Yao: Beijing Will Be My Last Olympics

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Rockets' center Yao Ming claims that this month's Olympic Games in Beijing will be his last appearance for his home country of China, according to Reuters.

    "It will be my third (Olympics)," Yao said.

    "I was a very young player and got my first taste of the Olympics in 2000 at Sydney. I played in Athens in 2004 and now this is my home country and the highest special honor in 2008," he added. "Enough, I think. Why would I need to play in London in 2012."</div>
     
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    I don't buy it. China will probably apply enough pressure to get him to crack before 2012 comes around.
     
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    yes，Yao said this but he said “maybe” not“sure”
     
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    Bold statement. I'm willing to bet he's going to get a lot of flack and pressure about this from his home country in the next few years.
     
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