Yao Ming Quotes - Page 2

One is taller. The other is shorter.

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.

Endangered species are our friends.

When the buying stops, the killing can too.

I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a lot of demands.

Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.

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.

It's always nice to start the season with a win.

Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles.

I finished my high school. I think an educate is very, very important.

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

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.

Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.

Putting our ecosystem in great peril is certainly not a part of Chinese culture that I know.

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.

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.

First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get anyone to throw me a pass.

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!

Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.

The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.

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.

The journalists are poking me all the time. It's impossible for me to stop even I want to.