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Yeah...kind of a pity about Yao...who knows what he might have accomplished had he not suffered all those injuries.
http://blogs.chron.com/nba/2011/03/y...ther_come.html
March 10, 2011
Yao Ming 'will try' another comeback. In Yao-ese, he might have explained why.
In some ways, Yao Ming had seemed to make his peace with his fate.
He might not be able to make it back. He might not be able to stay healthy when running up and down NBA courts. His career might always carry the asterisk of what could have been.
More than ever, however, he seemed OK with that. And that seemed to bring him a freedom to give it another try, as if he by accepting that with so much out of his control he did not have to worry about being devastated again if he once again breaks down.
"It's never an end," he said. "Even when it's an end, it's a new start, a new beginning."
At first, I did not know what he meant by that. But I think it means he does not have to end his career to avoid the crushing disappointment that would come if he tries it again unsuccessfully.
That might be why he was ready to admit that he does want to try again.
"I'll try continuing. I'll try continuing," Yao said. "A lot will depend on this foot."
Asked if he believes he will play again, Yao said, "That's the direction.
"I cannot tell you now because I am still in very limited workouts. I still cannot walk on my full weight. I have to try on the court running up and down and then see how it's going. We need to go into workout, rehab, and this sort of thing. Let's go step-by-step."
His latest injury itself was not considered career threatening. It did have the potential to be the last straw. After so many injuries, surgeries and long, arduous rehabilitations, no one would blame Yao if he decided to live his life in peace and in one piece.
Yao, however, just doesn't seem ready for that. He laughed again with his teammates on Thursday. He kidded about his weight gain after the surgery. He joked about having become unaccustomed to the bright lights in his eyes as he was surrounded by media at the Tux & Tennies Gala.
He was not auditioning to step in for Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men," but he was far from the despondence that he described in the months after his previous injury and surgery.
"When you lay on a bed and eat hamburgers and drink soda, actually your day is pretty easy, not too hard," Yao said. "One day, you realize you already gained 20 pounds. The tough part is always come back, always slowly start the engine again. The good side is I have experience. The bad side is I know how hard it is. I know how painful it is ahead of me."
Yet, he sounded as if he would go through it, not just to rehabilitate his foot as anyone would after the surgery but to give playing in the NBA another try. There will be no guarantees. He seemed ready to accept that. He just does not seem ready to call it quits.
"While I believe this 'if' is a possibility I will not be able to come back and play," he said, "I will always tell myself I always did everything I could."
I like his dedication. As an athlete and person. Kinda like those Rocky movies.
Yeah...kind of a pity about Yao...who knows what he might have accomplished had he not suffered all those injuries.
I feel bad for the guy.
dude's a beast when he's on court.
=(
It's got to be so hard to know that you can just dominate the out of anyone when you are healthy, but you're never healthy.
Dude will be 31 next season.
His injuries have turned him into about 51.
It's ok, I wouldn't feel bad for him. happens. He's been unlucky with injuries. Until the stress fractures, you could have said all his previous injuries were freak accidents. His toe infection from not cutting his toenails 2005, breaking a bone on the outside of his left foot when another player stepped on it in 2006, someone falling into him breaking his leg near the knee when he tried to block a shot, 2008 stress fracture, 2010 stress fracture. The fact that he's trying to come back is good. I think any athlete that refuses to listen to the naysayers that say they are washed up and works hard to come back are to be admired. He might not make it but, hey at least he's trying hard.
The Rockets will not resign him anyway until they see how he does in workouts. There's going to be a lockout at the end of this season anyway so that will probably go into next season allowing Yao even more time to recover.
LOL @ this..
Yao seemed in an upbeat mood despite his uncertain future. Asked how difficult his latest ordeal has been, Yao jokingly replied, "When you're lying in bed, drinking soda, eating hamburgers, actually your day is pretty easy. Then one day you realize you gained 20 pounds."
http://www.foxsportshouston.com/msn/...56&feedID=3716
He's still gettin' paid, right???
Sounds like he's really dedicated to getting healthy
If it were a Laker you'd all be chasing logic around torturing it no end.
Rockets holding onto Yao is no worse than the Lakeshow hanging on to Bynum or Portland hanging on to Oden. 7 footers that can play don't grow on trees.
I think he'll be back albeit in some reduced capacity.
I wish him luck.
Oden might be comparable. Then again, Oden isn't already in his 30's (I think..) and is at least 5 inches shorter.
I thought Greg Oden was 40?
Indeed, that was the joke ...
Natural disasters happen in threes, right?
Will be nice to see those 3 games!
Hopefully he'll make it back and be able to play. Otherwise he'll be known mainly for being a 7'6" what if.
It is Over!!! We don't need him back at reduced capacity, because we would still have a need for a legit starting center.
lol Yao
good luck to him! Nobody should have to go thru injuries like that.
Yao is done since 2008.
In all seriousness, Yao needs to be treated like a patient with osteoporosis. He should be on high dose calcium and vitamin D supplements to increase the strength of his bones. He's had too many fractures at such a young age.
needn't he learn to walk w/o crutches first?
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