Yao Ming and LeBron James talk about the rising popularity of basketball in China during a session with fans at the Beijing Olympic Games. Yao Ming’s efforts have helps China become one of the world’s top basketball teams. Altough you may feel the pressure from your Asian parents, that pales to the pressure of a country of over 1 billion people. This is what Yao Ming faces in basketball. (Also fellow countryman Liu Xiang in 100m hurdles.)

Yao Ming talks basketball in China