--- title: "1 Adjust Quotes By Yao Ming" description: "1 Adjust quotes by Yao Ming. Plus more from Yao Ming and more Adjust sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/yao-ming-13790_basketball_no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old_988439.jpg" --- > [No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old-team-member-you-need-time-to/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/yao-ming-13790_basketball_no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old_988439.jpg) ## More by Yao Ming > [There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/there-is-a-phrase-in-chinese-resolve-is-victory/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [Every sound in the gym is so fantastic. The screams of the fans, the whistle of the ref, the teammates calling to each other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/every-sound-in-the-gym-is-so-fantastic-the-screams-of-the-fans-the/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/the-olympic-games-is-holy-athletes-from-around-the-world-including/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/others-are-improving-very-fast-and-i-m-not-improving-as-fast-and-that/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [Is there a choice in life? It's always been like this. I am jealous that you have a lot of leisure and free time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/is-there-a-choice-in-life-it-s-always-been-like-this-i-am-jealous/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [Embarrassed journalists ask me embarrassing questions, and they get embarrassing answers, and then hand out embarrassing stories to the embarrassing editors, who put them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/embarrassed-journalists-ask-me-embarrassing-questions-and-they-get/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/i-don-t-really-have-anything-to-say-basketball-is-not-a-game-that-you/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/fortune-cookies-are-a-good-idea-if-the-message-is-positive-it-can/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/hometown-is-like-my-quilts-sometimes-when-you-are-in-sweet-dreams-you/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/i-only-want-to-play-basketball-and-play-it-well-and-be-happy-about-it/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/i-am-a-basketball-player-and-i-would-like-to-focus-my-energy-on/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get anyone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/first-of-all-i-m-not-buff-enough-i-got-pushed-away-from-the-basket/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [I think I am upsetting the coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/i-think-i-am-upsetting-the-coach/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old-team-member-you-need-time-to/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) > [When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taght not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/when-i-was-young-we-were-taught-not-to-dunk-we-were-taght-not-to/) [Yao Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yao-ming/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adjust/yao-ming/#itemlist", "name": "1 Adjust Quotes By Yao Ming", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yao Ming" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yao-ming/no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old-team-member-you-need-time-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/yao-ming-13790_basketball_no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old_988439.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/yao-ming-13790_basketball_no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old_988439.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/yao-ming-13790_basketball_no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old_988439.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.” — Yao Ming", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adjust/yao-ming/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adjust/yao-ming/", "name": "Adjust Quotes by Yao Ming", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adjust/yao-ming/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/yao-ming-13790_basketball_no-matter-whether-you-are-new-or-an-old_988439.jpg" }, "description": "1 Adjust quotes by Yao Ming. 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