Yao Ming: Sports self-achievement is the most important content of education.
China News Agency, Beijing, July 24 (Xie Yanbing, Yu Zhanxi) vice chairman of the National Youth Federation, chairman of China Basketball Association, yao Ming, founder of Yao Foundation, said in an online video speech on the theme forum of “inclusive and fair quality education” on the 23rd that sports can make people grow into a better self, it is not only the most important content of education, but also one of the most critical means of education.
On July 21-23, the World Youth Development Forum was held in Beijing. More than 100 Chinese and foreign guests and about 2,000 youth representatives from more than 100 countries attended the conference online and offline. The forum is divided into four thematic forums: “employment and entrepreneurship”, “climate change and green development”, “digital economy” and “inclusive and fair quality education.
Regarding the value of sports, Yao Ming said that sports can not only strengthen the body, but also make people grow into a better self in terms of spiritual personality and will quality. In a basketball game, children establish a sense of rule because they understand fouls, a sense of competition because they win or lose, and a sense of team because they assist.
Take his own experience as an example, Yao Ming tells the story of sports self-achievement in the video. Yao Ming said that when he was young, his heart and lung function was not good and he was thin. His parents thought that sending him to play basketball could make him stronger. “After a long time, I found that in addition to enjoying the joy of putting the ball into rim, I prefer the feeling of ‘competition’ on the court, competing with opponents, winning or losing, and competing with teammates, compete with yourself for the future. Therefore, Yao Ming, who was known to more people later, was born.”
“Later, I found that sports can not only achieve self, but also help public affairs and support social development.” Yao Ming introduced that in 2012, “Yao Foundation Hope Primary School Basketball Season” was officially launched, turning the focus of institutions to physical education. Through sports equipment donation, volunteer teaching, basketball training and league matches, further alleviate the problems of insufficient physical education teachers, lack of physical education courses and sports activities in rural primary schools.
“Yao Foundation’s support volunteers, from 47 in the first year to 1500 this year, by the end of June 2022, 4170 College student volunteers have gone to rural schools to teach.” Yao Ming believes that inclusive and fair quality physical education needs not only the guarantee of law, the attention of schools and the investment of families, but also the action of the whole society.
Yao Ming called on contemporary youth to cultivate lifelong sports habits, “If there is an opportunity, I hope you can bring more children the happiness of sports like 4,000 Yao fund youth volunteers, work with us to be a sports person.” (Finished)