The young up-and-coming player was also compared to Yao Ming for her height, although Ming is reportedly an inch taller than her. Another interesting fact is both Ziyu and Ming hail from China.

And how difficult was it to be taller than other children your age? Well, I guess I had to pay the bus fare earlier than anyone else. And the doors seemed to be getting shorter for me. Yao Ming ...

In just half a season, Yao Ming has lived up to high expectations ... players before Yao who stood 7-4 or taller, and none of them got closer to stardom than Rik Smits. If history is an applicable ...