Yao, NBA to open training school for teens
<p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="All">All</span>-<span word="Star">Star</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="curricular">curricular</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="School">School</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>' <span word="over">over</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preseason">preseason</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Warriors">Warriors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Lakers">Lakers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MasterCard">MasterCard</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reminding">reminding</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="teamwork">teamwork</span>, <span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="textbooks">textbooks</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>."</p><p><span word="Yao">Yao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2013 <span word="national">national</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1995 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="myopia">myopia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p>
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