Yao Ming Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
At the time of his final season, he was the tallestactive player in the NBA, at 2.29m.
在他的最後一個賽季，他是NBA中最高的運動員，身高2.29米。
Yao, who was born in Shanghai, 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.
After negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks to secure his release, Yao was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. Yao was selected 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 series in the 2009 postseason. However, Yao missed 250 regular-season games due to foot and ankle injuries in his final six seasons.
Early life and CBA career Yao joined the senior team of the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)at age 17.
姚明在17歲的時候進入了CBA的上海鯊魚隊打籃球。
When Wang Zhizhi left the Bayi Rockets to become the first NBA player from China the following year, the Sharks finally won their first CBA championship.
在王治郅離開中國的八一隊變成第一個NBA中的華人的後一年，鯊魚隊贏得了他們的第一個CBA冠軍。
Entering the NBA Draft.Yao entered the 2002 NBA Draft，and was seleted by houston rockets.
在2002年的NBA選秀中，姚明被休斯頓火箭隊選中。
NBA career Initial years (2002–2005) From 2002, yao ming began his nba road in houston rockets
從2002年，姚明在休斯頓火箭隊開始了自己的NBA生涯 。
Injury-plagued seasons (2005–2011) After missing only two games out of 246 in his first three years of NBA play, Yao endured an extended period on the inactive list in his fourth season after developing osteomyelitis([D.J.:,ɔstiəu,maiə"laitis]) in the big toe on his left foot, and surgery was performed on the toe on December 18, 2005.
Then he had missed 21 games until recover.Early into his fifth season, Yao was injured again, this time breaking his right knee on December 23, 2006, while attempting to block a shot. And he was medically cleared to play on March 4, 2007, after missing 34 games.
On February 26, 2008, however, it was reported that Yao would miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left foot. He missed the 2008 NBA Playoffs, but he did not miss the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China in August.
In July 2009, Yao discussed the injury with his doctors,. After weeks of consulting, it was decided that Yao would undergo surgery in order to repair the broken bone in his left foot. He did not play the entire 2009–10 season. On December 16, 2010, it was announced that Yao had developed a stress fracture in his left ankle, related to an older injury, and would miss the rest of the season.
Retirement On July 20, 2011, Yao announced his retirement from basketball in a press conference in Shanghai. He cited injuries to his foot and ankle, including the third fracture to his left foot sustained near the end of 2010.
His retirement sparked over 1.2 million comments on the Chinese social-networking site Sina Weibo. Reacting to Yao"s retirement, NBA commissioner David Stern said Yao was a "bridge between Chinese and American fans" and that he had "a wonderful mixture of talent, dedication, humanitarian aspirations and a sense of humor."
Shaquille O"Neal said Yao "was very agile. He could play inside, he could play outside, and if he didn"t have those injuries He would not have such an early retirement."
Yao Ming Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
姚明出生在1980年9月12號，是一個退役的中國職業籃球運動員，他在美國職業籃球聯賽的休斯頓火箭隊打球。
At the time of his final season, he was the tallestactive player in the NBA, at 2.29m.
在他的最後一個賽季，他是NBA中最高的運動員，身高2.29米。
Yao, who was born in Shanghai, 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.
姚明，出生在上海，青年時期開始在上海鯊魚隊打籃球，在他的中國籃球職業聯賽職業生涯的第五年時贏得了冠軍。
After negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks to secure his release, Yao was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times.
在2002年的第一次NBA國外選秀中，在和CBA以及上海隊的協商之後，姚明被選中去休斯頓火箭隊打球。姚明曾被選入NBA西部聯盟全明星比賽8次，被NBA命名為最佳陣容五次。
He reached the NBA Playoffs four times, and the Rockets won a first-round series in the 2009 postseason. However, Yao missed 250 regular-season games due to foot and ankle injuries in his final six seasons.
他到達季後賽四次，火箭贏得一個第一輪系列產生在2009季後賽，然而，在他的最後六個賽季由於足和踝外傷姚明錯過了250場常規賽。
Early life and CBA career Yao joined the senior team of the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)at age 17.
姚明在17歲的時候進入了CBA的上海鯊魚隊打籃球。
When Wang Zhizhi left the Bayi Rockets to become the first NBA player from China the following year, the Sharks finally won their first CBA championship.
在王治郅離開中國的八一隊變成第一個NBA中的華人的後一年，鯊魚隊贏得了他們的第一個CBA冠軍。
Entering the NBA Draft.Yao entered the 2002 NBA Draft，and was seleted by houston rockets.
在2002年的NBA選秀中，姚明被休斯頓火箭隊選中。
NBA career Initial years (2002–2005) From 2002, yao ming began his nba road in houston rockets
從2002年，姚明在休斯頓火箭隊開始了自己的NBA生涯 。
Injury-plagued seasons (2005–2011) After missing only two games out of 246 in his first three years of NBA play, Yao endured an extended period on the inactive list in his fourth season after developing osteomyelitis([D.J.:,ɔstiəu,maiə"laitis]) in the big toe on his left foot, and surgery was performed on the toe on December 18, 2005.
在姚明的前三年的NBA比賽的246場比賽中，他只錯過了缺席了兩場，在第四個賽季中，由於他左腳大腳趾的骨髓炎的惡化，被放在了未被啟用的名單中了，並且大腳趾的手術被安排在2005年12月18號進行。
Then he had missed 21 games until recover.Early into his fifth season, Yao was injured again, this time breaking his right knee on December 23, 2006, while attempting to block a shot. And he was medically cleared to play on March 4, 2007, after missing 34 games.
這樣知道恢復他錯過了21場比賽。而剛剛進入他的第五個賽季，也就是2006年9月23號，姚明再次受傷，這次是他在試圖完成一次投籃時傷到了右膝蓋。在錯過了34場比賽後的2007年3月4號被徹底治癒。
On February 26, 2008, however, it was reported that Yao would miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left foot. He missed the 2008 NBA Playoffs, but he did not miss the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China in August.
然而，在2008年2月26號，姚明由於左腳的硬性骨折被曝要缺席剩下的賽季比賽，他錯過了2008年的季後賽，但是沒錯過2008年的夏季奧北京運會。
In July 2009, Yao discussed the injury with his doctors,. After weeks of consulting, it was decided that Yao would undergo surgery in order to repair the broken bone in his left foot. He did not play the entire 2009–10 season. On December 16, 2010, it was announced that Yao had developed a stress fracture in his left ankle, related to an older injury, and would miss the rest of the season.
Retirement On July 20, 2011, Yao announced his retirement from basketball in a press conference in Shanghai. He cited injuries to his foot and ankle, including the third fracture to his left foot sustained near the end of 2010.
His retirement sparked over 1.2 million comments on the Chinese social-networking site Sina Weibo. Reacting to Yao"s retirement, NBA commissioner David Stern said Yao was a "bridge between Chinese and American fans" and that he had "a wonderful mixture of talent, dedication, humanitarian aspirations and a sense of humor."
他的退役在中國的網路新浪微博上引起了1億2千萬人的熱議。聽說到姚明的退役，NBA的Quattroporte大衛斯特恩說：姚明是一座連線中國和美國球迷的橋樑，並且他是天賦的一個美妙混合物，一個有貢獻的人，有人道主義者心願並且有幽默感。
Shaquille O"Neal said Yao "was very agile. He could play inside, he could play outside, and if he didn"t have those injuries He would not have such an early retirement."
沙奎爾奧尼爾說：姚明非常敏捷，他能打內線也能打外線，如果他要是沒有這樣多的傷病就不會這麼早退役。