No joke. Somebody needs to let this guy rest. About the only time he rests is during games. It's insane how much traveling and visiting he's done in the past few years with really no break to speak of. I just hope it's not injuring his health.
A little more from President Jiang: "Bush also introduced the 7-foot-5 (2.13 meter) Yao as "the newest Texan from China" and Jiang later asked Yao, seated nearby in the audience, to stand, then marveled at his height. "You're much taller than I am," the president said, listing his own height at 1.74 meters (about 5 feet, 7 inches). " Hehehehe.