GREECE: OLYMPIC GAMES - ATHENS PRESS CONFERENCE BY YAO MING ON THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEAT AGAINST LITHUANIA AT THE 2004 GAMES.

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  • Title: GREECE: OLYMPIC GAMES - ATHENS PRESS CONFERENCE BY YAO MING ON THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEAT AGAINST LITHUANIA AT THE 2004 GAMES.
  • Date: 27th August 2004
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (AUGUST 27, 2004) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. YAO MING, CHINESE BASKETBALL PLAYER ENTERING THE PRESS ROOM AT THE SPONSOR'S PREMISSES 2. CLOSE UP ON YAO MING ACCREDITATION HANGING AROUND HIS NECK 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarine) YAO MING, CHINESE PLAYER SPEAKING SAYING, "Here at the Olympics I see everywhere a 'welcome home olympics' sign. Starting from the first Olympics back in 1896, now that they (the Olympics) returned to the city of their origin, it seems that the time has passed really quickly. It's very emotional and I had a great experience and very exciting games." 4. CUT AWAY OF A WOMAN TAKING PICTURES OF YAO MING 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarine) YAO MING ANSWERING THE QUESTION ABOUT THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE CHINESE NATIONAL TEAM SPEAKING SAYING, "This result actually reached the target.It's partly thanks to the effort of the athletes, but part of it has been thanks to luck as well." 6. JOURNALISTS AT THE NEWS CONFERENCE 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarine) YAO MING TALKING ABOUT TODAY'S BASKETBALL AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CINESE BASKETBALL TEAM AT THE OLYMPICS SPEAKING SAYING, "The world is improving. There are a lot of elementary issues in the Olympic games. Some of the players are not that experienced so that they haven't been really playing up to their usual performance. That is also because in the Olympic games it's very exciting and sometimes you get nervous." 8. CLOSE UP ON A REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK 9. SET UP SHOT FOR THE INTERVIEW WITH YAO MING 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) YAO MING COMMENTING ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAYING IN THE NBA AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES SPEAKING SAYING, "NBA game is a long season. They have 82 games and the playoffs. Here it's just the playoffs. But also in the playoffs you have seven games and if you loose the first one it's ok and here you don't have any second chance, one shot, that's all. That is a big difference. A lot of preasure out there." QUESTION: How do you see your future in The National Team "We have a good future. We have very good young players and we have a good coach. Also, next Olympics will be in my home, in China. That's a big honour for us. I think all Chinese players, not just basketball players, they want to show anybody we can play." 11. YAO MING GOING OUT TO STAND IN FRONT OF A LIFE SIZE STATUE OF HIMSELF, MADE IN THE STYLE OF ANCIENT GREEK SCULPTURES 12. PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES OF YAO MING 13. CLOSE UP OF YAO MING STANDING BY THE STATUE OF HIMSELF 14. YAO MING GETTING INTO A CAR, LEAVING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: ATHENS, GREECE
  • Country: Greece
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