All of TVGuide.com
Videos Only
Yao Ming
Celebrity
Main
Biography
Photos
TV Listings
Credits
News
Shop
Yao Ming: Biography
Birth Place:
Shanghai, China
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
09/12/1980, Virgo
Profession:
Professional basketball player
User Rating:
(6 ratings)
Add Your Rating:
Yao Ming Fast Facts:
Parents are both former professional basketball players who played for China's National team.
Surname is Yao and given name is Ming.
More interested in books and history than sports as a child.
Began intensive state-sponsored basketball training at age nine when Chinese sports officials took note of his height and asserted a boy his size belonged to China, not just his family.
Joined the Chinese National team at age 18 and participated in the 2000 Olympic games.
Overall first pick in the 2002 NBA draft and started as a rookie in the All-Star game.
At 7-foot-6, is one of the tallest players in NBA history.
Starred in the 2004 movie
The Year of the Yao,
which chronicled his rookie NBA season.
Cracked the league's top ten scorers list with a 25.0 points per game average in 2006-2007.
Yao Ming Relationships:
Fang Feng Di - Mother
Yao Zhi Yuan - Father
Ye Li - Wife
Advertisement
Shop
Buy The Tao of Yao: Wit and Wisdom from the "Moving Great Wall" Yao Ming from Amazon.com
From Almond Tree Books (Paperback)
Average Customer Review:
Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy New: $10.16 (as of 11:34 AM EST -
more info
)
more Yao Ming products
Advertisement
Related Websites
You might be also interested in the following websites:
Yao Ming Bio, News, Fan Mail, Videos, Forums, Filmography, Discography, and Contests at PopStar
Yao Ming - WhosDatedWho.com
Yao Ming Photos at AcePhotos
Yao Ming Pics at AllStarPics
Yao Ming Gossips, News, Pictures and Updates on CELEBRISE
Why is Yao Ming famous?
Yao Ming Pictures at FanPix.Net
Yao Ming's charity work and events
Perfect People feature on Yao Ming that includes pics, pictures, biography, video, related news, vital stats, commentary, and cool facts.
Most Popular TV Shows
Dancing with the Stars
The Game
NCIS
American Idol
Wife Swap
more popular tv shows
Most Popular Celebrities
Sammy Sosa
Cindy Crawford
Carrie Prejean
Rebecca Gayheart
Ron Livingston
more popular celebrities
Most Popular Movies
A Christmas Carol
This Is It
Men Who Stare At Goats
The Fourth Kind
Paranormal Activity
more popular movies
Top Videos
Grey's Anatomy
V
Nip/Tuck
NCIS
House
more top videos
Help
Media Kit
Privacy
Terms of Use
Copyright Policy
Lionsgate
About Us
Sitemap
RSS
Widgets
Mobile