Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Mingis a Chinese retired professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Associationand the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m. He is also the only player outside of the US...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth12 September 1980
CityShanghai, China
CountryChina
We didn't end the game well. We were ahead by nine points with about three minutes left and then we didn't handle the ball well against the full court press. It became (a close) game. We have to know our opponent's strength.
The talk has got to change, ... We need to do it for ourselves -- talk the talk and walk the walk.
I'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese.
I really can?t describe it. It completely surpasses what I imagined, ... Basketball is my job. It?s something I do and can adjust to quickly. The media, I?m a little bit of a stranger to. So it?s a little difficult to adjust.
I just started playing basketball and I feel pretty healthy. I feel by the time I return to Houston I will be completely healthy.
It was a very big win for us, not because it was four wins in a row, but it was mentally tough. We struggled, but I knew we could get back in this game.
I understand that this is a great example of Mr. Alexander's trust in me,
The victory was right in front of our face. If we could have gotten one or two more rebounds, it would have been in our pocket.
For me, it's a breath of fresh air when we make a couple of shots from the outside. That takes a lot of pressure off me and my game. Before we make some shots, everything has to go inside and it's just too crowded. When our guards make some outside shots, we're able to move some stuff around better.
This is the best game China has ever played against the Koreans. I don't think any team, even the US team, could hold South Korea to only two points in a quarter.
I couldn't catch the ball in the post. I had to set more screens on the perimeter to try to and get the defender off my body.
It was like if I didn't keep reminding myself, I'd make mistakes.
One is taller. The other is shorter.
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.