一個(gè)時(shí)代的結(jié)束:姚明正式宣布退役!
(以上音頻為滬江英語外教Salena對(duì)文章英文內(nèi)容的朗讀,非授權(quán)嚴(yán)禁轉(zhuǎn)載。)
SHANGHAI — Yao Ming has made it official, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball.
The 7-fooot-6 center, who became a household name in China before starting his NBA career with the Houston Rockets as the top draft pick in 2002, said: "I will formally end my career."
Yao played eight seasons in the NBA, but missed 250 regular-season games over the past six years.
Houston general manager Daryl Morey attended Yao's farewell conference on Wednesday, and NBA Commissioner David Stern was scheduled to send a message via video link. Morey had to get permission from the NBA to be attend because the lockout prohibits contact with players.
北京時(shí)間7月20日,姚明在上海浦東嘉里大酒店三層的上海廳召開新聞發(fā)布會(huì),正式宣布退役。姚明的父母姚志源和方鳳娣、姚明的妻子葉莉以及姚明的女兒姚沁蕾都出席了此次發(fā)布會(huì)。到場(chǎng)人員還包括NBA中國(guó)CEO舒德偉、休斯敦火箭隊(duì)總經(jīng)理達(dá)雷爾-莫雷、籃管中心副主任胡加時(shí)等人。姚明說:“作為籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員,我將要結(jié)束自己的運(yùn)動(dòng)生涯,正式退役。今天我退役了,我的一扇門關(guān)上了,但另一扇門正在徐徐打開。我離開了球場(chǎng),但不會(huì)離開籃球?!?/p>
發(fā)布會(huì)最后,姚明和父母、妻子以及女兒合影,這也是姚明一家首次在公眾面前亮相合影。
姚明退役的消息首先是由雅虎體育透露的。北京時(shí)間7月9日凌晨,雅虎體育透露姚明已決定退役。隨后網(wǎng)易體育對(duì)姚之隊(duì)負(fù)責(zé)人章明基進(jìn)行了采訪,后者否認(rèn)姚明退役。直到7月9日上午,姚之隊(duì)又發(fā)表聲明,表示姚明將在7月20日召開新聞發(fā)布會(huì),宣布關(guān)于自己未來事業(yè)的一些規(guī)劃。
(以上中文報(bào)道選自網(wǎng)易體育)
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