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Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
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Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
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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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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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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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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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I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a lot of demands.
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Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.
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The NBA is a big family, and I think of all these rookies as my brothers. I still believe I am blue collar among the All-Stars.
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I think I am upsetting the coach.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles.
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It's always nice to start the season with a win.
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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'
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Please don't let the illegal ivory trade orphan even more baby elephants.
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When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taght not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
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To miss one year is a long time. I've never been in this situation before, and I'm getting as much information as I can about my foot, to see what's the best for me and best for the Rockets.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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If we buy ivory it makes all of us killers as well.
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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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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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