Full transcript of Yao Ming's statement
姚明：大家好，各位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，各位來(lái)賓，各位好，謝謝大家今天的光臨。
Hello everyone, leaders, guests, and friends from news media, good afternoon, and thanks for coming.
今天對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是重要的日子，無(wú)論對(duì)我以及以往的籃球職業(yè)生涯，還是未來(lái)個(gè)人發(fā)展，都具有特殊的意義。
Today is an important day for me. For myself, my basketball career and the personal growth in the future, it has a particular meaning.
去年年底，我的左腳第三次應(yīng)力性骨折，我不得不離開(kāi)賽場(chǎng)，半年多以來(lái)和很多關(guān)心的朋友一樣，我也是在漫長(zhǎng)的期待中渡過(guò)，在那段時(shí)間內(nèi)心十分糾結(jié)，反復(fù)思考，為此今天宣布一個(gè)個(gè)人的決定，作為籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，我將結(jié)束自己的運(yùn)動(dòng)生涯，正式退役。
At the end of last year I broke my left foot for a third time. I had to leave the basketball court, and spent the last half of the year waiting, just as many of those who care about me. During that period, I struggled a lot in my heart and thought a lot. Now I am going to announce a personal decision: I am going to end my career as a basketball player and officially retire.
此時(shí)此刻，回顧過(guò)去，展望未來(lái)，我的內(nèi)心充滿感激。
Looking back on the past and right into the future, I am deeply grateful.
我首先要感謝的是籃球這項(xiàng)偉大的運(yùn)動(dòng)，為無(wú)數(shù)人帶來(lái)了快樂(lè)，包括我自己。我4歲的時(shí)候有了第一個(gè)籃球，9歲進(jìn)入上海市體校，14歲進(jìn)入上海訓(xùn)練隊(duì)，16歲背上我父親當(dāng)年的號(hào)碼，代表上海隊(duì)比賽。籃球使我延續(xù)家庭的傳承，每當(dāng)我看到父母欣慰的眼神，都感到無(wú)比自豪。我也非常榮幸有幸能夠和上海大鯊魚(yú)的隊(duì)友為上海贏得2002年CBA冠軍，和我們身后這座城市聯(lián)系在一起。同一年在進(jìn)入NBA之后，籃球引領(lǐng)我進(jìn)入更寬廣的舞臺(tái)，使我盡情展現(xiàn)自己。我更要感謝能有機(jī)會(huì)為中國(guó)國(guó)家隊(duì)奮戰(zhàn)十年，那是無(wú)數(shù)青年人的夢(mèng)想，同時(shí)因?yàn)榛@球，與心愛(ài)人的結(jié)緣，建立美滿的家庭，獲得一生的幸福。所有這些都是無(wú)比熱愛(ài)的籃球帶給我的，我要感謝籃球。
First I'd like to thank basketball. This great sport has brought joy to so many people, including me. I had my first basketball when I was four. I entered the Sports School of Xuhui District of Shanghai when I was nine and entered the Shanghai Basketball Youth Team at 14. At 16, I began playing for Shanghai Basketball Team, wearing my father's number.
I inherited my family's tradition by playing basketball. I feel so proud every time I look into the eyes of my parents, who are proud of me.
