(August 9, 2008)

I believe this is my 3rd time coming to China. I also plan on coming many more times. Every time I come to China it is a great experience. This time I went to Macau, and it was just like Las Vegas. They even have the same hotels and casinos that are in Vegas. Now we are in Beijing for the rest of the month. It will be good to be in one place for a while.

We will start our game tomorrow against China. The crowd will be crazy and that will be tough to overcome, but we will stay focused and try to get a win. China has a good team so we must be sharp at all times.

 

A file photo of Carmelo Anthony, forward for Denver Nuggets of NBA. [sohu.com]

This team has the world's greatest players in all positions. We have been playing together in the summer for the last 3 years. I believe we are ready to get started and make a strong run for the gold medal.

I was at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the Opening Ceremony was great, however the Olympic Opening Ceremony here in Beijing was amazing. China really knows how to put on a show. Other than winning a gold medal the opening ceremony will be the most remember able event. The Li Ning part at the end was unbelievable; I never would have done that.

The people in Beijing treated us like rock stars when we came to town. There was so many people there to support us it was incredible. We never get greeted in the USA the way we get greeted here in China.

P.S. I'll update it always during the Olympiad.

Introduction of Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association. As a freshman in college, Anthony led Syracuse University to a 30–5 record and the school's first NCAA championship in men's basketball. He was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2003 NCAA Final Four and MVP of NCAA East Regional. He was also named the consensus national Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice as the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year. Anthony was selected as the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, and named the 2005 Rookie Challenge MVP. He played for "Dream Team 8" in 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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