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    Ball Don't Lie

    Yao Ming discusses Jeremy Lin as eloquently as you’d expect

    By Kelly Dwyer | Ball Don't Lie – Thu, Feb 16, 2012 11:20 AM EST

    Yao Ming (Getty Images)

    In case you were wondering, the answer is "Yes. Yao Ming is still the best."

    From Fran Blinebury's profile on Yao from NBA.com:

    "What I see from Jeremy and what I hear in his interviews is he appreciates everything. He pursues his dream. His attitude is so peaceful, but there is strength to him. It is not a violent strength like fire or something aggressive. It is like the ocean, very peaceful, very quiet when you look at it. But you can never underestimate the power that is in there."

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    • habitual line stepper
      habitual line stepper  •  Vancouver, Canada  •  3 months ago
      effin love Yao.
    • dwayne
      dwayne  •  Waterford, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      Yao Ming = One Cool Cat
    • Lord Of The Rings
      Lord Of The Rings  •  Surfside, California  •  3 months ago
      Come on everyone - who cares if you are yellow, white or black... Enough of racism.
    • briann
      briann  •  3 months ago
      Best thing Dwyer has written. One sentence.
      • Diego M
        Diego M 3 months ago
        LOL, i agree, his articles are way too long I usually just skip to the part in gray where he sites something of value, the rest is just his bantering away, he probably rights all that garble while being half asleep
      • DerekH
        DerekH 3 months ago
        It still wasn't good. All he did was post a quote.
      • john
        john 3 months ago
        its technically 2 sentences
    • RICKY
      RICKY  •  Bellevue, Washington  •  3 months ago
      I THINK THE J. LIN STORY IS GREAT FOR THE NBA, BETTER THAN ANOTHER SHOOTING AT A STRIP CLUB, OR CHEATING ON ONES WIFE.
      • Jay
        Jay 3 months ago
        Fukn right
    • Rick M
      Rick M  •  Mt Pleasant, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      He talks in Haiku!
      • Verginia Velasquez
        Verginia Velasquez 3 months ago
        he became popular by doing good things at least, not animal abuse, bar brawl and for domestic violence. i noticed, he is well mannered and so far has not exhibit a bit of narsicism, yet..
    • Jeffrey C
      Jeffrey C  •  Eden Prairie, Minnesota  •  3 months ago
      Yao Ming is so Zen like!
    • X marks the spot.
      X marks the spot.  •  3 months ago
      Yao say....
      • Ernie Kaputnik
        Ernie Kaputnik 3 months ago
        "Man who go to bed with itchy butt wake up with smelly finger."
    • GsxR600
      GsxR600  •  Olympia, Washington  •  3 months ago
      I'm remembering this. I'm going to use it one day! Well said Yao!
    • Mohammed
      Mohammed  •  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  •  3 months ago
      Well said Masta Ming!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      Jeremy may be of Asian descent, but he's someone we can all appreciate. And Yao couldn't have summed up Lin's character. It's going to be interesting to see how Melo fits into this game plan. This is one Lakers fan, who is caught up in this Linsanity.
    • Mary
      Mary  •  Austin, Texas  •  3 months ago
      Gotta give it to these guys...both very well mannered and seem truly thankful for the blessings they've been given. Our athletes should take notes. I love the way Yao talks...It's like I'm watching Kill Bill. ha ha
    • Kevin
      Kevin  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
      After reading this, I will immediately go to Amazon to hopefully discover the availabilty of Yao Ming's biography - as I want more of his tremendous wisdom.
    • freeworldskates
      freeworldskates  •  3 months ago
      ESPN pulls insensitive headline as Yahoo news posts 20 articles touting same insensitive headline. I guess that's Yahoo news, don't look at me, i didn't say it, i just repeated it 100,000 times.
    • Robert
      Robert  •  Conroe, Texas  •  2 months ago
      Yao was and is a Rocket GREAT thanks for being a humble and talented man I enjoyed your game very good comment about Lin thanks from a fan in Houston
    • raymond
      raymond  •  2 months ago
      ABSOLUTELY !!!
    • HarryK
      HarryK  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      Well, for me, there can't be another Yao. But I also know that Jeremy Lin's got monster potential.
    • orenthal
      orenthal  •  Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      perhaps instead of using this quote to show difference between races, we should instead think about the difference in education between China and the US. Because that's why the Chinese will eat us alive: we ruined education in this country, and, predictably, we've become a bunch of maroons, a bunch of ignoramuses.
      • Chris N
        Chris N 3 months ago
        Yao Ming is also one of the most successful people in a country totaling more than a billion. He's the exception, not the rule. Most Chinese CANNOT speak English at all, let alone this eloquently.
      • None N
        None N 3 months ago
        umm... lin is american
      • FrancoisK4
        FrancoisK4 3 months ago
        When I spent time in China I heard more people speaking proper english than when I lived in the south for a year...
    • Mappit nxt time
      Mappit nxt time  •  Pensacola, Florida  •  3 months ago
      That, my friends, I do believe, is exactly the way Confusius would have put it.. This most eloquent rendition by Yao is exactly why this country needs to get back to basics and realize that just because you don't see anyone in front of you during a race, does not mean your winning. It simply means that you are so far back in the pack, that you cannot see who is leading. Good news is this, it wont be long before it will be more expensive to have goods made in China than here in America. You can take it to the bank..
    • Kippy_56
      Kippy_56  •  Eureka, California  •  3 months ago
      Why is he being compared to Yao Ming? Different positions played, one was born in America and the other in China, this along demonstrates differences!
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