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A good leader must be fair.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Fairs
Fair
Basketball
Leader
Must
Good

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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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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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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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To me, first and foremost, basketball is a fun sport. It is a hobby, an interest. And second, it is a profession. I feel that I am very fortunate that I can find a professional job that I really, really love.
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