In the history of Chinese basketball, Yao Ming, who is 2.26 meters tall, can be described as the No1 who is undisputed. He not only shined in the CBA league with his excellent ball skills, but also entered the Houston Rockets of the NBA as the top pick.
Whenever Yao Ming is on the court, his Chinese elements and NBA-style style of play always blow the eyes of those crazy fans, who keep shouting at him to express their joy.
Who would have thought that Yao Ming's today is not unrelated to the parents behind him. Now the 72-year-old father is full of gray hair, and the 75-year-old mother is becoming hunchbacked, and they have only one expectation for Yao Ming, that is, to have a second child early. What kind of parents are they?
A basketball family. Yao Ming's father, Yao Zhiyuan, and mother, Fang Fengdi, are both from Shanghai. Since each other's height is much higher than the average person, they spent their youth on the basketball court.
When these two athletes who have made outstanding contributions to the country's sports cause reach retirement age, some practical problems that were originally covered up are placed in front of them.
Because both of them are too prominent, it is difficult for them to find a suitable partner among the ordinary people they come into contact with in their daily lives, and in Shanghai, where people come and go, the huge height difference will also be pointed at by others from time to time.
Yao Zhiyuan and Fang Fengdi).
Just when they were both distressed by their emotional problems, the leaders of the Sports Bureau found them separately. At that time, Yao Ming's parents knew each other like this.
Although Yao Ming's mother is 3 years older than Yao Ming's father, the tempers of the two are very commensurate. Yao Ming's mother is an extrovert and tough style, and often plays the role of basketball captain even at home, while Yao Ming's father is introverted, humorous, and better at overcoming rigidity with softness.
This kind of family with strong women and weak men has finally shaped Yao Ming's calm, sophisticated, and unsmiling character.
Yao Ming, who is not smiling).
In 1980, when Yao Zhiyuan, who retired from the Shanghai Maritime Safety Bureau, was invited to participate in the finals of the Nine Cities Games, Yao Ming was born.
Hearing the news that his beloved wife gave birth, Yao Zhiyuan almost immediately threw away the trophy and rushed to the hospital. When he saw his sweaty wife and Xiao Yao Ming, who weighed 10 pounds and 2 taels, he didn't know what to say for a while.
There is a saying in China: "If you grow tall, you will play basketball", which is not only people's expectation of a tall career, but also people's respect for this profession.
Although the old couple are both basketball players, they don't seem to care about Yao Ming's future.
Because they knew the hard work of professional athletes, and under the system at that time, athletes gave their good youth and delayed their studies, and once they reached the age of retirement, the choices they could make were really limited.
They don't want Yao Ming to repeat his own path, but hope that Yao Ming can go to university like other children, so that he can find an easy job with good pay.
However, they ignore an important factor, and that is the environment in which Yao Ming lives.
Although his parents have long since retired, Yao Zhiyuan's "prominent" position in the Shanghai Maritime Safety Bureau has made everyone remember his specialty. Every time there is a big or small battle on the basketball court, people will invite him to play.
And Fang Fengdi retired to the Shanghai Sports Commission, and naturally she inevitably deals with basketball in her daily life.
In such an environment, Xiao Yao Ming can't even if he doesn't want to touch basketball, not to mention that he has a height that other children can't reach. In this way, the young Yao Ming easily passed the selection and entered the sports school in Shanghai.
Yao Ming's family).
There is a huge benefit in the sports school, that is, the state will provide them with additional food subsidies, which is undoubtedly a send-off income for Yao Ming, who is crazy about growing his body.
Because the retired athletes at that time, due to the lack of culture, most of them could only engage in some basic work after retirement, so the income they could get was not high.
Yao Ming's mother was only 40 yuan a month, and in the bustling city of Shanghai, she spent all her income on food for a family of three.
In order to allow Yao Ming to drink milk that promotes physical development, Yao Ming's mother tried her best to get the milk ** ticket.
Milk ** ticket).
For various reasons, the old couple not only hopes that their son can enter the sports school to engage in basketball, but they also hope that their son can be admitted to university and use knowledge and culture to support their family in the future.
However, the life of the sports school is extremely boring, and the heavy training burden once weighed Yao Ming almost out of breath.
At this time, Yao Ming's father would take the initiative to talk to his son, joke, and do his best to make Yao Ming relax. His mother, on the other hand, took the trouble to pass on her experience in basketball to Yao Ming.
This kind of family atmosphere education can actually shape a person the most, and Yao Ming gradually stepped onto the CBA stage in such an environment.
Yao Ming's family).
Compete in the Basketball Arena.
In 1993, Yao Ming, who had just turned 13, officially entered the Shanghai Sharks youth team to participate in training. This big man with a height of 1.96 meters caused a sensation among all the fans as soon as he came on the field, because people didn't believe that a child who had just entered the first year of junior high school could grow so tall.
However, what surprised them even more was that Yao Ming's three-step layup, dunk, and rebound were all vigorous, and everyone began to notice this unusually tall young man, and even major news and newspapers began to track and report on him.
When the reporters rushed to Yao Ming's dormitory with the camera, everyone was shocked by the scene and saw Yao Ming playing video games with his teammate Liu Wei with a naughty expression on his face.
Yao Ming playing the game).
When other parents were doing everything possible to drag their children out of the game hall, Yao Ming's parents did not blame him, but took the initiative to give the child more money to let him relax.
Other people feel very incomprehensible about this, only the old couple understands that the basketball career is too hard.
In 1998, Yao Ming officially joined the national team, and his debut made everyone cheer. At this time, he has grown to 2.26 meters, and he has naturally become the target of everyone's attention.
His heroic performance on the court was soon noticed by the NBA Houston Rockets across the ocean.
Houston Rockets).
Compared with the CBA domestic league, which started late, the NBA in the United States not only has a long history and mature system, but also is a place where the world's basketball elites gather.
Being able to play in the NBA league not only allows you to earn a lot of money, but also further improves your level.
Fang Fengdi, who has participated in international competitions in the United States, is well aware of the problems faced by Chinese athletes competing in the United States.
Therefore, after discussing with Yao Ming's father, she went to Houston in advance to take care of all the necessities for Yao Ming.
Yao Ming's family) In this way, Yao Ming was able to eat delicious Chinese food even in a foreign country, and the tension on the training ground was greatly relieved by the company of his mother.
People were surprised that when Yao Ming passed five levels and six generals in the NBA, no one discovered the secret behind Yao Ming.
In the 9 years of the NBA, Yao Ming not only earned a lot of money for himself, but also brought the advanced management experience of the NBA back to China and promoted the vigorous development of the domestic basketball industry.
Such a person can no longer be described as a simple basketball player, but is called China's "Mr. Basketball".
But an athlete's career is short, and when he reaches retirement age, what will his choices be?
Honor surrounds the body and creates brilliance.
Perhaps because they didn't want their son to repeat their old path, Yao Zhiyuan and Fang Fengdi had already paved the way for Yao Ming when he was at the most brilliant time of his career.
With Yao Ming's great contribution to the basketball career, the country also gave him great honor. Not only did he become China's flag bearer at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but he also became a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) after retiring.
Yao Ming as the standard-bearer).
In addition, his parents did not let him relax his studies for a moment, and in the year of his retirement, he was admitted to the Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with honors and his own efforts, and obtained a doctorate from the University of Hong Kong.
With such a title and education, he can avoid becoming a troublemaker like "Bad Boy" Rodman, and at the same time, he can further rely on his mind to plan his business and future.
In the minds of successful people, "fame and fortune" are like fish and bear's paws, and it is difficult to have both. Because when people bend down in pursuit of profit, they are bound to ignore the fetters of fame. In the same way, when people pursue a good name, they have to give up low-hanging fruit.
However, the brilliant Yao Ming, under the guidance of his father, skillfully avoided the risks in his way.
He gained fame through his early career and also accumulated his first pot of gold. After retiring, he used the first pot of gold to buy the Shanghai Big Shark Club and became the boss himself.
When his fame reached its peak, he took advantage of the trend to expand his industry and bring more benefits to himself.
Yao Ming, who has successfully transformed).
In this way, he has more and more aura on his body, and more and more assets in his hands. By the time his body had already become famous, he had already become a successful businessman and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Behind these glories is inseparable from his parents, but the old man also has his own regrets. So will the successful Yao Ming be able to fulfill the wish of the second elder?
Parents' wishes.
Yao Ming, who was born in a basketball family, is like standing on the shoulders of giants, and such an advantage is incomparable to those athletes who come from humble backgrounds and have been farmers for generations.
However, such success also took a lot of effort from the second elder, so they expected Yao Ming more.
For the elderly in China, being able to enjoy family life is the greatest joy of life. Yao Ming got married in 2007 and gave birth to a daughter in 2010, which made them very excited.
Yao Ming's family).
In addition to worrying about Yao Ming's career, the two old men pay more attention to the growth of their granddaughter in their daily lives. Because Yao Ming's wife Ye Li is also a basketball player, the youngest granddaughter has received a good basketball education since she was a child.
Seeing that three generations have been struggling in basketball careers, the old couple can't help but feel emotional.
Although Yao Ming's net worth has made the family materially wealthy a long time ago, the old couple always has a wish, that is, to let Yao Ming have a second child early.
As he grows older, 72-year-old Yao Zhiyuan is already gray-haired, and 75-year-old Fang Fengdi is also becoming hunchbacked, and his strength is no longer as good as before.
Yao Ming's parents).
Back then, because of family planning, the old couple responded to the call of the country and did not have more children, but now when there is only Yao Ming alone, the old couple feels desolate.
Children are not only the future of a family, but also the inheritance of family blood. Therefore, regardless of whether you are high or low, the traditional Chinese culture has always regarded having more children and more blessings as a sign of family happiness and true success.
However, giving birth to a child is not a simple matter, especially for a busy person like Yao Ming, who wears many hats, and constantly socializes on weekdays, and his physical fitness is long gone.
Yao Ming comforted his parents more than once, and he even took out money for the second elder to travel around the world and provide them with superior pension services, but he still couldn't dispel the second elder's obsession with wanting him to continue to have a second child.
As for whether Yao Ming can fulfill the wishes of the second elder in the lifetime of his parents, I'm afraid only God knows.