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 still need to look forward. The way Miami will miss Shaq (O'Neal), they'll still need to play. Well, the league is not waiting for us or for Tracy to come back. We've got to hang in there. We can do better than that.
I'm getting fat... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much... I'm thinking about going back to work out in a very short time.
When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
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 think we'll have a good year. Right now, Tracy and me have one year of experience. We know how to play together.
I think before we (left) Houston that this trip would maybe be a turning point for out team. We are like a new team. It started that first night, when we played Sacramento. We had some trouble in that game (falling behind by 14) but did not give up.
Physically, I may still be needing a little bit. I think I may need a suit of armor.
Today is barbecue my feet. It's pretty warm here. It's soft (turf), but it's heat. But we're from Texas.
I just started playing basketball and I feel pretty healthy. I feel by the time I return to Houston I will be completely healthy.
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.
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'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese.
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.