Yao Ming was billed as having the potential to be one of the best basketball players of all time and a symbol of a new era in Chinese athletics. He was indeed quite good, but his career was cut short by nagging injuries.
However, did you know that he was legally required to play for the Chinese National team? The extra strain that it put on his body was theorized by some to have led to his future injuries (like stress fractures).
He was also the "first international ever to be selected first overall [in the draft] without having previously played U.S. college basketball."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming
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