Yao Ming landed in the U.S. in the summer of 2002, 7-feet, 6-inches worth of fancy footwork, armed with a soft shooting touch. He was the top pick of that draft, selected by the Houston Rockets, whose new arena would soon be sponsored by Toyota. The Japanese carmaker had just opened a new plant in China, and the company bet that Yao fans would soon become Corolla fans. 7英尺6英寸,有着梦幻脚步和柔和投篮手感的姚明于2002年夏天来到美国。他作为当年选秀的状元秀选手,被休斯顿火箭队选中,此时火箭队的新球馆将由丰田公司赞助。这个日本汽车制造商刚刚在中国开立一个新工厂,并且坚信姚明的球迷会很快成为卡罗拉车迷。(姚明代言了卡罗拉车) |