Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in a basketball family

Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in a basketball family. Father Yao Zhiyuan 2.08 m, who played for the Shanghai team; mother, Fang Feng Di 1.88 meters, 70 years is the Chinese women's basketball players of a team. Characteristics and parental height passion for basketball genes are passed to him unreservedly. 9 years old, Yao Ming in Shanghai Xuhui District Junior Amateur Sports School began to accept training. Since childhood by family influence, his basketball savvy, gradually revealed. Five years later, he entered the Shanghai youth team; 17-year-old national youth teams; 18-year-old put on a Chinese national basketball team uniforms.

1998 selected the national team coach Wang Fei basketball career began in 2002 as the NBA draft pick of the Houston Rockets selected. Six consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2008 named NBA Western Conference All-Star team (2007 season sidelined through injury, 2009 ~ 2010 season, Fashion Cartier Love Bracelets missed the entire season because of injury, from 2010 to 2011 season, played only a few games remaining games through injury again, 2011 July 20, announced his retirement). July 2009 became the Shanghai Sharks club owner, becoming the first Chinese player and the boss has a dual identity basketball player.

The evening of 19 February 2012, Chinese star Yao Ming in Los Angeles to accept the Asia Society awarded him "the most visionary of the Year" award. That night, the famous Swiss watchmaker Girard Perregaux GP during the dinner also donated a set with 61 gemstones Yao called "YaoMing" ChronoHawk Seahawk series special limited edition watch, Yao was awarded to the Asia Society, "the most visionary of the Year "award to pay tribute. The table produced only two, a gift Yao Ming, and the other one at the dinner for a charity auction.