Yao Ming is probably the greatest center from China that particpates in the National Basketball Association of the United States. I'm serious. This dude has skills!

First things first. Its weird how people have gotten used to call...
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Yao Ming is probably the greatest center from China that particpates in the National Basketball Association of the United States. I'm serious. This dude has skills!

First things first. Its weird how people have gotten used to call him by his last name first, and his first name last. Seriously. Yao, though it sounds more like a Chinese first name, is actually his last name. Ming is his first name, so he would actually be Ming Yao. Kind of weird, actually. Well not exactly weird, but interesting...

Second of all, have you seen this dude play? He really can do a lot of damage to opponents. Points, (averages 22.2 points per game coming into the All-Star Break) rebounds, (averages 10.8 rebounds per game coming into the All-Star Break) and even has racked up an average of 2.4 assists per game. So of course, he has earned him another spot in the 2008 All-Star Game with 1,709,108 votes.

And Ming Yao.. since Tracy McGrady is having more off games than "on games", the Houston Rockets are having to depend more on Yao than T-Mac.

When Yao first came to America, he was aroused by how different his old home was compared to this new place. Being the first overall pick while not playing in either the NCAA or American High School really questioned Houston's selection. In his...
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When Yao first came to America, he was aroused by how different his old home was compared to this new place. Being the first overall pick while not playing in either the NCAA or American High School really questioned Houston's selection. In his first game, he performed terribly, and screams of bust were already rolling through Yao's brain. Stephon Marbury even had the honour of crossing over the giant, making him fall while the entire bench laughs. Things weren't looking so good for Yao Ming, until he finally started adapting into the harsh atmosphere of the NBA. He finally had the chance to battle against the current monster of the NBA, Shaquille O'neal, and outperformed him in a grueling battle. Yao Ming's Rockets prevailed, and Ming's NBA Career started to flourish.

There's no other story that is as inspirational as Yao Ming's story. For those of you who watched Year of the Yao, while it does sound like a corny attempt to cash in on Yao's popularity, it is by far the best athletic documentary out there. I watched him in his rookie year, cheering him on solely because he was asian, but little did I realize of the trials he had to face with being a giant, being Chinese, and being the first overall pick. The softness within him started being scraped away when the roughness of the NBA players started scratching it, and his monster within him bursted out. Yao really is a wonderful player, currently the best center in the NBA with Shaq's decline. He has all the credentials to be a great center, and he has fought through everything that was thrown into his face. There's really no way you can hate on Yao Ming, because he does absolutely nothing to warrant hate, especially with what he had to endure.