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Yao Ming (Resource 3:"Yao Ming." UXL Newsmakers, UXL, 2005.…
Yao Ming
Resource 3:"Yao Ming." UXL Newsmakers, UXL, 2005. Research in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=0540bcluwm&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CEJ2132100100&asid=aa21ad823a033b48147ae86b953b98ac. Accessed 14 Feb. 2017.
claim to fame
When he was twenty-one years old he won MVP twice when he played for the shanghai sharks. In 2000 Yao Ming played in the Olympics for the Chinese basketball team. And with the last year with the sharks he surprise everyone by making every single shot he took.
before fame
he was born two feet long and reached seven feet when he was seventeen. He was shy and unagressive as a boy when he started to play basketball, he was often tormented by his classmates at school.
surprising facts
Yao ming was picked to be on the all-star team and was the starting center. He was also name Rookie of the Month twice.
Resource 2:"Yao Ming." Newsmakers, Gale, 2004. Research in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=0540bcluwm&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CK1618003854&asid=fcf91f66a10c442f275274f71c05a0ca. Accessed 14 Feb. 2017.
surprising facts
When Yao Ming made it to the NBA he had to pay back the chinese government because that is where he got most of his training from.
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before fame
before he went to the NBA he had to impress the scouts so he made a huge progress and shot 76.6% in his games with the shanghai sharks.
Claim to fame
Yao ming became well known to be the first pick in the draft in the 2002 draft.. and when he got drafted he averaged 19 points per game.
Resource 4: Yao MingSavage, Jeff. Yao Ming. Minneapolis, MN, Lerner Publications, 2009.
claim to fame
At age seventeen Yao Ming stood seven feet tall. And played for the Shanghai sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association
surprising facts
Dubasik, Zac. "The NBA's Most Interesting Shoe Sizes." Sole Collector. Sole Collector, 20 Oct. 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
Yao Ming wears size 18 in shoes. And stood seven feet at age seventeen. Yao Ming came from a pretty tall family both of his parents were six feet three inches tall.
before fame
Yao Ming is different from most children in China he went to a special sports academy and practiced several hours each day. And he grew a lot faster than other kids his age.