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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Strength
American
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Coach
Coaches
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English
Basketball

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