IntroductionofmyfavoritebasketballplayerYaoMing.

　　BriefIntroduction

　　ANewNBAStar

　　TheHugeEconomicInterestBehindYaoMing

　　Yao鈥檚Effectonus

　　Yao鈥檚Profile

　　Introduction

　　Dozensofarticleshavebeenwrittenabouthim,peoplecrowdthelinestogetticketstohisgames,hisnameandpicturearestrewnalloverthenews.Althoughhe'sonlyarookie,hehasbecomeahouseholdname.Butthisyear'sNBAnumberonedraftpick,soft-spoken,humorousYaoMingismuchmorethanamagnificentbasketballplayer.Heisanexplorerandapioneer.Reminiscingabouthischildhooddream,hesays"Iwantedtobeadventurerandexploretheworld."Hereveledingeographyandhistory.Hisstellarbasketballmoveshaveallowedhimtobeginaccomplishinghischildhooddreams.

　　Beingdubbedasthe"biggeststorygoinginthedraft,"byC.M.NewtonoftheWorldBasketballChampionships,youwouldneverknowbytalkingtohim.Withawarmsmile,Yaolovestocomehomefromalongday鈥檚worktohismom'sheartyChinesemealsintheirHoustonhome.AlthoughhemisseshangingoutwithhisfriendsandgoingtoInternetCafestoplayvideogamesinChina,Houstonisasecondhometohimnow.Everyday,hereadsAmericanpapers,suchasUSAToday,andwatchestelevisiontocontinuetomasterhisEnglish.Hecan'twaittohoponabikeandridealloverHouston,justlikehedoesinChina.

　　ANewNBAStar

　　WhenhecametoNBA,noonebelievedinthathecouldsurviveinthecrudeNBAlife.AfamousstarbetthatYaomingwouldleaveNBAsoonorhewouldgotthesameresultasWangZhizhi,whoisanotherexcellentstarinCBAbutfailedinNBA.

　　Afterseveralmatch,thestarchangedtheirattitudetowardYaoMing.Nowlet鈥檚seewhattheytalkaboutYao.

　　"IplayedhiminthefirstgameoftheyearlastyearwhenIwaswithIndianaandJeffFosterputaforearmintohimandpushedhimallovertheplace.Thatdoesn'thappennow.Yaoissodangthick.Youhavetocounteracthissize,trytotakeadvantageofthingsandmakehimwork,andthat'swhatItriedtodo.He'swide,buthe'snota7-6stifflikeShawnBradleyofDallas."

　　SacramentoKingcenterBradMiller,onYao'simprovementfromhisrookieseason,11/28/03

　　"Iwaslookingforteamsthatcouldplayinsideout.WithYaoMingdownlow,he'sgoingtodemandthedoubleteam.He'sgoingtobecomebetterandbettereveryyear.He'sgoingtobecomethemostdominantplayerintheleaguethenextcoupleofyears."

　　--NewRocketsguardEricPiatkowski,signedasafreeagentfromtheL.A.Clippers,commentingontheoutsideshootingopportunitieshewillhaveplayingwithYaoMing,7/26/03

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　　RespondingtothequestiononhavingthesamekindofsuccessthatHakeemOlajuwonhadatCompaqCenter,10/30/03

　　Shoot.He'snot7-6andShawnBradley;he's7-6andverygood.He'sgoingtobeadominatingplayerformanyyears."

　　-SacramentoKingcenterBradMiller,whohadashotemphaticallyrejectedbyYaoMinginapreseasongame,10/16/03

　　"IreallyhopethatIcanhavethesamekindofsuccess.I'mjealousofhissuccess,andIhopeIcangetit,too."

　　HakeemOlajuwon,Ithinkeverybasketballfansknowwhoishe,andacknowledgethatheisagiantNBAstarjustlikeJordan.

　　SowecanseehowsuccessfulYaoMingisinNBA.ThepeoplerealizethatheinnotonlyastarinCBAbutalsoinNBA.AndIbelievethathewillbeco