Yao Quotes & Sayings

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

Nobody is right and nobody is wrong. Only one thing is right, and that is the Truth, but nobody knows what it is. It is a thing that changes all the time, and then comes back to the same thing. -Old Yao — Lin Yutang

Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down. — Yao Ming

There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.' — Yao Ming

Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles. — Yao Ming

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

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. — Yao Ming

I think I am upsetting the coach. — Yao Ming

To miss one year is a long time. I've never been in this situation before, and I'm getting as much information as I can about my foot, to see what's the best for me and best for the Rockets. — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

The Four Noble Truths The Dharma teaches the Buddhists the ways to progress or reach nirvana. In this light, the Dharma teaches that the journey to nirvana should involve following the Four Noble Truths referred to as Pativedhanana or the "wisdom of realization." According to the Buddha, the four truths center around the following concepts: 1) universality of suffering; 2) origin of suffering; 3) overcoming of suffering; and 4) the suppression of suffering. The — Xin Yao

I finished my high school. I think an educate is very, very important. — Yao Ming

Anyone who tells you that the Yao people never care for their daughters is lying. We may be worthless. We may be raised for another family. But often we are loved and cherished, despite our natal families' best efforts not to have feelings for us. — Lisa See

I feel that the All-Star game is more like a party because its made up of a lot of elements. However the core of All-Star is still the 48 minute-game and all the fans will pay all attention to the showcase of the players excellent skills. The result of the game is not much of a concern. — Yao Ming

I'm getting fat ... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much ... I'm thinking about going back to work out in a very short time. — Yao Ming

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

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

I'm a firm believer that all sports will eventually be global. Someday, we may have a quarterback from China named Yao Fling. — Paul Tagliabue

Please don't let the illegal ivory trade orphan even more baby elephants. — Yao Ming

You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was over there, I called him. He's like, 'Whassup big fella?' Perfect English! — Shaquille O'Neal

Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance. — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

To me, first and foremost, basketball is a fun sport. It is a hobby, an interest. And second, it is a profession. I feel that I am very fortunate that I can find a professional job that I really, really love. — Yao Ming

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

Embarrassed journalists ask me embarrassing questions, and they get embarrassing answers, and then hand out embarrassing stories to the embarrassing editors, who put them to the front pages of newspapers. When is this going to end? — Yao Ming

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here. — Yao Ming

Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me. — Yao Ming

Lange was hosting a reception at Vogel House for the Chinese politician Hu Yao Bang when the lights went out. Lange immediately asked all the guests to raise their hands because "many hands make light work." The audience complied, and to their amazement the lights immediately came back on. Lange was invited to visit China. — David Lange

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

It gets bigger every time you go over. In China, there was Yao Ming stuff everywhere. I'm just fortunate to have a good-looking face to where they recognize me. — Shaquille O'Neal

The journalists are poking me all the time. It's impossible for me to stop even I want to. — Yao Ming

When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now. — Yao Ming

Westerners respect privacy, and they are very competitive in terms of work and personalities. My teammates in China and I can talk about everything. But with my Houston Rockets teammates, even though we're friends, we cannot ask each other about everything. — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

If we buy ivory it makes all of us killers as well, — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

I'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese. — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

Endangered species are our friends. — Yao Ming

I don't know who first said it, but this proverb is something I believe: A lion leading a lot of sheep can defeat a sheep leading many lions. The important part is that I must decide when I am a lion and when I must be a sheep. I don't believe you are always one or the other. — Yao Ming

When I go to China, people call me 'Uncle Mo' because they refer me as Yao Ming's uncle. I'm pleased to be his uncle as long as he listens to me! — Dikembe Mutombo

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better. — Yao Ming

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

It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it. — Yao Ming

But you can not compare Yao's stats to mine. You just can't compare it and I am playing everyone one-on-one. — Shaquille O'Neal

When the buying stops, the killing can too. — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

The Arabs from Zanzibar convinced them to become Muslim, then recruited them to capture our Chewa people and put us into bondage. They raided our villages, killed our men, then sent our women and children across the lake in boats. Once there, the slaves were shackled by the neck and made to march across Tanzania. This took three months. Once they reached the ocean, most of them were dead. Later on, the Yao captured and traded us to the Portuguese in exchange for guns, gold, and salt. — William Kamkwamba

I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility. — Yao Ming

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. — Yao Ming

My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English. — Yao Ming

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

My good friend Yao Ming was the first big player in the NBA to come from China. He gave himself to the game and was successful. That inspired the NBA to invest more and do more for the game of basketball. We're building academies not just in China, but in India, Africa, Europe and South America as well. — Dikembe Mutombo

It's always nice to start the season with a win. — Yao Ming

If it weren't for the great Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the Yao and Chewa might still be at odds today. Livingstone helped end slavery, opened Malawi to trade, and built good schools and missions. Young men became educated and earned money, and once these economic opportunities were available to all, our two tribes had little reason to fight. Today we consider the Yao our brothers and sisters. My — William Kamkwamba

I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2. — Yao Ming

One is taller. The other is shorter. — Yao Ming

Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit ... he has it all. — Bill Walton

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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. — Yao Ming

A good leader must be fair. — Yao Ming

Moving to the US was quite a transition for me, to say the least! There were, and still are so many new things to get used to: the language, food, culture, even the style of basketball is different here! — Yao Ming