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Asian Athletes and the Name on the Jersey
This has really been bugging me for quite some time now.
I have noticed that some Asian athletes in professional sports here in America wear jerseys that do not mention their surname on the back; rather, it is their first name that is displayed. For example, Ichiro Suzuki's jersey says ICHIRO. Yao Ming's jersey says YAO. (YO! YAO! YO! YAO!  sorry)Is this something that is common among all Asian athletes in America? Is Yao really the surname? Is Ichiro really that cocky? Please enlighten me, oh Asian-American ones!  :
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02-18-2003, 05:39 PM
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02-18-2003, 05:41 PM
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Ahhhh, OK. Thanks juju!
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02-18-2003, 05:48 PM
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ni shi Yao. ni xing Ming.
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02-18-2003, 08:24 PM
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so he would go by ming?
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02-18-2003, 11:01 PM
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yes sir. If he grew up here, people would likely refer to him as "Ming Yao" instead. As for Ichiro, I think there was a story about that...  |
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02-19-2003, 07:08 AM
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Well in Japan, his name on the jersey was Ichiro. So when they brought him here, they just kept his name there. He's the only player in MLB to have his first name on his jersey. |
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02-19-2003, 08:14 AM
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Yes, he is that cocky.
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02-19-2003, 08:17 AM
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How can he be cocky?? He doesn't even say a word. |
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02-19-2003, 08:49 AM
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You can be cocky and have an attitude without saying anything. It has a lot to do with how you carry yourself. Don't get me wrong, he backs up his attitude with some great game but he is pretty cocky. Well for a baseball player that is. Compared to basketball players he is downright humble but compared to baseball players he's pretty cocky. |
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02-19-2003, 09:19 AM
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Hmm...didn't know that. How bad is he? What does he do? I mean my definition of cocky for baseball players is Bonds. |
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02-19-2003, 10:23 AM
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Tell that to Albert Bell. |
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02-19-2003, 10:55 AM
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Dunno...maybe because they think its poetic to just have his first name on this baseball card... |
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02-19-2003, 03:24 PM
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perhaps because people associate him by the name "Ichiro" instead of Ichiro Suzuki (i think thats his last name right?) ... like if you said Kent, Clemens, Bonds... we'd likely know who the person is talkin bout. |
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02-19-2003, 03:50 PM
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I think its because first names are more unique than last names.
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02-19-2003, 03:50 PM
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Perhaps a certain car company would sue him for wearing THEIR name on a baseball jersey.... who knows
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02-19-2003, 06:55 PM
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I don't think they would mind a popular baseball player wearing "their" name to everything he does.  |
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02-19-2003, 07:24 PM
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