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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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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Taught
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Team
Young
Different
Dunk
Basketball
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