First Pick of the 2002 NBA Draft — Yao Ming
2002年NBA状元秀——姚明
It's well known that Yao Ming is one of the best centers in the world now. He is 226 centimeters high, and was accepted by the Houston Rockets into the NBA in 2002. He is the main force of the Houston Rockets. Yao Ming was born in a basketball family in Shanghai in September 12th, 1980. His father is 208 centimeters high, and had been in Shanghai Men's Basketball Team. Her mother is 188 centimeters high, and had been a maiin force of the China National Women's Basketball Team in 1970s. Yao Ming inherited the physical and the basketball gene from his parents completely. He began basketball training in Shanghai Xuhui District Youth Sports School when he was 9 years old. Because of his family's influence, Yao Ming showed his gift in basketball gradually. Five years later, he was selected to the Shanghai Youth Basketball Team. Then he was selected to the National Youth Basketball Team at 17 years old, and to the National Basketball Team at 18 years old.
众所周知，姚明堪称当今世界篮球上最优秀的中锋之一，身高达到2.26米，现在效力于美国NBA职业篮球联赛的休斯敦火箭队，是这支球队中的绝对主力。1980年9月12日，姚明出生于中国上海市的一个篮球世家。父亲2.08米，曾效力于上海男篮；母亲1.88米，是上个世纪70年代中国女篮的主力队员。父母身高的特征和对篮球酷爱的基因，都毫无保留地遗传给了他。9岁那年，姚明在上海徐汇区少年体校开始接受业余训练。由于从小受到的家庭熏陶，他对篮球的悟性，逐渐显露出来。5年后，他进入上海青年队；17岁入选国家青年队；18岁穿上了中国国家队队服。
In 1998, Yao Ming was trained in the USA for a period, and his skills as an interior line had impressed his American coach and teammates deeply. After being selected to the National Men's Basketball Assembled Team in preparation for the Olympic Games, Yao Ming unconditionally submit to the arrangement of the National Team. Professionals in basketball consider that NBA is very different from China basketball, and Yao Ming's being first pick of the 2002 NBA draft serves him more chances to exploit his potentials.
姚明1998年曾去美国参加一段时间的训练，其内线的威力，令他的美国教练和队友印象深刻。入选中国男篮备战奥运会的集训队后，他便无条件地服从了国家的安排。熟悉中国篮球的人士认为，美国职业篮球与中国篮球完全不同，而这次当选状元秀让他的才能得以更好地发挥。
It's a blessing for both China basketball circle and NBA that Yao Ming could go to take a more advanced course of training in NBA at such a young age. His training in NBA is different from that of Chinese player's in the European clubs. Firstly, NBA is top basketball matches in the world. Secondly, Yao Ming, the first pick of NBA draft that does not comes from the NCAA, exerts great impact an NBA. Very different from other new members, Yao Ming had been famous before joining in NBA. So he felt more pressures than the others. Tomjanovich, the head coach of the Houston Rockets at that time, said that Yao Ming needed time to learn. But that's not what Yao Ming wanted. Yao Ming took part in the match against the San Antonio Spurs as a Houston Rockets basketball player for the first time on October 23rd, 2002. In this match, he had been in court for 13 minutes, and had 5 shots with 1 field goat while gained 6 points. However, he also had 4 fouls, 3 turnovers, and just one dunk. Of course it's not bad for a new player, yet it couldn't meet people's expectation. After that, as he acclimatized himself to the NBA gradually, Yao Ming had his talents brought into play and began to gain more points in competition. At the same time, Yao Ming has gained more and more fans and supports all over the world.
姚明能够以“玉可琢”的年龄去NBA深造，对中国篮坛以及NBA都是一大幸事，属于“双赢”。同样是出国深造，但姚明与中国足球运动员赴欧洲踢球不同。一是高水平的NBA在世界篮坛是独一无二的，二是NBA历史上第一个非美国大学生联赛出身的“状元秀”姚明在NBA中的巨大影响。但与其他新秀球员不同的是，他现在在NBA中已经是一个名人了，他承受的压力也相当大，虽然当时火箭队主教练汤姆贾诺维奇对人们提及姚明需要时间学习，但这并非姚明的本意，就在2002年10月23日在对阵马刺队时姚明首次身着火箭队队服上场参赛，姚明上场13分钟，5投1中，得到6分，但还有4次犯规和3次失误，只有一次盖帽，虽然说对于一个新秀球员表现尚可，但与人们的期望值相比还是有相当差距。后来随着姚明在NBA赛场上逐渐适应，其在内线的威力逐渐显露出来，成绩也逐年提高，自身的实力证明了一切，姚明也得到了全世界越来越多观众的喜爱和支持。
His experiences:
运动经历：
He was selected to the China National Basketball Team in 1997, the China National Basketball Stars Team in 1998, the South China National Basketball Stars Team in 1999, the Asian All-Star in February 2000, the 1999-2000 season China Men's First-Class Basketball Championships All-Star in March 2000.
1997年入选国家队；1998年入选中国篮球明星队；1999年入选中国篮球南方明星队；2000年2月入选亚洲全明星队；2000年3月入选1999-2000赛季，中国男篮甲A联赛全明星阵容
He was selected to the Best Lineup at the World Men's Basketball Championships in 2002.
2002年入选世界男子篮球锦标赛最佳阵容
He went to the NBA in 2002, and was selected to the All-Star-NBA Team in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
2002年赴NBA打球；2003、2004、2005入选NBA全明星阵容。
His Main Achievements:
主要成绩如下：
Gold medals at the Asian Youth Men's Basketball Championships in 1997, the Asian Men's Basketball Championships in 1999, the China Cities Games Championship in 2000, and the China Men's First-Class Basketball Championships in 2002.
1997年获亚洲青年男子篮球锦标赛冠军；1999年获亚洲男子篮球锦标赛冠军；2000年获中国城市运动会男子篮球冠军；2002年获中国男篮甲A联赛冠军。
Silver medals at the China Men's First-Class Basketball Championships in 2000, the National Games, the World University Games, and the China Men's First-Class Basketball Championships in 2001, and the Asian Games in 2002.
2000年获中国男篮甲A联赛亚军；2001年，全运会男子篮球亚军；世界大学生运动会男子篮球亚军；中国男篮甲A联赛亚军；2002年，获亚运会男子篮球银牌。
He was the first pick of the NBA draft and came to the NBA in 2002.
2002年，成为NBA状元秀，登陆NBA赛场。
He made 9 field goals and gained 20 points in the match against the LA Lakers in November 18th 2002.
2002年11月18日对阵湖人，9投9中得到20分。
He gained 30 points, which is his best record in NBA, in November 28th 2002.
2002年11月28日对阵小牛队，获得NBA职业生涯单场最高分30分。
He made 18 backboards, which was the best record in NBA, in the match against the San Antonio Spurs in December 2nd 2002.
2002年12月2日对阵马刺，全场抢得18个篮板成为NBA职业生涯最高纪录。
He made 5 dunks and 8 offensive rebounds, which was his best record in NBA, in the match against the Miami Heat in December 17th 2002.
2002年12月17日对阵热队，共有5次盖帽和8个进攻篮板创造个人NBA职业生涯记录。
He and his teammates ranked their team No.12 at the World Men's Basketball Championships in 2002.
2002年世界男子篮球锦标赛第十二名。
He joined in the NBA post season in 2004, and ranked No.7 in NBA shooting average.
2004年参加NBA季后赛，NBA得分命中率排名第七。
He was awarded the "Most Progressive Player" at the 1998-1999 season China Men's First-Class Basketball Championships in May 1999.
1999年5月获1998～1999赛季中国男篮甲A联赛最有进步球员奖。
He won honors in backboard, shot and dunk at the 1999-2000 season China Men's First-Class Basketball Championships in March 2000.
2000年3月获1999～2000赛季全国男篮甲A联赛篮板、扣篮、盖帽三个单项奖。
He was awarded the ESPN World Most Potential Player in 2000.
2000年获ESPN全球最有潜力运动员奖。
He was a candidate of Sport Stars in 2003.
2003年体育之星候选人。
Now Yao Ming is experiencing his 5th season in NBA professional life. His behavior has become more and more steady and powerful. According to the US mediums, "Yao has become the best center in the NBA instead of O'Neal. The Yao Ming Dinasty is coming." We hope Yao Ming and the Houstion Rockets will go further and bring us more surprises in the 2006-2007 season, and we hope he will win the Champion Ring in the future.
目前，姚明已经在NBA赛场上迎来了自己职业生涯的第5个赛季，而姚明的表现也越来越稳定和具有霸气。美国国内评论说：“姚明已经取代奥尼尔，成为当今NBA赛场的第一中锋，NBA将迎来姚明王朝。”我们期待姚明能够在2008～2009赛季能够带领火箭队走的更远，带给国人更大的惊喜。我们也祝福姚明能够早日拿到那枚耀眼的NBA总冠军戒指。
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