Friendship first, competition second.

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.

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.

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

I think I am upsetting the coach.

I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a lot of demands.

Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.