Yao Ming, a professional basketball player, was born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai. He likes playing basketball very much and began to train at the age of 9. His favorite subject at school is P.E. His parents were both basketball players. Yao Ming joined the national basketball team when he was 18 years old. He wants to be the best basketball player. I admire him. I want to be a basketball player when I grow up.