Yao Ming is a famous basketball player in NBA. He was born in Shanghai, his favorite city on September 12 th 1980 . But now he lives in Houston , USA, because he plays for Houston Rockets. Yao Ming likes to play basketball .He ’ s good at basketball , and he plays it almost every day . He also likes to play computer games and surf the Internet . Yao Ming is more than two meters tall . Yao Ming ’ s favorite colour is blue , but he wears red or white shirts when he has basketball match , and his favorite animal is dog . This year -2007 is Yao Ming ’ s fifth year in NBA. We hope Yao Ming will be the best player in NBA.