TIME Asia: Asian Athletes

COVER STORY

The New Mr. Big
Can the NBA's latest import, mammoth Rockets rookie Yao Ming, measure up?

Wang Zhizhi's Fast Break
China's tallest soldier might not be going home

INTERVIEW

Around the Horn
Ichiro Suzuki talks to author Robert Whiting in an exclusive interview for TIME

Godzilla v. the Majors
Hideki Matsui is taking his hefty hitting west

Leading Off
Other Asian players who made the leap into the American major leagues

COVER STORY

Ichiro Suzuki and Hidetoshi Nakata
The overseas exploits of these superhuman sports stars pump up Japan's deflated ego (April 29, 2002)

Brick City
China's pro basketball players got game, but the CBA can't turn fast breaks into fast bucks (Feb 25, 2002)

China's Hot Shot
In an NBA first, Wang Zhizhi is an instant Sino-U.S. hit (April 16, 2001)



	Is Yao Ming overhyped as a basketball player? Yes No Don't Know

FROM THE NOV 18, 2002 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, NOV 11, 2002
PHOTO: TOMOHISA KATO/KYODO NEWS/AP