income is only 100 yuan, so they can only save money on food and clothing for his son. He can eat one chicken and six eggs brought by his aunt in one sitting. In order to supplement their son's nutrition, his parents asked people to get milk stamps everywhere.

When Yao Ming first arrived at the junior sports school, he had no other advantages except his height. But he has one great advantage: seriousness. With this, his talents were developed bit by bit, and he quickly jumped from ordinary classes to key classes and then to top classes.

Guiding competition and going global

My parents are relatively low-key about Yao Ming. Yao Ming soon became a young star and entered the Shanghai Youth Sports School due to his serious and hard work during the training at the Youth Sports School. At this time, the media wanted to interview Yao Ming, but his mother refused. The mother believes that media propaganda will have certain side effects on her children. She wants her son to be grounded and not be carried away by the media's boasts. It should also be said that Yao Ming is in a good time: the structural reform is surging, the National Basketball Professional League is starting from 12 cities, and the CBA is born. In 1996, when Yao Ming was 16 years old, the Shanghai Oriental Basketball Club was officially established. With high-level foreign aid, it played a great role in helping Yao Ming improve his level.

Parents are also Yao Ming’s best teachers. While watching a football match, a family of three gathered around to discuss skills. Once, I watched a Beijing team game, playing Shan Tao and Battelle's "twin towers" tactics. Yao Ming remembers Shan Tao's move, where he used his elbows to directly lift someone up. My mother said, you have to learn this kind of movement and learn to use your body. Later, Yao Ming recalled: "My mother's words reminded me that at least I can use my elbows. This way I am more aggressive."

My parents often give Yao Ming pointers. Parents go to every home game of the Oriental men's basketball team. They can chat with their sons for a while and discuss their skills at the court. During an away game, the parents sat in front of the TV and discussed their son's skills. Comment on his son's defense, offense, and playing attitude in detail. During the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, when Yao Ming did not perform well in the first few games, his parents comforted and encouraged him on the phone.

Yao Ming started his basketball career in the 1997 Eighth National Games.

From the CBA League to the Asian Championships and the Olympic Games, I traveled all over the country. He only spends a few days at home every year. He doesn't want his parents to take time off to accompany him, but sleeps at home alone. The mother knew that what her son needed most was sleep, so she let him go. The Spring Festival means having a New Year's Eve dinner at home, and I have to rush back on the first day of the new year. It can be said that every step of Yao Ming's growth is due to the efforts of his parents.

Parents, teachers, and coaches trained Yao Ming in a tailor-made way. From individually designing training programs for him to not being too busy letting him enter the NBA prematurely, they were not eager for success but adopted strict scientific methods. , all show the strategy of letting nature take its course while actively guiding. It was these that created a series of solid growth tracks for him: he joined the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team at the age of 16, played in the Eighth National Games at the age of 17, joined the national team at the age of 19, was selected as the No. 1 pick by the NBA at the age of 21, and became the main force of the Houston Rockets.

At the Athens Olympics, Yao Ming became the flag-bearer of the Chinese sports delegation. How many people were calling: "Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Chinese, amazing!" How proud he was at this time!