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I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.

Yao Ming

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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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Basketball
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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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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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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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Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.
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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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A good leader must be fair.
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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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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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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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I think I am upsetting the coach.
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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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Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles.
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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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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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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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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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