中英文对比：
姚明，上海人，出生于 1980年9月12日，身高2.26米，体重125公斤；父亲2.08米，曾效力于上海男篮；母亲1.88米，上个世纪70年代是中国女篮的主力队员。9岁，进入上海徐汇区少年体校开始接受业余训练。
5年后，进入上海青年队；17岁入选国家青年队；18岁穿上了中国队服。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；2002年赴NBA打球；2003、2004入选NBA全明星阵容。曾获得：1997年获亚洲 青年男子篮球锦标赛冠军，1998年入选中国篮球明星队，1999年获亚洲男子篮球锦标赛冠军，1999年5月获1998-1999赛季中国男篮甲A联赛最有进步球员奖，1999年入选中国篮球南方明星队，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，2000年3月 入选1999-2000赛季中国男篮甲A联赛全明星阵容，2000年 中国男篮甲A联赛亚军，2000年 中国城市运动会男子篮球冠军，2000年2月 入选1999年亚洲全明星队2000年，获ESPN全球最有潜力运动员奖，2001年 全运会男子篮球亚军，2001年世界大学生运动会男子篮球亚军，2001年全国男篮甲A联赛亚军，2002年 获亚运会男子篮球银牌，2002年世界男子篮球锦标赛第十二名，2002年入选世界男子篮球锦标赛最佳阵容，2002年中国男篮甲A联赛冠军；2002年成为NBA状元秀，2004年首次进入NBA季后赛。03-04赛季命中率排名第七；平均每场篮板球排名第15；平均每场盖帽排名第13，2004年2月23日，在火箭队123-121三加时胜老鹰队的比赛中，砍下41分16个篮板7次助攻，创个人NBA生涯单场得分新高，2003年12月7日对阵活塞队，得到22分20篮板，在NBA生涯中首次拿双。
还是难忘2004年雅典奥运会上的那一幕：终场钟声响起，赫里尼克体育馆大屏幕上52比89的比分非常刺眼，这是一个让姚明和所有中国球迷都极其不愿看到的结局。这个失利让中国篮球队朝思暮想的奥运前八愿望，彻底化成泡影。后来姚明反思说：“我们这一届的国家队应该为2008年的球队做些什么？没有进入八强，也就没有完成我们既定的目标，我们这一届国家队的使命也就结束了吗？现在的我们应该好好总结一下，分析得与失，把好的经验传授到下一届的国家队里，使得我们今后的成长少走点弯路。我想，尽快地缩小与世界强队之间的距离是摆在我们面前的头等大事。阿根廷人用五年的时间完成了从一支世界三流球队到世界亚军的飞跃，他们就是我们应该学习的榜样。这几年CBA联赛的总体水平也下降了许多，在总决赛中竟然有30多分的差距，在这样的环境下比赛能锻炼出我们年轻球员的心态吗？施什么肥就结出来什么样的果。”反思总归是好的，但是下一届国家队究竟能有何作为？现在还不好说。
2004影响力
2004年对于姚明来说，除了反思更多的是好事不断。由姚明出提纲并口述，ESPN资深体育记者里克·布彻整理的姚明英文版自传《姚明：我的世界我的梦》出版后受到了无数球迷的追捧。小巨人实在太有魅力了。据说姚明和出版公司签订的版权合同总价值高达150万美金，并且把这本书的全部收入捐赠给世界特殊奥林匹克基金会和其他一些需要帮助的弱势群体。其公益举动备受称赞。姚明2004年的影响力还有多方面的表现，比如2004年4月19日，美国《时代》周刊公布一年一度的“世界最具影响力的一百人”名单，姚明是入选该名单的惟一一位中国人和惟一一位NBA球员，他也是七位入选该名单的体育界名人之一。另外，中国的三大富豪运动员分别是姚明、郭晶晶和刘翔。姚明2004年的广告收入总计1.1亿美元，据保守估计，姚明的实际身价已高达3亿美元。
Yao Ming, the people of Shanghai, was born on September 12, 1980, 2.26 meters tall, weighing 125 kg, 2.08 m; father, who played for the Shanghai team; mother 1.88 meters, is the main force of the Chinese women's basketball players in the 70s of the last century. 9-year-old start accepting amateur training to enter the Shanghai Xuhui District Junior Sports School.
After five years, the Shanghai Youth team; 17-year-old was selected the national youth team; wear Chinese team is under the age of 18. The national team in 1997; selected Chinese basketball star team in 1998; selected Chinese Basketball Southern Star team in 1999; and selected Asian All-Star team in February 2000; went to the NBA in 2002; 2003, 2004 NBA All-Star lineup. Won: the 1997 Asian Youth Men's Basketball Championship and selected Chinese basketball star team in 1998, was the Asian Men's Basketball Championship in 1999, and in May 1999 by the Most Improved Player Award in the 1998-1999 season Chinese Basketball League A , selected Chinese Basketball Southern Star team in 1999 and in March 2000 was the 1999-2000 season, the National Basketball League A rebounds, dunks, blocks three individual awards, was selected in March 2000 1999-2000 season Chinese Basketball League A All-Star, 2000 A Chinese Basketball League runner-up in 2000, the Chinese City Games men's basketball championship in February 2000, was selected the 1999 All-Star team in 2000, was the the ESPN world's potential Athlete Award, the 2001 National Games The men's basketball runner-up in the 2001 World University Games men's basketball runner-up, the 2001 National Basketball League A runner-up in 2002 and the Silver Medal in the Asian Games men's basketball, the twelfth of the 2002 World Men's Basketball Championship, was selected in 2002 World Men's Basketball Championship best lineup, 2002 A Chinese Basketball League championship; NBA draft pick in 2002, to enter the NBA playoffs for the first time in 2004. The hit rate of the 03-04 season ranked seventh; average per game rebounds # 15; averaged in blocks of years 23 February 13,2004, in the Rockets 123-121 three-plus wins Hawks game, scored 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, the highest individual single-game NBA career scoring a new high against the Detroit Pistons on December 7, 2003, had 22 points and 20 rebounds for the first time to take dual career in the NBA.
Or memorable scene in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games: the whistle bell rings the very glare Hrithik Stadium big screen on a score of 52 to 89, this is a let Yao Ming and the Chinese fans are extremely reluctant to see the outcome. This defeat the Chinese basketball team dreaming of Olympic first eight desire to completely come to nothing. Later, Yao Ming reflection said: "Our national team this term should the 2008 team do? Did not enter the quarter-finals, there is no complete our established goals, this session of the national team's mission will be over it? now we should be good to summarize, analyze and loss, good experience to the next session of the national team, so we grow less roundabout take the point, I thought, as soon as possible to narrow and world powers the distance between the top priority in front of us. Argentines five years to complete the leap from one the world's third-rate team to the runner-up of the world, that we should learn from the past few years the overall level of the CBA league dropped, yet there are 30 pay gap in this environment, the game can exercise the mentality of our young players in the finals this? the facilities what fat guitar out what kind of fruit. "reflection is always good However, the next session of the national team exactly what as? It is not easy to say.
The influence of 2004
2004 to reflect more of a good thing for Yao, constantly. The outline by Yao and oral ESPN senior sports reporter Rick Butcher finishing Yao English version of his autobiography "Yao: My World My Dream" published by the pursuit of countless fans. Too little giant charm. It is said that the total value of the contract signed copyright Yao Ming and publishing company up to $ 1.5 million donated to the Special Olympics World Foundation and other vulnerable groups that need help, and this book of all income. Its charitable move praised. Yao Ming's influence in 2004, there is a wide range of performance, such as the April 19, 2004, the U.S. "Time" magazine published the annual list of "the world's most influential hundred, Yao Ming is selected the list only one China, and the only one NBA player, he is also one of the sports celebrities selected in the list of seven. In addition, China's three richest athletes Yao Ming, Guo Jingjing and Liu Xiang. Yao advertising revenue in 2004 totaled $ 110 million, according to conservative estimates, Yao Ming's actual worth up to $ 300 000 000.
