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If we buy ivory it makes all of us killers as well.

Yao Ming

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
Ivory
Killers
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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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A good leader must be fair.
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I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.
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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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Friendship first, competition second.
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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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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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There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'
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It's always nice to start the season with a win.
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I think I am upsetting the coach.
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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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Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.
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It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.
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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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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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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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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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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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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.
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