The story of Yao Ming's basketball career

Yao Ming, who came from a basketball family, didn't like basketball since he was a child. His parents didn't force him to instill the concept of "inheriting the mantle". His father is very persuasive, and his mother is deeply worried. Gradually, Yao Ming, whose height soared, took to the basketball road.

He started formal training at the age of 9. Apart from his height advantage, Yao Ming's success is inseparable from his eight years of hard work when he was young.

/kloc-started to set foot on the professional basketball court at the age of 0/7. The world exclaimed, young and emaciated, knocked down and gritted his teeth to get up. During the five-year CBA tour, Yao Ming has been making progress.

During this period, Yao Ming won the Asian Youth Championship, participated in the Sydney Olympic Games, the World Championships, Nike and Jordan Training Camp, and a new basketball star rose in the East Ran Ran.

However, the basketball hall in Yao Ming was full of twists and turns, and the draft plans of 1999 and 200 1 were aborted twice. In 2002, Yao Ming was crowned the champion of CBA, and in the same year he joined the Houston Rockets of NBA as the No.1 scholar.

Eight years' hard training induced by my father made me a star of the future (1980-1996).

Yao's family is a typical basketball family. Grandpa Yao Ming was more than 2 meters tall, his father Yao Zhiyuan was 2.08 meters tall, and his mother Fang Fengdi was 1.88 meters tall. She was the captain of the all-around women's basketball team in the 1970s. The crystallization of this pair of "the first couple in Asia" has been scheduled as the future hope of basketball in China before its birth.

1980 September 12 At 7 o'clock in the evening, a baby weighing 5 kg came to the Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai. He is Yao Ming.

Yao Ming didn't like basketball when he was a child, and Yao's parents didn't force their children to take the basketball road.

At the age of four, Yao Ming got his first basketball gift, but at a sports meeting in the first grade of primary school, Yao Ming, who came from a basketball family, made a fool of himself when he made his first shot in his life. The basketball thrown by "big guy" Yao Ming jumped out of the box, but a classmate put it in the basket with the action of "emptying the toilet".

"What a shame!" Yao Ming remembers how embarrassed he was in front of his classmates.

1989 Yao Ming was 9 years old. Yao's parents sent him to Xuhui District Junior Sports School to practice basketball. One of the reasons is that the physical condition of children who don't take the basketball road is a waste of time, and the other is that they can get a few points in playing basketball in the future.

Under the guidance of the first coach, Li, Yao Ming began to formally accept basketball training for five years.

When Yao's father comes home on a rest day, he and Yao Ming will play basketball in the old garage in front of the dormitory. Yao's father also rewarded Yao Ming's progress with some small gifts.

Yao Ming said in his autobiography, "He was lured into basketball by his father." .

As a child, Yao Ming's greatest advantage was his diligence, which made him a genius. Yao Ming's basketball talent based on his height advantage developed bit by bit, and he quickly jumped from ordinary classes to key classes and then to top classes.

/kloc-at the age of 0/3, Yao Ming was over 2 meters tall. He left home and lived in the dormitory of Shanghai Sports Vocational and Technical College, which started his career.

1994 Yao Ming 14 years old. Yao Ming watched the finals between Olajuwon and Ewing, and felt the peak confrontation between world-class centers and the charm of NBA basketball. In the same year, Yao Ming was successfully selected for the Shanghai Youth Team, along with his future friend Liu Wei.

At that time, the sports reform in China was surging, the national professional basketball league started from 12 city, CBA was born, and Yao Ming caught up with a good era.

Two years later, 1996 Yao Ming 16 years old, Shanghai Oriental Basketball Club was formally established. This year, Yao Ming participated in Nike training camp with the Shanghai team, which caused a sensation in the world. Terry, former marketing director of Nike in China? Des exclaimed: "This child will be the future of China basketball."

The five-year CBA has left a string of data (1997 -2002).

Nine years old, 17 years old, 22 years old and 3 1 year old are several key figures in Yao Ming's basketball career, among which Yao Ming officially set foot on the adult basketball court at the age of 17 years old.

1997 In the 8th National Games, the Shanghai team played against Shandong in the first game, and the Shanghai team fell behind 2- 19 at the start. In times of difficulty, the Shanghai team sent Yao Ming as a "secret weapon".

When Yao Ming, who was tall and thin, appeared on the scene, the fans cheered and were surprised. But this 17-year-old teenager scored 9 points 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, helping the Shanghai team win 50-48.

A thrilling reversal left Yao Ming with fond memories of his career, and also made fans remember this tall man from Shanghai.

After the polishing and experience of the National Games, Li Qiuping resisted great pressure and decided to promote young players such as Yao Ming and Liu Wei to the first team of 1997- 1998CBA season.

The statistics of the first CBA basketball league in Yao Ming is still a mystery. However, what people talk about is "Yao Ming 15 somersault opens CBA Tour".

It was a match between Shanghai and Zhejiang in the league. At that time, although Yao Ming was 2.22 meters tall, he was still a 17-year-old CBA rookie, and his emaciated body looked a little weak in front of Zhejiang team's 2. 16-meter-old big center Yu Leping.

At the last moment of the game, Yu Leping pushed Yao Ming to hit the "quasi-lore". Throughout the game, Yao Ming fell 15 somersaults and fell heavily on the ground again and again, as if to announce: "Welcome to the professional league, boy."

Fearlessness, frustration and courage are one of the qualities of Yao Ming. After the fall, Yao Ming gritted his teeth and got up.

Since then, in the league, Yao Ming scored at a crucial moment to lead Shanghai to reverse Jiangsu, won the first double-double in his career, and defeated the teacher of Bayi Dynasty led by Wang ... Yao Ming played 24 games in the first season of CBA, handing over 246 points (10.3 points per game), 199 boards (8.3 boards per game) and 54 covers.

In this context, the greatly changed Oriental team won the fifth place, one more than last season, and a new basketball star rose in Ran Ran.

1998-99 season, Yao Ming got off to a bad start and was injured in the warm-up match before the start of the season, so he missed 10 game.

After returning from injury, Yao Ming participated in 15 games, averaging 20.9 points 12.9 rebounds, of which 155 rebounds ranked first in the league, and 10 dunks ranked first in14,53 blocks.

Just this season, Yao Ming was selected for the China Basketball Star Team. In May of the same year, Yao Ming won the most progressive player award in the National Basketball League. ..

At that time, Yao Ming was a defensive center.

After entering the third season of CBA league, with the introduction of many reinforcements from Shanghai team such as Shan Weiguo, George and Damon, Yao Ming and Shanghai team finally established their dominant position in CBA, and the three-year military-Shanghai hegemony began.

In the first game of the regular season, Yao Mingbiao scored 22 points, 2 1, two pairs of big boards broke the perimeter 1 1, and threw 1. 165438+1October 28th to 65438+February 8th, 1 1 day, Yao Ming sent out 40 blocked shots in four league matches, setting a record for the total number of blocked shots in four consecutive games in CBA history. Another record of CBA is to win three doubles in four consecutive games.

This season, Yao Ming averaged 2 1.2 points 14.6 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game, winning the fastest progress award in the league and three individual awards of rebounding, dunking and blocking in one fell swoop, and was selected as an all-star again.

Unfortunately, the rookie Shanghai team in the finals was swept out by Bayi team 0-3, ranking second.

2000-0 1 season, which is the second season after the full-scale outbreak of Yao Ming.

This season, Yao Ming averaged 27. 1 minute, slightly lower than Sun Jun, the tiger king. 19.4 rebounds and 5.5 blocks ranked first in the league, and his shooting percentage reached 67.8%.

February 1, 200 1 1, Shanghai visited Jilin, and Dayao sent out 13 blocks, setting a record for the number of blocks in CBA history.

Yao Ming scored 40 points, 3 1 rebound in another Shanghai away game against Beijing Olympic God, which is the only 40+30 masterpiece of local players.

The 200 1-02 season is Yao Ming's personal peak season in CBA and his last season in CBA.

This season, Yao Ming averaged 32.4 points 19 rebounds and 4.8 blocks, and his shooting percentage was 72. 1%.

The blocking league is the first, and the scoring and rebounding league is the second.

In the final game of this season's finals, Yao Ming scored 49 points and 7 blocks from 2 1, and the record of 2 1 from 2 1 has never been broken. In the end, the Shanghai team stopped the Bayi Dynasty 3-65,438+0 and was crowned as the new champion.

The Oriental Men's Basketball Team fought hard for six years, from the second team to the CBA championship. This process is also the process of Yao Ming's great success through tempering.

Yao Ming averaged 23.4 points 15.4 rebounds and hit 65. 1% in five seasons 122 games.

The only regret is that in the season when Yao Ming was crowned the CBA champion, Dazhi had already gone to the NBA and failed to get revenge for the runner-up for two consecutive years.

Defense-towel throwing-spiritual support, the history of Yao Ming national team (1997 -2008)

17 years old is destined to be an unforgettable year in Yao Ming.

This year, Yao Ming was stunned by tim hardaway's passing. This year, Yao Ming participated in the 8th National Games and started the CBA season. Also selected for the National Youth Team, China Men's Basketball Team began to be branded as Yao Ming.

Yao Ming's national team period is divided into two parts marked by entering the NBA. In the early stage, Yao Ming was young and immature, and more often he stood behind trees and buses to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defense. In the later period, Yao Ming became an indispensable pillar of the men's basketball team, and both Olympic Games successfully reached the quarterfinals.

1996, dazhi led the national youth team to win the Asian youth championship; After two years, Yao Ming led the national youth team to set sail again and won the Asian Youth Championship again.

1in April, 1998, 18-year-old Yao Ming was officially selected as the national team of China men's basketball team coached by Faye Wong.

1In May, 1999, Yao Ming was selected as the national men's basketball team coached by Jiang Xingquan, and then Yao Ming participated in the Asian Championship held in Japan and won the Asian Championship trophy.

In March, 2000, Yao Ming was once again selected as the national men's basketball team coached by Jiang Xingquan. Seven months later, Yao Ming participated in the men's basketball competition for the first time in the Olympic Games, and the Sydney Olympic Games won 10.

In 2002, Yao Ming participated in the World Championships for the first time, and only got 12.

In June 5438 +2002 10, the men's basketball team didn't have a gown this time, and Yao Ming became the core inside. As a result, the men's basketball team was reversed by South Korea and missed the Asian Games gold medal for the first time since June 5438+0982. At the same time, the dream of winning five consecutive titles in the Asian Games was shattered.

In June, 2003, Yao Ming led the men's basketball team through 1 year NBA training, and won the Asian Championship and tickets for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

In the 2004 Olympic Games, Yao Ming played six games, averaging 3 1 min 2 1.8 points and 9.6 rebounds, of which 55.5% shot from the field and 83.6% from the free throws, ranking eighth in the men's basketball team, tying the best results of the men's basketball team in the world series.

There are two points worth mentioning in this World Championships. One is that Yao Ming threw towels angrily when he beat Spain in the first round of the group stage. "I lost confidence in China! Compared with the Busan Asian Games, our team just changed a skin, not a heart.

"Many years later, Yao Ming recalled this scene and said with a little guilt," It was inappropriate to say that at that time, when I was still immature.

"But promised" no haircut ",Yao Ming's anger finally inspired his teammates' fighting spirit, and the men's basketball team successfully reached the top16; Secondly, in the Olympic group match against New Zealand, Yao Ming scored a career-high 39 points for the national team, which is also the highest score for a national team player in an official competition.

In the 2006 World Championships, Yao Ming returned early after a four-month truce. The men's basketball team lost to Italy, the United States and Puerto Rico in the group match, and defeated Senegal in the fourth game. In the last game, Yao Ming and Wang teamed up to beat Slovenian in a thrilling way.

In the quarterfinals, the men's basketball team lost to Greece and missed the quarterfinals.

In this World Championships, Yao Ming averaged 32.3 minutes in six games and scored 25.3 points and 8.9 rebounds, of which 25.3 points surpassed Zhang Weiping's previous average of 25.2 points, making him the highest player in the history of China men's basketball team in scoring in a single world series.

On the eve of the 2008 Olympic Games, Yao Ming fell down again because of a stress fracture, but he begged clanton, the team doctor of the Rockets, in a firm tone: "My season has been reimbursed, but please keep my Olympic Games.

"Yao Ming once again repeated the script of" coming back early "before the Japanese World Championships.

In this Olympic Games, Yao Ming scored 19 points and 8 rebounds in five games, ranking second only to Gasol in scoring and third in rebounding.

This time, Yao Ming was less impatient and calmer than four years ago. However, under the leadership of Yao Ming, the China men's basketball team United as one and played impassioned.

Yao Ming commented on the last Olympic Games in his career: "Four years ago, entering the quarter-finals was a painful process, and the result felt like a pie in the sky.

This year's result is regrettable, but the process is wonderful. "

By the way, a center has fought for the national team for three Olympic Games, and David Robinson of NBA is one of them.

"Admiral" participated in three Olympic Games: 1988, 1992 and 1996. But Robinson suffered a back injury at the beginning of the 1996-97 season that ended the Olympic Games, and only played six games that season.

However, Yao Ming came back early in 2006 and 2008. Less than a year before the Beijing Olympic Games, Yao Ming had to face the situation of reimbursement for the whole season.

This is no coincidence. The center guards the paint area where the confrontation is the fiercest. Yao Ming has dragged his huge and tired body for many years, increasing the probability of injury.

The course of NBA draft is full of twists and turns (1999 -2002).

As mentioned earlier, Yao Ming got off to a bad start in the CBA season 1998- 1999, and was injured in the pre-season warm-up match. Yao Ming also lost 1998 Asian Games Men's Basketball Team.

In June, after this season's CBA, Yao Ming, Liu Wei and his mentor Li Qiuping started a two-month trip to the United States.

During this period, Yao participated in nearly 30 games in Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to his two years in the domestic youth team. Both Yao Ming and Liu Wei benefited a lot.

Yao Ming met Jordan, the god of basketball, and defeated a 15 basketball prodigy in San Diego, who was destined to enter the NBA.

The prodigy's name is Chandler, the NBA champion center this season.

This time, the young Yao Ming opened another window, and the NBA began to wave to him.

According to Xiao Chunfei's book The Road to Yao Ming, reporter RobbinMiller almost fell off his chin when he first met Yao Ming. His excitement is beyond words.

In an article in the Indiana Star, he said, "His name is Yao Ming, and he is the eighth wonder of the world on the basketball court.

7-foot-5,252 Jin, 7-foot-3, 15-foot CIC is a piece of cake for him, and the attack power at the basket is equally strong.

He is only 17 years old. Among those players in Nike basketball camp, he is rare. Compared with ordinary players, he stands out from the crowd. "

Jordan Training Camp bombarded Chandler, Michael Jordan's affirmation, the US media created momentum, and the data soared after Yao Ming entered the second season of CBA. The door of NBA has been half opened for Yao Ming.

According to Yao Ming's autobiography My Basketball, My Dream, 1999, Yao Ming signed a contract with the American sports organization Evergreen. It is said that as long as the contract is signed, Yao will participate in the NBA draft of 1999 with Dashu.

After several days of "harassment", Yao Ming signed a contract, and Evergreen will take 33% of Yao Ming's income-including NBA contract income, advertising and all other income.

After the CBA All-Star Game on May 8th, Yao Ming was told by the Basketball Association that he could not participate in the 1999 NBA draft. However, Evergreen Company has brought many problems to Yao Ming, and the United Arab League has also encountered such troubles as "double-hat" brokers.

Chinese basketball association clearly stipulates that players are only allowed to participate in the draft when they are over 22 years old, and players must be exempted from the draft by the Basketball Association. At the same time, the Basketball Association has "entry rules" for who is selected, what is the overall selection, and the income distribution after selection.

In My World, My Dream, Yao Ming once described his views on the basketball management center at that time: "In the end, the Basketball Association only got a small part of my income, but I don't think they are worth anything.

"Yao Ming draft abortion, big tree was selected by Dallas Mavericks, but fans know that big tree didn't leave Bayi team until two years later. If Dashu joins the Mavericks as scheduled, will FMVP be Dashu this season? Off topic, according to the table.

On may 30, 2000, NBA president David? Stern said with a little regret that China players should not make a hasty decision to join the NBA, but should succeed step by step.

This is a remark directed at Yao Ming. Of course, NBA and Stern always pay close attention to this big man, while Song Tao, who was selected for the first time by NBA China team, and Ma Jian, who participated in NCAA for the first time, gave Yao Ming "experience".

200 1, the big team went to the Mavericks, and the bus also decided to go to foreign leagues to fight hard. This year, Yao Ming once again had the idea of going to the United States for the draft.

History tells us that Yao Ming's draft plan has been aborted again. On may 1 day, 200 1, the Shanghai team held a press conference and announced that Yao Ming would not participate in the 200 1 NBA draft.

It is said that "this difficult decision" was made jointly by China Basketball Center, Shanghai sports community, Yao Ming's parents and Yao Ming himself.

The reason is taken from The Road to Yao Ming: "1. The Chinese Basketball League is still in its infancy and needs the support of a star like Yao Ming. 2. The national team has a heavy task this year, including the East Asian Games and the World University Games. If Yao Ming goes to the NBA, it will have a great influence on the national team competition; 3. Shanghainese need Yao Ming to lead a team to the Ninth National Games; 4. Yao Ming's physical condition and ability are still not based on the NBA ............. "

In 2002, when the Shanghai team ended the Bayi Dynasty and won the championship, Yao Ming had no rivals in CBA. "* * *", Yao Ming strengthened her determination to participate in the 2002 NBA draft this time.

At the same time, Yao Ming learned from the experience and lessons of previous brokers, and a professional "Yao Team" was born.

Before leaving, in order to prevent the incident from happening again, the Basketball Association told Yao that Yao Ming must return to China unconditionally to participate in the national team competition.

At the same time, the Basketball Association also demanded that Yao Ming would not be released unless the Houston Rockets selected Yao Ming in the first round.

In the 2002 NBA Draft, Houston Rockets selected Yao Ming, who is based in Shanghai, as the No.1 pick, and Yao Ming became the first foreign draft pick with no experience in American college basketball, which made great contributions to China players in the NBA draft history.

Thanks to Houston Rockets, thanks to the boss.