Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming sat down with ESPN-Tencent reporter Yuan Fang for an exclusive one-on-one -- conducted in Chinese and translated to English -- during which the Chinese basketball pioneer discussed life, basketball and his career in the U.S.
Yuan Fang: After the Sydney Olympics in 2000, I was 15 and in person when you arrived at the General Administration of Sports of China. The moment you and the national team showed up, I was pushed out by the huge crowd. You were the only player who spotted me and offered an autograph.