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Yao Ming （born on September 12， 1980） is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association （NBA）. At the time of his final season， he was the tallest active player in the NBA， at 2.29 m （7 ft 6 in）. As of 2014， he is the 31st tallest person alive.
Yao， who was born in Shanghai， China， started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager， and played on their senior team for five years in the Chinese Basketball Association （CBA）， winning a championship in his final year. Yao was chosen by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. Yao was chosen to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times， and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. He reached the NBA Playoffs four times， and the Rockets won a first-round play in the 2009 postseason， their first playoff series victory since 1997. In July 2011， Yao announced his retirement from professional basketball due to many times of foot and ankle injuries which forced him to miss 250 games in his last six seasons. In eight seasons with the Rockets， Yao ranks sixth among the leaders in total points.
Yao is one of China’s best-known athletes. His rookie year in the NBA was the subject of a documentary film， The Year of the Yao， and he co-wrote， along with NBA analyst Ric Bucher， a book named Yao： A Life in Two Worlds.
Vocabulary：
draft n. 选秀
Playoffs n. 季后赛
analyst n. 球评，分析家
大意：
姚明，中国篮球运动员。1998年4月，他入选国家队，开始篮球生涯。2002年，他以状元秀身份被NBA的休斯敦火箭队选中。2003年至2008年，连续六个赛季入选NBA西部全明星阵容。2011年7月20日，姚明正式宣布退役。
“感动中国”颁奖词：
他用高超的体育技能，在一个强手如林的国家运动项目中占有了一席之地，成就了很多人的梦想，更成为中国人的骄傲。他出色的表现和随时听从祖国召唤的爱国精神，使他带给人们的思考已经远远超过了体育本身。对祖国的情感、对现在的把握和对未来的期待，都将使他成为中国体育和NBA的历史人物。
海波整理
Yao， who was born in Shanghai， China， started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager， and played on their senior team for five years in the Chinese Basketball Association （CBA）， winning a championship in his final year. Yao was chosen by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. Yao was chosen to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times， and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. He reached the NBA Playoffs four times， and the Rockets won a first-round play in the 2009 postseason， their first playoff series victory since 1997. In July 2011， Yao announced his retirement from professional basketball due to many times of foot and ankle injuries which forced him to miss 250 games in his last six seasons. In eight seasons with the Rockets， Yao ranks sixth among the leaders in total points.
Yao is one of China’s best-known athletes. His rookie year in the NBA was the subject of a documentary film， The Year of the Yao， and he co-wrote， along with NBA analyst Ric Bucher， a book named Yao： A Life in Two Worlds.
Vocabulary：
draft n. 选秀
Playoffs n. 季后赛
analyst n. 球评，分析家
大意：
姚明，中国篮球运动员。1998年4月，他入选国家队，开始篮球生涯。2002年，他以状元秀身份被NBA的休斯敦火箭队选中。2003年至2008年，连续六个赛季入选NBA西部全明星阵容。2011年7月20日，姚明正式宣布退役。
“感动中国”颁奖词：
他用高超的体育技能，在一个强手如林的国家运动项目中占有了一席之地，成就了很多人的梦想，更成为中国人的骄傲。他出色的表现和随时听从祖国召唤的爱国精神，使他带给人们的思考已经远远超过了体育本身。对祖国的情感、对现在的把握和对未来的期待，都将使他成为中国体育和NBA的历史人物。
海波整理