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I'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Chinese
Basketball
Billion
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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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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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When the buying stops, the killing can too.
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Please don't let the illegal ivory trade orphan even more baby elephants.
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If we buy ivory it makes all of us killers as well.
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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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If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
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Embarrassed journalists ask me embarrassing questions, and they get embarrassing answers, and then hand out embarrassing stories to the embarrassing editors, who put them to the front pages of newspapers. When is this going to end?
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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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I finished my high school. I think an educate is very, very important.
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I feel that the All-Star game is more like a party because its made up of a lot of elements. However the core of All-Star is still the 48 minute-game and all the fans will pay all attention to the showcase of the players excellent skills. The result of the game is not much of a concern.
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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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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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All of the Chinese people, the Asian people say, Oh Yao Ming, you are all the Chinese, all of Asia's hopes. That's a lot of pressure. I'm just a basketball player.
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Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.
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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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Moving to the US was quite a transition for me, to say the least! There were, and still are so many new things to get used to: the language, food, culture, even the style of basketball is different here!
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It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.
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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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Friendship first, competition second.
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