Yao Ming retired composition

Yesterday a door closed, tomorrow a door will open.

Yesterday afternoon, Yao Ming announced his official retirement to the world in Shanghai. At this special moment, people saw a sincere, modest, humorous and slightly nervous Yao Ming. At that moment, many people were moved by him.

sincere

"Today is an important day for me, which has special significance for my previous basketball career and my future personal development." Yao Ming, who has seen the world, is a little nervous today, which shows that he attaches great importance to this day. "I also spent a long time looking forward to it. During that time, I was very entangled and thought over and over again. To this end, I announce a personal decision today. As a basketball player, I will end my sports career and officially retire. " Yao Ming is sincere.

Yao Ming thanked basketball. Without basketball, there would be no Yao Ming. He said: "Because of basketball, I became attached to my beloved, established a happy family and gained happiness all my life. These are all brought to me by basketball which I love very much. I want to thank basketball. "

Yao Ming thanks for life. He said, "I think life is like a guide. If you follow him devoutly, he will open a door for you. Today, I retired, one door closed, another door slowly opened, and there was a brand-new life waiting for me outside. " Then, he mentioned the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team, Yao Fund and other public welfare undertakings. He said: "I want to thank life, and I will take it seriously in the future. This is the best reward for life." Later, Yao Ming thanked his relatives and all his friends and teachers.

shock

Yao Ming thanked the management of NBA and Houston Rockets for helping him gain a foothold in the world's highest level league. Yao Ming then thanked his teammates and opponents. He thanked Liu Wei, Otsu and O 'Neill. Yao Ming listed a series of NBA stars, including Francis and McGrady, and opponents who played the same game in CBA and NBA.

Later, Yao Ming thanked overseas in English. He said, "I want to thank my overseas friends, especially the fans in Houston. I want to thank you for your support during my 9-year career. "

Yao Ming's subsequent thanks were shocking. He said soberly: "finally, I want to thank this great and progressive era for giving me the opportunity to realize my dreams and values." I once said that one day my professional basketball career was over. I hope it's just a comma, not a period. Today has finally arrived, but I haven't left my beloved basketball, and my life continues. I am still Yao Ming ... I wish my hometown Shanghai, my second hometown Houston, our great motherland and our beloved basketball a better tomorrow. Yao Ming and his friends will be together forever, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! "

Humorous

A more touching scene is the appearance of Yao Ming's family. Who wants Yao Ming to play again at this time? Talking about the future, Yao Ming expressed his intention to go to Shanghai Jiaotong University for further study and then invest in other fields.

A Dutch reporter invited Yao Ming to coach the Dutch team. Yao Ming said, "Thanks for the invitation, but the coach should be patient and sacrifice time with his family. Now I am the boss of the Shanghai team, and I am very busy. I refuse this invitation. " "Are there any other China players playing in the NBA?" asked Morey, general manager of the NBA Rockets. Yao Ming replied: "You should solve the labor dispute first." Then, someone asked whether Yao Ming would spend most of his time in the United States or China. Yao Ming said, "I will stay on the earth." When someone asked her daughter when she could call her father, Yao Ming said, "When she sees me holding a popsicle, she will call her father."

Relieved after entanglement

Retirement and dialogue

Relieved after entanglement

Nine years ago, Xu Jicheng, a senior reporter from the Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency, accompanied Yao Ming in the Beijing office of CNN and witnessed the moment when Yao Ming became the top pick in the NBA draft. Xu has always been a mentor and friend of Yao Ming. Yesterday afternoon, Yao Ming invited Xu Jicheng to preside over his retirement ceremony. After the ceremony, our reporter interviewed Xu Jicheng for the first time.

Reporter: You have been with Yao Ming for so many years, and you have witnessed many glories of Yao Ming. How are you feeling?

Xu Jicheng: My heart is as tangled as Yao Ming's. It is true that he retired too early. If it weren't for the injury, he would have played for at least five to eight years. On the other hand, I'm relieved, at least in this way, Yao Ming can no longer struggle with serious injuries, and health comes first. During the ceremony, their family stood on the stage, and no one had the heart to let Yao Ming continue playing at the risk of lifelong disability. Yao Ming has been successful in the new environment, which is the progress of an era. As Yao Ming said, we should be grateful for this great and progressive era.

Reporter: Is Yao Ming unparalleled? Is Yao Ming's departure a blow to sports in China?

Xu Jicheng: Yao Ming's retirement will temporarily affect the strength of the national team, but I think Yao Ming's retirement will promote the professionalization, modernization and humanization of sports in China, so this is a promotion.

Retirement and praise

An extraordinary bridge

Yesterday afternoon, NBA President david stern said that Yao Ming is an extraordinary bridge between China and the United States in view of Yao Ming's retirement.

He said: "Yao Ming has been a player who changed the league since he entered the NBA as the No.1 pick in 2002. His outstanding performance on and off the court has greatly promoted the globalization of NBA. His dominance on the court, humble attitude and unremitting efforts in charity have made him a beloved player in the world. " Then, he deliberately reiterated: "He built an extraordinary bridge for Chinese and American fans."

Retirement tidbits

Two infatuated fans

Hong, a 73-year-old photographer from Shanghai, has been engaged in sports photography for many years. She gave Yao Ming a photo of Yao Ming and Wang leaping for the ball at the same time, which made Yao Ming very moved and took the initiative to step down to get it. This is a photo that Yao Ming likes very much, which represents a wonderful time.

Outside the hotel, there is a girl painted all over, holding a sign that says: Yao Ming, thank you! The world is wonderful because of you, and retired Yao Ming will be even more wonderful.