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.

I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2.

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

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.

Friendship first, competition second.

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.

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.