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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
Billion
Billions
Chinese
Basketball

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I think I am upsetting the coach.
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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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Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.
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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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Endangered species are our friends.
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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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I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
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There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'
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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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Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.
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Westerners respect privacy, and they are very competitive in terms of work and personalities. My teammates in China and I can talk about everything. But with my Houston Rockets teammates, even though we're friends, we cannot ask each other about everything.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a lot of demands.
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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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Putting our ecosystem in great peril is certainly not a part of Chinese culture that I know.
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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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To me, first and foremost, basketball is a fun sport. It is a hobby, an interest. And second, it is a profession. I feel that I am very fortunate that I can find a professional job that I really, really love.
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The journalists are poking me all the time. It's impossible for me to stop even I want to.
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The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.
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Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.
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