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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
Basketball
Friendship
Second
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Competition

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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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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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It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.
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First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get anyone to throw me a pass.
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No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.
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Please don't let the illegal ivory trade orphan even more baby elephants.
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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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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'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese.
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Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.
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The journalists are poking me all the time. It's impossible for me to stop even I want to.
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Is there a choice in life? It's always been like this. I am jealous that you have a lot of leisure and free time. You are jealous that I have a lot money.
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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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The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.
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