When JVG chewed him out for getting confused about his defensive assignment, he sat on the bench and mumbled "They all look the same to me." One of the vets on the team had to explain to him that comment was racist.
I still remembered this very very funny one. In April 2003 (his rookie season), Yao Ming and his representatives were invited to a luncheon by David Stern in New York. When asked about his impression of David Stern afterwards, he said: "Normally when I saw him in the past, he was speaking behind the podium. I never realize he is so short." “通常我见到他的时候，都是在演讲台上。我不知道他竟然如此的矮。”
In Yao Ming's autobiography, "Yao Ming: A Life In Two Worlds", there was this very funny quote. When asked to name who are the 3 persons in the world he would like to invite for dinner, Yao Ming said: "If I have the choice to invite 3 persons in this world to dinner, the first one I will invite Charles Barkley; the second one, Arvydas Sabonis (Note: his idol); third, my girl friend. But in case my girl friend asks about it, please, tell her that she is the first one that I will invite (for dinner). “如果让我请世界上的三个人吃饭，我会第一个请巴克利，第二个请萨博尼斯，第三个请我的女朋友。但如果我女朋友问起来的话，拜托，就说我提到的第一个人是她。
In his first or second year, I remember reading on the board that a female reporter asked Yao whether everything was proportional. Yao responded "No, if everything was proportional...I'd be over 10 feet tall!"
