YouTube of the Day: Yao big; beer small
Ball Don't Lie —
In the grand tradition of yesterday's lone post about Shaq and some jockeys, we present Yao Ming during the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics. Yao appears to be in a beer downing contest with Canadian cyclist Geoff Kabush, imbibing from a cup that looks like the sort of plastic you get from airlines when they bring you your apple juice.
While we're at it, what IS the deal with those small cups on airlines. Has anyone ever said, "you know, I feel like three-quarters of a cup of Ginger Ale?!?" Who are the ad wizards that came up with that one?
Yao Ming Chugs Beer At Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremonies With Canadian Curler
FanIQ Blog —
This video has apparently been out for a few weeks, but that's news to me, and apparently to most people on the internet judging by YouTube's view counter.
Anyway, it's Yao Ming at the Beijing Olympic closing ceremonies doing what every athlete does at Olympic closing ceremonies. Get drunk with ...
Yao Ming slams beers
Epic Carnival —
by DCScrap, on 205th magazine I'll just let the person who posted the video tell you what's about to happen here. I couldn't possibly explain it any better. Olympic Closing Ceremonies got boring so, in true Canadian fashion, we went and hunted down some beer at the fifth floor concession. Shuttled as many as we could to deserving athletes on the infield. After declining my first offer Yao took a beer, then a second.....and of course it was all about who can down beer the fastest in the spirit of Olympic competition. Slow motion is needed to declare a victor. I am a much bigger fan, or I should say 'a fan' of Yao Ming ...
There's something about those 7 footers...
Gheorghe: The Blog —
When most people think of Yao Ming, I doubt that they'd consider him a wild and crazy guy, to borrow a popular phrase from Whitney's childhood. Its just not something that meshes well with the picture of a large Chinese man who wears a crew cut and speaks little to no English publicly. However, if you've been paying attention there have been numerous clues to the contrary for a while now. First there was the "Yao, Yo" commercial for Visa. Then, of course, he was tight with Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley (not so much Francis, but Cuttino seems like a fun guy to go to the strip club with) in Houston. And last summer, when Yao got married guys like Baron Davis ...
Olympic Chug-Off: Yao vs. Canadian Mountain Biker?
TheScore.com Blog —
The footage here is a bit grainy, but not so grainy as to convince me that this video isn't what it purports itself to be. And that is... a beer chugging contest in Beijing between Yao Ming and Canadian mountain biker Geoff Kabush.
Well... OK... it doesn't hurt that Kabush recounts the story in this diary entry on Cyclingnews.com.
I'm not going to lie to you, Yao's better at this than I figured. I've analyzed the footage like it was the friggin' Zapruder Film, and I'm still not sure who won. Yao gets his cup down first, and Kabush doesn't even try to set his on the ground, but it almost looks as though they ...
I expect to win... with flair!
The Dream Shake —
In the midst of all the season previews, there is one prevailing theme: the Houston Rockets are going to be very, very interesting this year. Win or lose, this team now has personality. A year ago, the roster was rather bland. People were mostly unfamiliar with Scola; Tracy and Yao were not exactly Agent Zero level personalities; Chuck Hayes was good, but bland (okay, he's still kinda bland which only amazes me more that he's got a Chinese shoe contract); Rafer not only sucked but was uninteresting in the process. And the only player with personality on the bench was Dikembe. Who didn't play much. Bonzi Wells was the most boring crazy person ever... but ...
I expect to win - with flair!
The Dream Shake —
In the midst of all the season previews, there is one prevailing theme: the Houston Rockets are going to be very, very interesting this year. Win or lose, this team now has personality. A year ago, the roster was rather bland. People were mostly unfamiliar with Scola; Tracy and Yao were not exactly Agent Zero level personalities; Chuck Hayes was good, but bland (okay, he's still kinda bland which only amazes me more that he's got a Chinese shoe contract); Rafer not only sucked but was uninteresting in the process. And the only player with personality on the bench was Dikembe. Who didn't play much. Bonzi Wells was the most boring crazy person ever... but ...
