Football is not a Chinese sport. The Chinese refer to themselves as ’small ball’ players. That’s all part of the racial stereotypes the Chinese have of themselves and others - another topic. My point is that in a country where ping pong and badminton champions are celebrities, the NFL has a long [...]
NFL in China
February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
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Doesn’t China Love the Rockets Anymore?
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
So the Houston Rockets were playing in a playoff elimination game today against the Utah Jazz… which they happened to win. Or rather it was yesterday, technically, according to local game time in Houston - which is about 14 hours ahead of Shanghai. So it should have been on TV live, [...]
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Hockey Night in China
April 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Well, it could be, thanks to new Mandarin broadcasts of the NHL playoffs being streamed on CBC (though when I checked out their sports page I couldn’t find anything).
A fellow named Jason Wang is now doing the play-by-play of one playoff series each round. So while you might not always get to listen to [...]
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Olympic Protests Are Nothing New (and will continue)
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Dear China,
You’re not alone. There are always protesters at the Olympics. I’m sure that won’t make you feel much better about it, but what can I tell you - that’s life as a member of the world community.
Canada, yes even quiet, nice, Canada is planning for protests during the Winter Olympics in 2010. [...]
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The Most Massive Pressure
December 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Olympic athletes in China have the support and cheers of 1.3 billion people behind them.
They also have the weight of 1.3 billion people on their shoulders, not to mention a government anxious for Olympic bragging rights.
There are a few sports stars from the last Olympics in Athens, notably 郭晶晶 (Guo Jingjing, diving), and 刘翔 (Liu [...]
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China Prediction 1: Michael Redd Becomes Hugely Popular
November 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Okay, this one is stupidly easy.
If a horrible person like Steve Francis can become popular just because he was (and now is again) teammates with Yao Ming, hot-shooting, left-handed Redd promises to have many a jersey sold in the Middle Kingdom. (Yes I’m still bitter about Francis’ Eric Lindros-like refusal to report to the [...]
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