He donated $2 million for relief work after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and developed a foundation to rebuild schools destroyed in the earthquake. He has participated in many charity events-he once organized an auction and raised US$ 965,000 for underprivileged children in China. In 2005, former ‘Newsweek’ writer Brook Larmer published a book titled ‘Operation Yao Ming.’ In the same year, a documentary film titled ‘The Year of the Yao’ was made. In 2004, he co-wrote his autobiography ‘Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.’ He sued ‘Coca-Cola’ in 2003 for using his image on their bottles when the company was promoting the national team he won the case. He endorsed major companies like ‘Nike,’ ‘Reebok,’ ‘Coca-Cola,’ and ‘Pepsi.’ In 2016, Yao opened a winery called Yao Family Wines in Napa Valley, California, which serves Cabernet Sauvignon blends and “the kind of rich-but-balanced luxury reds he’d come to enjoy in Houston steakhouses.”ĭuring his career, a major part of Yao Ming’s income came from sponsorship deals. Yao completed his studies in July 2018, graduating with a degree in economics after 7 years of study.
He took a tailored degree program with mostly one-on-one lectures to avoid being a distraction on campus. Yao enrolled at the Antai College of Economics & Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2011. In 2009, Yao provided the voice for a character of a Chinese animated film, The Magic Aster, released on June 19. In a 2015 post on the website, Ming stated that this was not true and that he started playing basketball for fun at age 9. In 2005, former Newsweek writer Brook Larmer published a book entitled Operation Yao Ming, in which he said that Yao’s parents were convinced to marry each other so that they would produce a dominant athlete, and that during Yao’s childhood, he was given special treatment to help him become a great basketball player. The film is narrated by his friend and interpreter, Colin Pine. In the same year, he was also the subject of a documentary film, The Year of the Yao, which focuses on his NBA rookie year.
In 2004, Yao co-wrote an autobiography with ESPN sportswriter Ric Bucher, entitled Yao: A Life in Two Worlds. On May 21, 2010, the couple’s daughter Yao Qinlei (whose English name is Amy) was born in Houston, Texas. On August 6, 2007, Yao and Ye married in a ceremony attended by close friends and family and closed to the media. Their relationship became public when they appeared together during the 2004 Olympics closing ceremony.
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