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