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Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Injury
Slow
Basketball
Sports
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Injuries
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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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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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It's always nice to start the season with a win.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.
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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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It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.
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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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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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Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles.
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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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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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Is there a choice in life? It's always been like this. I am jealous that you have a lot of leisure and free time. You are jealous that I have a lot money.
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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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No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.
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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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Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.
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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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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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