能控制比赛。"

　　"起初，我确实不明白教练的意图，"姚明说。"但是现在我明白了。在中国，不必要求，大家都给我球！ 在这里，我不得不'无礼'些！对此我仍然不习惯。给我一点时间，我会慢慢习惯的。我必须学会多些'自私'。"

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　　Dizzy Heights of School Basketball

　　Basketball is one of the safest sports. Unlike wrestling or boxing, it's not usually dangerous. One reason for this is that the players' energy is partly directed upwards, at a 90­degree angle to the ground, and over the heads of the others. So there's less risk of a collision between two players.

　　In other sports, such as baseball and American football, the players' energy moves parallel to the ground and towards their opponents, so they wear helmets which give adequate protection to their heads.

　　 But although basketball players wear socks and sneakers which are specially designed to absorb energy when they bound into the air, they wear no other protection, just a vest and shorts. If there is an abrupt change of direction in their energy, from vertical to horizontal, such as when they accelerate across the court, bouncing the ball, there is a real danger of personal injury.

　　For example, in the Kent State High School Basketball tournament, Chandler High was playing St Mary Central and at the interval the score was 50－52. But St Mary had appointed a captain who was not a typical basketball player. Whereas everyone else was tall and slim with short haircuts, Joe Johannsen was short and stout, with long hair and a large belly. But he was really fast, and when he obtained control of the ball, he could make a circuit of the court and reach the opposing team's boundary within seconds.

　　Anyhow, twelve minutes into the second half, Frank Sackler, the Chandler star player, made a controversial pass over Joe's head. Joe stepped aside and dipped his head down. Sackler bounced off him and committed a foul. The referee interrupted the match, and there was a suspension of play. But Joe was unhurt, shot the penalty, and the score was 88－90. There were three minutes to go.

Joe immediately took possession of the ball and ran, ...and suddenly 80 kilos hit the