Comments on: The New Face of Sports in China http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/ Urban Sociology and Urbanism, in China and North America Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:41:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tex http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/comment-page-1/#comment-48395 Tex Mon, 18 May 2009 18:29:36 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/?p=905#comment-48395 My English students told me that T-Mac and Yao are more popular than Kobe and that alot of Chinese people hate Kobe...though that could be that they don't like Kobe. My English students told me that T-Mac and Yao are more popular than Kobe and that alot of Chinese people hate Kobe…though that could be that they don’t like Kobe.

]]> By: Ji Village News http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/comment-page-1/#comment-48318 Ji Village News Tue, 12 May 2009 15:51:42 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/?p=905#comment-48318 I am a Yao man, all the way, and he is already a champion in my eyes. Having said that, I will admit that Kobe's basketball talent is just unbelievable, and it is fun to watch him play. I just couldn't stand him (and Phil Jackson) as a person. I am a Yao man, all the way, and he is already a champion in my eyes.

Having said that, I will admit that Kobe’s basketball talent is just unbelievable, and it is fun to watch him play. I just couldn’t stand him (and Phil Jackson) as a person.

]]> By: Benjamin Ross http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/comment-page-1/#comment-48299 Benjamin Ross Mon, 11 May 2009 02:00:51 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/?p=905#comment-48299 @Andy T-Mac's popularity skyrocketed (no pun intended) as soon as he was traded to Houston. But he is still no where close to the same league as Yao and Kobe. Are you hearing much from your co-workers about Ron Artest? Most people in the US are pretty amazed he made it through the entire season without punching any fans. @Andy

T-Mac’s popularity skyrocketed (no pun intended) as soon as he was traded to Houston. But he is still no where close to the same league as Yao and Kobe. Are you hearing much from your co-workers about Ron Artest? Most people in the US are pretty amazed he made it through the entire season without punching any fans.

]]> By: Andy http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/comment-page-1/#comment-48288 Andy Sun, 10 May 2009 21:47:31 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/?p=905#comment-48288 What about Tracy McGrady? All my coworkers talked non-stop about him. What about Tracy McGrady? All my coworkers talked non-stop about him.

]]> By: Z.J. Tong http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/comment-page-1/#comment-48283 Z.J. Tong Sun, 10 May 2009 19:02:45 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/?p=905#comment-48283 Ben, this is very well observed and well written. It shoud be on New York Times or such. Ben, this is very well observed and well written. It shoud be on New York Times or such.

]]> By: jch http://benross.net/wordpress/the-new-face-of-sports-in-china/2009/05/10/comment-page-1/#comment-48281 jch Sun, 10 May 2009 09:11:01 +0000 http://benross.net/wordpress/?p=905#comment-48281 Yao Ming was hurt in the last game and will be out for the playoffs, presumably handing the Lakers the series. Yao Ming was hurt in the last game and will be out for the playoffs, presumably handing the Lakers the series.

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