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Yao Ming Inspirational Quotes (46)

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Moving to the US was quite a transition for me, to say the least! There were, and still are so many new things to get used to: the language, food, culture, even the style of basketball is different here!
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Please don't let the illegal ivory trade orphan even more baby elephants.
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It's always nice to start the season with a win.
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If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
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Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.
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Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.
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If we buy ivory it makes all of us killers as well.
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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
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I feel that the All-Star game is more like a party because its made up of a lot of elements. However the core of All-Star is still the 48 minute-game and all the fans will pay all attention to the showcase of the players excellent skills. The result of the game is not much of a concern.
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Westerners respect privacy, and they are very competitive in terms of work and personalities. My teammates in China and I can talk about everything. But with my Houston Rockets teammates, even though we're friends, we cannot ask each other about everything.
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I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other things that interest me a great deal ... other goals to seek, and this is how I have balance in life.
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Embarrassed journalists ask me embarrassing questions, and they get embarrassing answers, and then hand out embarrassing stories to the embarrassing editors, who put them to the front pages of newspapers. When is this going to end?
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2.
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Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.
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Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.
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It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.
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Friendship first, competition second.
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I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility.
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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.
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