China's Operation Yao Ming

Ever wondered why China's basketball superstar Yao Ming became so tall? According to Time magazine, he was the result of a decades-long experiment that matched up athletes of extraordinary dimensions and abilities. Ming's father was 2.08 meters or about 6'9" tall and his mother was 1.88 (6'2") which is about a foot taller than the average Chinese man. When 'little' Ming was born he weighed over 5 Kg. (11 pounds) and was twice as large as the average male infant. Here's more on this story:



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Related: Yao Ming Retires from the NBA

Yao Ming Retires from the NBA

The world's ambassador of basketball and China's best-known professional athlete Yao Ming has retired. At 7' 6" he was the tallest player ever in the NBA. In recent years he was the most productive center with a career average of 19 points per game. Here is a wacky tribute by Next Media Animation TV:



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