1980年9月12日，
姚明出生于上海市第六医院。他的父母都是篮球运动员，父亲
姚志源身高2.08米，曾效力于上海男篮；母亲
方凤娣身高1.88米，是70年代
中国女篮的主力队员； 在姚明的四岁生日时，他得到了第一个篮球。6岁时看美国哈里篮球队在上海表演，知道了NBA。9岁那年，姚明在上海徐汇区少年体校开始接受业余训练。由于从小受到的家庭熏陶，他对篮球的悟性，逐渐显露出来。5年后，他进入上海青年队；17岁入选国家青年队；18岁穿上了中国队服。 在18岁入选
中国国家篮球队之后，姚明的表现进一步成熟。在2001年的亚洲篮球锦标赛上，姚明每场贡献13.4分10.1个篮板和2.8次盖帽，投篮命中率高达72.4%，帮助中国国家队夺得冠军；
2000年奥运会期间，姚明平均每场拿下10.5分和球队最高的6个篮板2.2次盖帽，他平均每场63.9%的投篮命中率也无人能比；
On September 12 , 1980, Yao Ming is born in sixth hospitals of Shanghai city. His parents all was a basketball athlete , father Yao Zhi Yuan top 2.08 once rendered a service meter, in Shanghai man's basketball; Mother Fang Feng Di tops 1.88 meters , is the seventies Chinese woman's basketball top players of a team; During the period of four-year-old birthday of Yao Ming, he has got the first basketball. Watch the USA Harry basketball team when being 6-year-old having known NBA in Shanghai performance. That year , Yao Ming start 9-year-old in Shanghai Xu Hui District teenager sports school accepting amateur training. The family edifies since from childhood, he manifests itself gradually to the basketball comprehension. For 5 years the day afer tomorrow, he enters Shanghai youth team; 17-year-old is chosen as country youth team; 18-year-old wear Chinese team is convinced. After 18-year-old is chosen as the Chinese country basketball team, Yao Ming's behaviour is further mature. On Asia in 2001 basketball championship contest, Yao Ming contributes 13.4-tenths of 10.1 backboards and 2.8 time of nut caps every time , field goals height amounts to 72.4% , helps the Chinese national team to carry off the first prize; 10.5 mark, maximal 6 backboards have blockings 2.2 time , his average each 63.9%'s field goals also unmanned energies compares with the team under the Olympiad period in Y2K , average each of Yao Ming being held;