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Yao Ming: Biography
Birth Place:
Shanghai, China
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
09/12/1980, Virgo
Profession:
Professional basketball player
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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
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