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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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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
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Shanghai
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Ming Yao
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