Is there a choice in life? It's always been like this. I am jealous that you have a lot of leisure and free time. You are jealous that I have a lot money.

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.

The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.

I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other things that interest me a great deal ... other goals to seek, and this is how I have balance in life.

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

I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.