CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JUNE 8: A boy poses for a photo in front of a graffiti work featuring Chinese sport star Liu Xiang and Yao Ming at the Jianshe Street June 8, 2007 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. A five-member team named Black Hand made this graffiti work to promote the Beijing 2008 Olympics after several nights. The fate of the work is waiting to be decided because it did not have local goverment approvement. Getty Images logo Getty Images 25 months ago

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JUNE 8: A boy poses for a photo in front of a graffiti work featuring Chinese sport star Liu Xiang and Yao Ming at the Jianshe Street June 8, 2007 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. A five-member team named Black Hand made this graffiti work to promote the Beijing 2008 Olympics after several nights. The fate of the work is waiting to be decided because it did not have local goverment approvement.

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  1. Chinese high hurdler Liu Xiang runs over a hurdle at a training base in Shanghai, China Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Liu's return to competition is on hold because of lingering problems with the athlete's injured foot, his coach said Tuesday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.
  2. Chinese high hurdler Liu Xiang is chased by journalists while leaving a training base in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Liu's return to competition is on hold because of lingering problems with the athlete's injured foot, his coach said Tuesday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.
  3. China's Liu Xiang rides a bicycle as he leaves a training base in Shanghai on June 30, 2009. China's hurdling star Liu Xiang said he hoped to make a comeback after recovering from an injury that forced him to pull out of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
  4. China's Liu Xiang takes a break during training in Shanghai on June 30, 2009. China's hurdling star Liu Xiang said he hoped to make a comeback after recovering from an injury that forced him to pull out of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
  5. China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since.
  6. China's Liu Xiang clears a hurdle at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since.
  7. China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since.
  8. China's Liu Xiang rides a bicycle as he leaves a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since.
  9. FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, of China, and Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, right, of Spain, compete for a rebound during an NBA Western Conference playoff basketball game. Yao's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury. Dr. Tom Clanton, the Rockets' team physician, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday, June 29, 2009, that Yao's injury "has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening."
  10. Injured Houston Rockets players Dikembe Mutombo (R) and Yao Ming watch from the sidelines as their team plays the Los Angels Lakers. during Game 7 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 17, 2009.
  11. Kyle Lowry (L) and Yao Ming (R) of the Houston Rockets sit on the bench during the second half of Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, May 12, 2009.
  12. Houston Rockets' Yao Ming arrives at the arena before Game 4 of the second-round Western Conference NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, May 10, 2009, in Houston. Yao is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot.
  13. Houston Rockets' Yao Ming arrives at the arena before Game 4 of the second-round Western Conference NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, May 8, 2009, in Houston. Yao is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot.
  14. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (L) sits on the bench with teammate Luis Scola (C) and head coach Rick Adelman during the fourth quarter and loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff in Houston, Texas May 8, 2009.
  15. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, of China, and Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, right, of Spain, compete for a rebound during the fourth quarter of Game 3 of a second-round Western Conference NBA playoff basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Houston, Friday, May 8, 2009. Los Angeles won 108-94.
  16. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, of China, is defended by Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, during the second quarter of Game 3 of a second-round Western Conference NBA playoff basketball game in Houston, Friday, May 8, 2009.

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