Oh, indeed, what a bummer, for me, other Yao fans, his teammates, Rockets fans, the Rockets organization and ultimately Yao himself even though Yao has been putting himself last here, which only makes his injury more difficult to take. Upon hearing the injury, which came totally out of the blue for everyone, the first thing that came to Yao's mind was his teammates and his country – he doesn't want to miss the Olympics.

"I'm sorry," Yao kept saying. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry to the franchise. I'm sorry to the city. I'm sorry to (Rockets owner) Mr. (Leslie) Alexander. I'm so sorry."

The guy's so tall and yet he is so touching.

He felt sorry for his teammates when he broke them the news, as though he had committed a flagrant foul.

Then he said he is most afraid to miss the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, calling that – should it happen – the greatest loss of his career.

As though getting injured were a flaw in his character.

Not that Yao is flawless – he does commercials for McDonald's and Coca Cola, but (then, who are we to nitpick? I myself drink the bubbly once in a while and I'm not totally immune to eating junk food either. Besides, if the money's too big to refuse for Yao, I'm sure it must be too big to refuse for anyone. So there) if that's his biggest flaw, then you can't help but love the guy even more.

Alright, let's quit Yao now – any more talk about his injury threatens to make me blurry-eyed.

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