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ASIANS IN AMERICAN SPORTS
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chinese, koreans, japanese, filipinos,whatever. I will cheer for any Asian athlete or team out there who's fighting to uplift the pride of his country and fellow asian.Every race is just as potential in sports. Besides,compare Asian athlete now and 50 or 60 years ago. There has been a tremendous improvement. So let's give an applause and cheer for our ASIAN teams and athletes no matter what country they belong to. Seeing an Asian winning over a white athlete already makes me very much happier and proud to be asian.
True Asian Spirit Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 21:24:28 (PDT)

Phil the Philly ( female horse)
Just look at all the bs you wrote. Even Chinese on this board wouldn't agree with you. Fact is loser, Chinese men had virtually no representation on the American sporting stage nor on the world stage besides gymnastics or something. Now I can understand how excited you Chinese are with Yao but lets not get carried away. I wish this kid all the luck, its about time the Chinese men did something to boost AsianAmerican mens' image. Coreans and Japanese are tired of carrying the load.
Its convenient for you to dismiss boxing, soccer or baseball because we all know Chinese sux in these sports.
Chinese are big and bad?? That's why you get your asses kicked in boxing and other physical sports in Asia by Coreans and Japanese?? You even get your asses kicked by the little flilipinos and Thais. And actually Northern Chinese ( taller) wouldn't even claim you Southern squat Chinese as part of the family. They tell me all the time you are an embarrassment. When was the last time a Chinese guy made it to the World Series? Or posted over 20 saves? Make sure your mother wash Byung's jock straps right next time.

I guess since Coreans made it to the semi finals in the most prestigious and popular world class event like the WORLD CUP, they can be called "world class" athletes in soccer. Just this week Corean soccer team won the Asian Student games beating Thailand 3-2. Guess what? China with over 1.3 BILLION people lost to tiny Singapore
3-2. OOPS!

Seriously comparing the World Cup to World Championship of Baskeball is like comparing the World Series to little league series in prestige or in popularity across the world. Most of the world's best athletes dream of playing pro soccer not basketball.
Unfortunately, US's best athletes play football, baseball,etc or we would dominate soccer too.
Jelaous losers Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 18:57:41 (PDT)

There is all this talk about Korea and Japan being better than China in many sports. People keep mentioning how great the Koreans are in soccer or the Japanese in baseball, not just in Asia, but supposedly outside of Asia. Then, people write how China sucks in these sports and is not that great in basketball outside of Asia.

It’s great to have pride. However, I’m going to look at things at a different angle. Do you notice that these sports- baseball, soccer, basketball in their current forms are from the West.

Are we saying that Asians must do well in Western sports to gain respect? Perhaps, given that the West is the dominate culture today. Isn’t that sad. Could you imagine, if it was flip-flopped. The Asian culture was the dominate one in the world and countries in Europe or North America wanting to gain respect, try to do well in “Asian sports.”

Perhaps, China wants to take a different approach. Maybe China, wants to be modern without being so Westernized. Japan got modern through hardwork, but also copied lots of Western science and technology. Then, they adopted baseball almost as their own.

Maybe, in sports, China wants to do well in sports of their liking, not necessarily those that are popular in the West. So, maybe that try to do well in gymnastics, diving, ping pong (yes, all are Western, but not “macho” in the Western sense).

I’m not arguing all the above is true, but throwing it out for one to ponder.

However, I do believe that if one is trying to assert that because the Japanese and Koreans do better than the Chinese in baseball and soccer, that they are genetically superior (or naturally better athletes)- I would say that is garbage. I do believe that if a Chinese were to devote just as much time, had the passion, good facilities and coaching, he could probably do just as well.
Rice For Thought Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 18:42:29 (PDT)

America is the sporting capital of the world. Basketball is one of the top three sports it advertises to the world (along with baseball and football). Many youths in Europe, Canada, Australia, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America are catching up. They want to be like "Mike."

Basketball is more manly sport than soccer. Just look at all the basketball athletes who have to pump iron in the off-season? They have to do it in order to contend more effectively with bigger bodies.

You don't need much of that for soccer. You just have to lightning quick, not strong in soccer.
big men Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 17:31:17 (PDT)

Jealous Loser,

I've established the facts that

A)Chinese Basketball is clearly superior to korean basketball.
B)Korean Soccer is only slightly above Chinese soccer when they played each other.

If you don't understnd the above, sorry dude I can't help you.
Jim Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 15:14:56 (PDT)

Koreans are indeed world class athletes. They are already superpowers in soccer, and they're pretty much dominating the Major Leagues. Can't say the same too much for the chinese, who don't even have that impressive of a basketball team. They get rolled over by everyone in North America.
Not impressed with chinese basketball Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 14:17:51 (PDT)

Phil the thrill,

Oh yeah, Chinese are big and strong (btw Menk Bateer is an ethnic Mongolian which can help explain his girth) and can blow up our countries. Real smart. Did u not read any of the previous posts?? Korea won boxing golds and silvers in heavyweight and light heavyweight classes.

Anyways, I think people like you are an embarrassment to all intelligent ethnic Chinese.

ps. Have fun in your remedial classes.
c-web Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 11:25:14 (PDT)

Get a life people. Michael Chang is a joke; the guy chokes at every big match. He is unheard of these days, so why does he get the majority or the votes. As for baseball, YAWNER!!!
Enough said, Dat Nguyen is THE man. Check out the site of the Dallas Cowboys...

http://www.dallascowboys.com/cgi-bin/Cowboys/cowboys2/team_player_profile.jspBV_SessionID=@@@@1955529794.1030471370@@@@&BV_EngineID=cadcfcgifklfbedchecjcfe.0&name=Dat+Nguyen
NFL nfl@biteme.com Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 11:13:39 (PDT)

If China is smart, they should throw in Wang Zhizhi into the lineup as immediately as they can. He did good at the Warriors Summer Pro League in L.A.

Remember, it was only 2 years ago at the Olympics that he led all Chinese players in scoring (including Yao Ming).

China definitely can use Wang at this time.

Mengke Bateer and Hu Weidong are not exceptionally scoring threats like Wang and Yao are.

Wang is fresh from playing against real NBA pros in the Summer League. China needs to carry the torch for Asian basketball at this time.
Let's Go Great Wall Trio!!! Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 01:27:23 (PDT)

people people,

It's clear some racist white troll is here pretending to be korean trying stirr up trouble.....just ignore him
stupid trolls are everywhere Monday, August 26, 2002 at 21:54:52 (PDT)

We've begun omitting his posts. --Ed]

Koreans are not world class athletes (yes I know this board is about comparing Asian athletes). But, now some people are going so far as to say Koreans are among the best athletes in the world. Maybe in Asia, but I can think of many other countries around the world that are superior to Korea in many sports. Enough said.
Koreans Are Not The Best! Monday, August 26, 2002 at 21:18:57 (PDT)

Jim
What part of the word "China's basketball is not world class" did you not understand? You talk as if China's basketball program is among the elite in the world. And I fully concede neither is Corea's BUT Coreans aren't here pretending their's is. So why are you Chinese? Which sport is more popular in the world soccer of baskball including in China by FAR????????
There really aren't many countries that claim basketball as their numbe one sports but guess what almost all nationas claim soccer as their national sports or most popular.
So it doesn't matter if Corean basketball team performed poorly in the world games or whatever because its not our even top three most popular sports.
I will continue after sex...my wife can't wait any longer..serious.
Jealous losers Monday, August 26, 2002 at 20:03:24 (PDT)

talking about boxing like its cool or something...man who cares about your boxers...they are skinny lightweights hahahha...man that is embarrasing...us chinese are big and strong...yao ming, menk batere, wang zhi zhi...you other races (korean, filipinos, japs) talking like you races are all that...man we are a world superpower and we can blow your country up...man koreans making us asians look bad...byun hyun kim blew 2 games!!! and people think hes chinese...hahahahah man that is embarrasing for me...
phil the thrill Monday, August 26, 2002 at 17:48:58 (PDT)

With all this talk about Asian athletes, we're forgetting about Asian-AMERICAN athletes.

A Korean-American, Alex Yi, who plays for the U.S. junior national teams, just got signed with Royal Antwerp of Belgium. This is the same club that gave Seol Ki-hyeon of the Korean team his start into fame, and it's the same club that is owned by Manchester United, which is the most famous soccer club in the world. Yi's dad played for the Korean junior national team. Alex Yi is almost a lock to start on the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, and possibly he may even make the World Cup squad in Germany.

Also, there are many Asian-Americans that make their mark on collegiate soccer.
Kinda sucks that the sport that Asian-Americans are the best at gets no love in the U.S.
Margaret Cho Monday, August 26, 2002 at 14:34:10 (PDT)

Let's all check the bottom line.

China's men's national team is winless against Korea's national football team in 22 tries, dating back to their first matchup in 1978. WINLESS.

Then again, Chinese women's national football team clubs our women's national team all the time. maybe north korea beats the Chinese's women' national team once in a while.

So there's our compromise: and let's stop fighting. our men are better than your men and your women are better than our women at football. And, we should both be proud, because football's the only sport that matters to 99% of all people on this planet.
I ROK the party that ROKs the body Monday, August 26, 2002 at 14:28:15 (PDT)

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