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The Story of Yao (Movie) May 12, 2009

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This is not a movie but autobiography or documentary on Yao Ming’s life in the NBA of his first season in Houston Rockets. He started with the Shanghai Sharks from being an unknown to an All Stars with the Houston Rockets.

It all started with the draft picks where he became the No 1 pick for the Houston Rockets. Charles Barkley commented that he will never pick Yao Ming as his pick as a rookie. From there the journey begins …

Answering a press conference in Shanghai to Houston’s airport where the big anticipation awaits. The debut for Yao Ming was a disaster. Training was a mess and the language barrier was a big problem for him and Colin.

Colin was his personal translator and his best friend. Colin wasn’t into basketball but was very much into Chinese cultures and even speaks good Chinese language (I have to admit it is better than mine). So he began as a translator for Yao Ming but found difficulties in training seasons as he doesn’t understand basketball much. So it was all haywire and extra lessons and coaching was required. Basketball soon became Colin’s 3rd language.

If you are a fan of Yao Ming or the Houston Rockets, it will be a good documentary for you. It will all be a flashback down the memory lanes of Yao Ming. You will get to see his first win against the LA Lakers, his encounter with Shaq, how Charles Barkley kissed a donker’s ass, his commercial shoots and even the All Stars game before and after matches. Yao Ming even has his own song sung to the tune Ole ole ole ole!!!

Note : I don’t have any image with me at the moment as my external is at home. Will update it soon!

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