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Operation Yao Ming :

1592400787

9781592400782

b754738

Operation Yao Ming :

[Book]

the Chinese sports empire, American big business, and the making of an NBA superstar /

Brook Larmer.

New York, N.Y. :

Gotham Books,

©2005.

xvi, 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-332) and index.

East -- Birth of a Giant -- Red Guard Rising -- Mao's Fallen Star -- Childhood Denied -- Cogs in the Machine -- The Experiment -- East Meets West -- NBA Dreams -- The New Evangelists -- Strangers in a Strange Land -- The Gathering Storm -- Mavericks and Mandarins -- Hoop Diplomacy -- The Battle for Yao Ming -- West -- Soldier Gone AWOL -- Houston, We Have a Problem -- Summer of Discontent -- In Da Club -- American Idol -- Generation Next -- The Flag-Bearer.

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The story behind NBA giant Yao Ming, the ruthless Chinese sports machine that created him, and the East-West struggle over China's most famous son, opens with the story of Yao's parents, basketball players brought together by Chinese officials intent on creating a generation of athletes who could bring glory to their motherland. By age fourteen, Yao was pulled out of school to follow in the footsteps of his idol Wang Zhizhi, the star of the People's Liberation Army team. It wasn't long before American sports companies would set their sights on China's two tallest players. Journalist Larmer details the backroom maneuverings and uncovers the disturbing truth behind China's drive to produce Olympic champions, while also taking readers behind the scenes of America's basketball empire. Caught in the middle are two young men--one will become a superstar, the other a struggling athlete rejected by his homeland and running out of options.--From publisher description.

Yao, Ming,1980-

Yao, Ming,1980-

Basketball players-- China, Biography.

Sports and state-- China.

Basketball players.

Sports and state.

China.

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