I quickly became a Yao fan. I watched every Yao game I could catch on TV.

我很快变成了姚明的球迷。我看每场电视里转播的姚明的比赛。

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However, Yao turns 31 in September, and a source close to him said Yao decided the risk of another injury and subsequent rehab was too great.

姚明到九月就满31岁了。接近姚明的消息人士称姚明认为他受伤的可能性很大，康复的风险也很大。

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If Big Yao retires, it is not only the end of an era, but also the end of my NBA-syndrome including those seasons when Yao played with the Rockets.

如果大姚退役，结束的不仅是一个时代，还有一个属于我的伴随姚明在火箭几个赛季我的NBA情节。

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The 28-year-old Yao has been a perennial pick for the NBA All-Star teams since moving from the Shanghai Sharks to the Rockets in 2002.

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If Lee winds up in Tokyo he would most likely be given a title more elaborate than that of the current director, Chuang Ming-yao.

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Yao also continues to work with the Yao Ming Foundation building schools in earthquake-affected regions in Sichuan and other provinces in China.

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