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Yao Ming

"I'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese."

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★ Yao Ming, who was nicknamed "Little Giant", was born in a basketball family in Shanghai. He was selected to be in the Chinese National Basketball Team at the age of 19 and participated in the men's basketball game at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Since then, this gaint who was 7 feet 5 inches, had become an international sports legend.

★ He played for the China Basketball Association Shanghai Sharks as well as the National Basketball Association (NBA) Houston Rockets. He is currently Chairman of the China Basketball Association.

★ He entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a newcomer in 2002. He is the top pick in the Chinese draft of NBA.

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