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February 29, 2008

China’s National Team Hoping Yao Will Return for Games

Filed under: basketball — blue1 @ 3:00 pm

yao mingYao Ming injured his left foot on Wednesday, and what was worse, his injury may let him not appear in the Olympics.

As we all known, Yao is the hardcore of Chinese basketball team, he is the most valuable player in china’s basketball history. While doctors say he should still make the Game, healing is expected to take until around June. Manager of Chinese men’s national team said he understand how yao feels, and concerned about his condition like all his fans.

Now people are discussing about the reason for yao’s injury. Some said that is because he got too much game time this season, while others think injury is unavoidable in this competitive sport. I think the reason is not as important as compare to his possible loss. He said it will be his biggest loss in his career to right now.

China’s Olympic Committee has no immediate comment, and thousands of Yao’s fans are expressing their concern and their opinion about his injury. More people hoping he could return to Beijing Games.

 Yao Ming was the most famous Chinese athlete in NBA, and he is expected by millions of people in Beijing’s Olympics. Many people buy the tickets mostly because he participates in the game. Since he was badly injured recently and no exact days to come back, I think the tickets may face decline. as a volunteer of basketball and fans if Yao Ming, I feel very disappointed and shocked when I heard this news especially he may miss the Beijing’s Olympics . i am expecting to see him on the court again, because that is the place he should live in , and that is his ways to show him to show china. Wish him better soon .Fighting, Yao Ming! You are the best! I support you foe ever!

February 25, 2008

Arsenal Striker Has Leg Broken by Illegal Tackle at Birmingham

Filed under: Uncategorized — blue1 @ 3:56 am

EduardoEduardo, who plays for Croatia, was fouled by Birmingham defender Martin Taylor in Arsenal’s English Premier League last Saterday.

This was a very sad thing for Croatia, for people who support for Croatia. However, Eduardo, as the biggest victim, had to spend his birthday in the hospital today. What is worse, the injury is so severe that may influent his career as a professional soccer player. I think it can not be worse to destroy one’s dream, while sometimes we must accept. I looked through the BBS of this accident, many Eduardo’s fans are praying for their hero, many worrying his career life.

 Stand from where you fell. This is a typical Chinese proverb which has profound meaning in our daily life. Everyone suffers in this world, every moment there is people who are suffering, what will they do after their catastrophe? Many people choose to continue their life by living in a different way. Show their importance and use in another way. Like Chinese gymnastics Sanglan, after paralysis, she changed her career as a broadcaster for Beijing Olympics. Now she is on her first year in Beijing university. Just like people often say .: God closed one door for you, he will open another for you. Whenever, what we should do is believe ourselves.See the suffers as gift from God, because he thinks you can do better in another way, in another position.

February 17, 2008

Searching for Sharapova, and Finding a Dichotomy

Filed under: Uncategorized — blue1 @ 6:13 am

Maria Sharapova, a famous tennis player, who will try for her third Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open starting January 14th , is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. Last year, she was the second-most-popular sports entity among Yahoo searchers, behind Nascar and ahead of the Boston Red Sox, David Beckham and Serena Williams.

While out of play, she is a rather warm and honest girl. She admits that she likes tasting food, and making food. But her skills are not that good. she also could not keep herself in the bookstore and reading books for hours.with the help of the advertisement, her name become a household name. Maria Sharapova is trying to be more than “that tennis player”.

From the descriptive story of her life out of play. What impressed me most is her sincerity towards life and her career. She is self-deprecating about her achievement and has a positive attitude towards the failure.compare with other household famous star, her personality is quite precious and valuable. As we all know, people usually will enlarge something when they talk about it before the camera, while Sharapova still keep her honesty , she talks freely , laughing easily. As one of her fans, I admire her beautiful appearance ,and respect her personality as well. In her later life, I hope she could perform better, and remain pure in the mixing society.

February 8, 2008

The Noise Is Killing Me

Filed under: basketball — blue1 @ 6:05 am

In this article, the author talk about a popular phenomenon in sports field, the “noise” outside the game while a game is still going on. like the irrelevant explanation of the drug use of the athletes, all the dancing girls and the acrobats at the field, people discussing about the private life of the coach, the bad reputation of a particular athlete or referee. Such noise is making the pure game-watching spectators confused and sad. In author’s opinion, a game is a game, while a commentary is a commentary, they can not be combined or mixed in to a mass, or it will make the pure game impure, make the audience judge the game with colorful eyes. He was fad up with such noisy situation happens on a match. In his summary part, he said substituting something that’s trivial-but-noisily-immediate for something that’s virtuous — even smally virtuous, like a game we play or ponder — breeds an ugly cynicism about virtue itself.
While as far as I am concerned, I understand the author’s feeling, and sometimes I do have such feeling, but on a large scale, I think this can not be banned, people are interested not only the game itself, but also the real life ,the character and the quality of their beloved athletes , coaches and referee, such “irrelevant” commentary do have the effect to satisfy the spectators, besides people have the right of free-talking. So I think if people who don’t like this can watch the game on TV or find some online news, because this phenomenon can not avoided and on the contrary, will exist in the sporting field for a long term, as long as people still love sports, people still interested in it.

Spring Festival

Filed under: Uncategorized — blue1 @ 6:03 am

heavy snowAs is known to all, Spring Festival is the biggest festival in Chinese tradition, and must be draw the most eyes. So did this year, yet, it has its specialty.
Back in 2007 of china, this is a year of high-inflation, high-food price, and high-house price. Then what is following is that people’s actual salary is decreasing, Even their deposit is depreciating, and people’s real life quality is declining too. How to keep everyday living becomes a question back on table. So when you enjoy your New Year Eve’s yummy food, think about that it may equal your whole family’s Wally last year. That is just most people’s Spring Festival. Anyways, we still have it though may not expected as before.

heavy snow cut off the electeicity tower
Beginning of 2008 is period of natural disaster, may be god is angry of china refusing sign the “bali roadmap.” Because I was on my volunteer work this semester, so I witnessed the terrible weather in some parts of china especially on freeway. That was during the climax of transportation during Spring Festival, train tickets were so hard to get in Beijing, air force in many area of china were interrupted. I was lucky to get a pick-up back to home. Although the freeway protectors were cleaning the snow, there were some not yet to clean, and some places were snowing all the time. I was fortunate to back home by car, what about the farmer workers who left hometown for the whole year? How do they get home? Some may first have to worry about their long unpaid salary. Then after I went home, I heard the news that the electric workers in Hunan province in central china were died of knocking off the ice of the electric cable. that was a heart-broken news for their family, for Hunan province, for the whole country. Premier Wen Jiabao paid a visit to Hunan, and consoled the heartrending family. What about their Spring Festival? Some one leave, some one hurt, what feeling should the rest have?
However, the celebration still goes on, children still mirth. This is the Olympic year, this is the harvest year. Look at the New Year Eve’s anniversary party hold by CCTV, you can find more vapidity, more sumptuous decorations. That is just a routine happens every year.
Turn our eye on the wonderful performance during Spring Festival. When you consent your eyes, do you notice those street performer may have not had their lunch yet, they may have to prepare it for the whole cold winter without pay. They may have no money to buy new clothes and food because of the inflation happened last year. That is the difference between you and them. That is their Spring Festival.
Whatever, every one has his or her Spring Festival. May happy, may sad, may numbness because already get used to. We celebrate it each year, year by year. It is the most beautiful clothes we ever wear, ever.

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