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Yao on the Olympic hangover

Monday, 25th August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

After seven years of preparation, hype and a call to "spread Olympic culture," whatever that is, China woke up this morning in a post-2008 Olympics world.

Even if you live in China, it's difficult as a foreigner to understand what hosting the games really meant to many people here. The Houston Chronicle's Fran Blinebury asked Yao Ming how he feels about the party being over, and got a weighty response, including these words:

"We have spent so many years preparing for this event and now it is over. I have just played in the most important competition of my career. Is my life over?

"I know that's not true. I know that sounds silly. But I guess you have to be Chinese to understand part of that feeling now and maybe you have to be me to know it all."


The whole story, which essentially reads as a monologue from Yao on his thought about the games, can be found at Chron.com.

Tags: Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Yao Ming