What they say

"For quite a long time in China, sport's function was limited to just earning your country glory in athletic competitions. We paid too much attention to the results. In US colleges, sport is a way of education, a means of self-improvement and a cradle to develop virtues such as teamwork and the ability to handle adversity, which prepare a person for a career in any field."

Yao Ming, former NBA All Star and Basketball Hall of Famer

"The gap between the US and Chinese collegiate sports systems is evident in many aspects, including athletic training, student athlete management, commercial operation and media promotion. No matter how far our school system is from cultivating Olympians in the same way the US system does, we have to maintain faith and set higher standards, continuing to work on and improve the system so that China's collegiate athletic development can thrive in the future."