91 Quotes by Yao Ming

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

A good leader must be fair.

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.