| "I hope I'm the last one. Maybe the whole team needs to go to church to pray for the future." |
“希望我是最后一个受伤的。我们应该集体进教堂，然后祈祷。” |
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-- Yao said of his team's debilitating injuries.
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—— 谈到本赛季困扰球队的伤病。 |
| "I haven't died. Right now I'm drinking a beer and eating fried chicken. What were you expecting, a funeral?" |
“我又不是死了，我这喝着啤酒吃着炸鸡，你们还想要什么？难道是葬礼？” |
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-- Yao said of his season-ending foot injuries.
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—— 姚明因伤整个赛季休战。 |
| "People must think my shape is not suitable to play basketball. But later I grow taller and heavier, and then there seems to be an advantage. My upper body is slim and lower part is wide. It's like a big horse tugging a small cart; the horse won't feel tired anyway. But if it's a small horse tugging a big cart, the horse will vomit blood before long." |
“小的时候人家肯定觉得我身材不好，不是那种很修长的打篮球的身材。但后来我越长越高，体重越来越大，就显出好处来了。我上身窄下身宽，就像大马拉小车，怎么跑也不累。要是小马拉大车，早吐血了。” |
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-- Yao Ming commented on his body.
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—— 对自己身体的评价。 |
| "It would be a waste of talent if I didn't make full use of my height. It would be like having a computer with a Pentium IV processor, but choosing to use another computer with a Pentium II." |
“我的身高摆在那儿，当然不能浪费了。这就好比你有了一台奔四的电脑之后，就不会再用奔二的电脑了。” |
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-- Yao responded when he was asked about what strengths he has other than his height.
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—— 有舆论质疑姚明的优势只是出众的身高，姚明对此的回应。 |
| "Games are the same as life and are not predictable." |
“这就是比赛，像生活一样，没什么如果可以预料。” |
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-- Yao said when he was asked if he was worried about being overtaken by a rookie.
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—— 采访中记者问姚明是否担心有一天会被新人超越。 |
| "No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another." |
“无论是球队新队员还是老队员，都需要时间彼此适应。” |
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-- At the opening meeting of the first China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 27, 2009, President Obama quoted Yao Ming in talking about resetting long-term relations with China.
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—— 美国总统奥巴马在中美战略与经济对话的开幕式上曾经引用姚明说过的这句话来拉近双方的关系。 |
| "Because basketball is bigger than golf ball! I am lucky to get this job." |
“因为篮球比高尔夫球大嘛！我很幸运，能够得到这份工作。” |
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-- Yao Ming explained why he enjoys more media coverage than Tiger Woods.
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—— 姚明笑谈为何受到的媒体关注超过了老虎伍兹。 |
| "If I have the choice to invite 3 persons in this world to dinner, the first one I will invite Charles Barkley; the second one, Arvydas Sabonis (Note: his idol); third, my girl friend. But in case my girl friend asks about it, please, tell her that she is the first one that I will invite (for dinner)." |
“如果让我请世界上的三个人吃饭，我会第一个请巴克利，第二个请萨博尼斯，第三个请我的女朋友。但如果我女朋友问起来的话，拜托，就说我提到的第一个人是她。” |
| -- Yao was asked to name who are the 3 persons in the world he would like to invite for dinner. |
—— 有人问姚明，如果让他请世界上的三个人吃饭，他会邀请谁。 |
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