"Operator" magazine once published a "China's most wealthy" sports couple, among them, Yao Ming and Ye Li ranked first, in the magazine's review, Yao Ming is not only a "Chinese symbol", but also a "world brand", the economic value of the couple is always undoubted.
The couple has also experienced many stories along the way, and can say, "On the military merit medal, there is half of you and half of mine." ”
Love with a drop of 36 cm
People are always accustomed to analyzing whether a couple is a good match from the outside, Yao Ming and Ye Li's height difference has reached 36 cm, and the love they bring to each other is indeed very emotional; When the details of their lives are pieced together, the audience also finds that it is more like a fairy tale.
In fact, it is not easy to figure out the story of Yao Ming and Ye Li, Yao Ming, who has been harassed by various media, once told others clearly: "Don't ask me, don't ask her, and don't make up bizarrely." ”
The story begins in 1999, at the end of the century.
Many "old fans" remember that that year belonged to Yao Ming and Ye Li, but at this time, Yao Ming was still training hard day and night, and his goal was also to become the first center in Chinese basketball.
At that meeting, Ye Li, who belongs to the Oriental Women's Basketball Team, and the Oriental Men's Basketball Team were in a training base, and some introverted Yao Ming fell in love with this girl with long hair at a glance, and every time the two met, Yao Ming also looked more shy.
After several "struggles" in his heart, Yao Ming still decided to get to know each other well and seize this precious opportunity.
One day, Yao Ming also plucked up the courage to stop Ye Li, but he didn't think about what to say, and said lightly: "Did you return the clothes of the national team?" ”
He didn't calculate that Ye Li's mood that day was not good, she saw this big tall man who stopped her in order to say this little thing, and said in a good voice: "Boring." ”
In a short period of time, Yao Ming couldn't make up his mind, and could only wait for the next opportunity.
This year, Ye Li was also selected for the national team with her superb ball skills and went to the United States to continue training, but during a training session, she was also seriously injured and had to return to China for surgery.
Unexpectedly, the operation failed, and the doctor confessed: "In the future, the probability of you returning to the stadium is very low." ”
When he was desperate, it was Yao Ming who gave him strength, and he specifically went to the leader of the women's basketball club for Ye Li's affairs, hoping to let Ye Li come to the United States for treatment; Even if Yao Ming returned to China, he would send text messages to Ye Li every day, and time also made Ye Li know Yao Ming better.
When Ye Li gradually recovered her health, Yao Ming also entered the NBA big stage and began to shine, she did not expect that this boy could be surrounded by spotlights in such a quick time.
Many reporters familiar with Ye Li have felt a "pride" from Ye Li, and know that Ye Li's personality has been like this from beginning to end, even the old coach Yang Zhengming said: "What kind of personality Xiao Ye is, I actually can't say well, she is very quiet and plays well." ”
However, in the eyes of his teammates, he could see a different Ye Li.
She is actually not short of money, but she knows how to save money very well on weekdays, once, the foreign aid of the Eastern team invited everyone to come as guests, most of the team members went by taxi, but Ye Li insisted on taking the bus; On weekdays, Ye Li never deliberately buys expensive things, and she has to shop around for everything.
Yao Ming also found that Ye Li's tutor has always been strict, which strengthened his determination.
After a long period of persistence, the two hearts finally came together.
When his parents learned about Ye Li's situation, they also supported their son to be with each other, the men's basketball team and the women's basketball team trained together, and Yao's mother would prepare two chicken soups.
After seeing her son gain a foothold in the NBA, Yao's mother also proposed to let Ye Li also go to the United States, but unexpectedly, this proposal was first vetoed by Ye Li.
He explained to his mother that love is not possession, Ye Li also loves basketball very much, he can't interfere with Ye Li's choice because of his own considerations, of course, from his own heart, he still hopes that his lover can accompany him.
Ye Li likes plush toys, and Yao Ming will buy a lot of them at once; Ye Li wanted to feel safe, and Yao Ming always wore the red knot he gave him on his wrist.
NBA stars are mostly European and American players, many people are very careful, heard that Yao Ming is living apart from his lover, and said to introduce Yao Ming to an American girlfriend, in this situation, Yao Ming repeatedly refused and said: "Sorry, I already have a girlfriend." ”
Yao Ming has made great progress in the NBA, and he has been portrayed as an idol and role model for Chinese people around the world, which has also brought great wealth to Yao Ming and Ye Li.
However, for Ye Li, these turned into trouble.
It all started at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics, when the two walked intimately to the middle of the delegation, and the majority of the media learned about their romance.
As long as you meet Ye Li, the media will not give up any opportunity for an interview, such as "How did you catch Yao Ming back then?" "I heard that Yao Ming's income reaches 8 or 9 figures a year, you must also be very rich, right?" "Wait.
This also made Ye Li feel helpless, because all the interview topics are related to Yao Ming, Ye Li also specifically said this problem to Yao Ming, and Yao Ming said helplessly: "Don't worry, after a while, the media will get tired." ”
Unexpectedly, the media never seemed to be tired of a day, and once Ye Li even caught the reporter who was following the camera all the way outside the fitting room, and asked: "Do you have any work ethic when you do this?" ”
This situation continues to happen, which also makes Ye Li's mood worse and worse, but the media reports that she is "more and more withdrawn", which makes Ye Li feel aggrieved.
Ye Li herself is also an excellent basketball player, of course, she hopes that everyone knows her through basketball, not Yao Ming.
During a game, Ye Li unfortunately injured her knee, and she heard a coach say outside the lounge door: "She is busy falling in love with Yao Ming, and she has no intention of playing." ”
This sentence also made Ye Li sit on pins and needles, and in the lounge, she also cried loudly.
When the WNBA invited her later, she chose to refuse because of "promoting with Yao Ming", and Yao Ming asked a little unclear: "Didn't you always want to play in the United States, why did you suddenly change your mind?" ”
Ye Li's attitude has also been very resolute: "If others invite me because of you, I would rather return to China myself." ”
She left the United States, but Yao Ming never let her family pack her belongings, and later Dayao gradually understood that bearing the title of "Yao Ming's girlfriend" itself was under great pressure.
Happy families tend to stabilize
December 24, 2006 was a day Ye Li would never want to remember.
On this day, Yao Ming landed face on the ground in the struggle, and Ye Li also witnessed this tragic scene through a TV show, and her tears fell instantly.
Because of this accident, Yao Ming also missed the opportunity to reach the "peak of his career", those nights, Yao Ming was always preoccupied, when Ye Li pushed open the door, she also saw that the giant in the eyes of outsiders was secretly wiping tears.
Because of the injury, Yao Ming missed 32 games, and criticism from various media in the United States poured in, including many remarks such as "Yao Ming is overrated" and "Yao Ming is a burden to the team", and even some people began to suspect that Yao's height of 2.26 meters was not caused by natural development, and he had congenital diseases.
In the face of these doubts, Ye Li always stood with Yao Ming, and she finally felt that under the aura of a star, Yao Ming needed to face too much.
After Yao Ming's days of recuperation, Ye Li also became his nutritionist, and every day he would cook meals in strict accordance with the requirements of nutrition matching and serve them to Yao Ming; When she saw her lover depressed, Ye Li, who didn't like communication very much, would also think of various jokes to tell Yao Ming.
After honor and trough, the two young people finally connected their hearts together.
In early August 2007, the two went to the Xuhui District Registry Office in Shanghai to obtain a marriage certificate, accompanied by relatives and friends, and held a grand wedding three days later, for Yao Ming, the emotional matter finally came to a successful end.
Sure enough, as Yao Ming said back then, reporters will no longer ask those boring questions, because everyone is accustomed to Yao Ming and Ye Li being a "natural couple".
At the beginning of 2010, Ye Li was confirmed to be pregnant, and the baby's due date was also determined to be "before the end of the World Expo", and the child would become a veritable "Expo baby", and in May of that year, a baby girl was born in Houston, and the news of the safety of the mother and daughter quickly came out.
After marriage, Ye Li will also reveal some stories about getting along with Yao Ming, and this "giant couple" also has moments that many people can't imagine.
For example, when Ye Li and Yao Ming share a bed, they will leave a gap in the center of the bed, which is of course related to safety.
Yao Ming, who is more than 2 meters tall, has a very strong body, and his weight has reached more than 140 kilograms, if Yao Ming presses Ye Li without consciousness after falling asleep, then the consequences are also unimaginable.
Especially in the recovery stage after giving birth to a baby, this gap will become larger and larger, which is really not to say that there is a rift in the relationship between the two, which is ultimately due to safety considerations for the couple.
At the Shanghai men's basketball press conference in April 2011, Yao Ming finally talked about his daughter's name "Yao Qinlei".
At that time, the Shanghai men's basketball team considered that Yao Ming still had a lot of things to deal with, so it also urged the reporter to hurry, when the reporter just asked "there is one last question", Yao Ming instantly gave the answer to the three words "Yao Qinlei", it seems that he is very clear about what everyone is thinking.
In an interview with CNN, Yao Ming also said that when his daughter turns 18, he will give his daughter the choice to see which nationality she wants to choose.
In the follow-up reports of the media, everyone is actually curious about how tall Yao Qinlei can grow after that, and some netizens make inferences according to the genetic height formula: Yao Qinlei's future height may be about 1 meter 94 to 2 meters, and she will definitely not be short.
With a daughter, the media lens is scattered.
For example, at the NBA China Shanghai in late October 2013, Yao Ming's family of three appeared at the game, and Yao's daughter was very popular.
Five years later, another media took a photo of Yao Qinlei and found that she had grown to 1.6 meters.
Today, the Yao family's career is also booming, but they are still attracting attention.
Even though Ye Li has rarely appeared in public, there are always netizens who can meet her by chance and give everyone some feedback about her current situation.
At the beginning of 2023, some netizens posted photos of Yao Ming's family of three eating breakfast out, and Ye Li in the video was wearing a long black down jacket and a blue mask, looking very simple and low-key, without the slightest noble atmosphere.
Still, her height makes her stand out from the crowd and looks very young overall.
And Yao Qinlei also wears a refreshing high ponytail, and her height is also very outstanding, a girl who has begun puberty, and her body also exudes a youthful atmosphere.
It can also be seen through the photos that the height of Yao Qinlei and her mother at this time is almost the same, and the visual inspection has exceeded 1 meter 8 head, even if some netizens speculated about Yao Qinlei's height very early, but after the video was released, netizens were still quite shocked.
According to this trend, Yao Qinlei's height may exceed 2 meters, after all, the genes of the family are placed here.
Accidental exposure, everyone has also seen the happy life of the family, although they are simple life fragments, but also show the love of this family of three, which is very enviable.
Not long ago in September 2022, Yao Ming was also announced to personally serve as the leader of the women's basketball team, which also allowed him to start a new journey, to say that there is no pressure, naturally it is impossible, the women's basketball team has experienced several years of accumulation by coach Xu Limin, the players have also reached a good level, and the whole team hopes to usher in a breakthrough in the next World Series.
Yao Ming personally pressed the formation, which also made the girls' hearts feel more solid.
His love story with Ye Li is also a great story in the sports world, from the beginning to the present, the two are still in love, and have never been exposed to any negative news, Yao Ming has always been the man who can be relied on, whether on the court or in life.
It is worth mentioning that netizens are looking forward to Yao Ming being able to give birth to a second child, and for now, there seems to be no movement in this matter.
In the calm relationship, this love also blossoms step by step; It is precisely with Yao Ming's special love that Ye Li looks so young, and now she enjoys her daily life more, which is also the happiness and stability after fading the glitz and irritability.
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Author: Yeonjin
Editor: Murray