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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.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
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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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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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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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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Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.
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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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Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.
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There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'
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I think I am upsetting the coach.
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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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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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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.
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Putting our ecosystem in great peril is certainly not a part of Chinese culture that I know.
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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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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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It's always nice to start the season with a win.
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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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