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Yao Ming
Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明) was a professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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He has been elected chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, the association announced after its national congress on Feb. 23,
Yao Ming had been the tallest player in the NBA, at m (7 ft 6 in) before he announced his retirement in July, He is now a full-time student in Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
He is a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body.
He was born on September 12, in Shanghai, China.
Career in China
Yao was the only child of 6 ft 7 in ( m) Yao Zhiyuan and 6 ft 3 in ( m) Fang Fengdi, both of whom were former professional basketball players.
He started playing basketball at age nine, when he went to a junior sports school.
Yao first tried out for the Shanghai Sharks junior team of the Chinese Basketball Associat