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.

Every sound in the gym is so fantastic. The screams of the fans, the whistle of the ref, the teammates calling to each other, the sounds of the ball touching the wooden floor, the sneakers touching the floor, and the sounds of the fight, the muscle and the sweat. Oh, and the last one-when the ball goes through the net. Don't laugh at my sensitivity and romanticism - those sounds really attract me.

Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.

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.

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.

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.

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