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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.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
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Ming Yao
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