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

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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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Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.
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Friendship first, competition second.
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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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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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Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.
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Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.
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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.
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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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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.
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If we buy ivory it makes all of us killers as well.
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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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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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When the buying stops, the killing can too.
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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'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese.
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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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It's always nice to start the season with a win.
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