Sports stars want new schools to combine academics, athletics
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word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>, <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="academy">academy</span>) <span word="after">after</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ascended">ascended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span> 2 <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>".</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Eisenbud">Eisenbud</span>, <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="IMG">IMG</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sponsor">sponsor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p>
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