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Friendship first, competition second.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Competition
Basketball
Friendship
Second
Firsts
First

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