Yao Ming,one of the greatest basketball players,has fans from all over the world.He was born in 1980,12th September in Shanghai.His father is a common worker,who is very strict with him.Yao Ming fell in love with basketball at a very young age.He started playing basketball when he was ten; from then on he practiced basketball everyday of his life.His success comes from his hard work.He also likes making friends with others.