YAO MING

Born: Sept.12,1980 in Shanghai, China

Height: 2.26m (7.5 feet)

Weight: 134kg

Position: Centre

Club: the Houston Rockets

In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, Chinese superstar basketball player Yao Ming scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockes in the NBA. Yao Ming has more than just size: he also has great skill and speed and he is a team player. Yao Ming is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play one of the world's most popular games when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, Yao Ming is working hard to live his dream and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!