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.

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.

If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.

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.

I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.

One is taller. The other is shorter.

Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.