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此外，休斯敦市市长宣布，将2月2日定为“姚明日”（Yao Ming Day），并任命姚明为休斯敦亲善大使。
休斯敦
市
市长表示：
Yao Ming，you're welcome back on behalf of the city and all of your fans here in Houston.
姚明，休斯敦这座城市和这里的粉丝，欢迎你回来。
Yao Ming has also done so much for the city of Houston. He has brought his attention of his entire nation to our city, and represented the city of Houston extremely well.
姚明为休斯敦做了很多事情。他为休斯敦吸引来了整个中国的关注，同时他也极好地代表了
休斯敦
这座城市。
姚明的演讲依旧充满了幽默段子和感人的小故事，让在场的球迷一边欢笑一边抹泪……
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祝大家万事如意，然后调侃自己的新年第一个愿望已经落空了。
"When walking into this room, I saw the numbers up there, and I knew my first wish for this year has already gone, because I wished I could get a 10-day contract."
“当我再次走进这座球馆时，抬头看到球馆上即将悬挂上去的我的号码，我就知道自己的新年愿望已经落空了，因为我再也不可能和火箭签10天短合同了。”
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回忆起自己在球队的往昔岁月，姚明调皮地说到了穆大叔、弗朗西斯和莫布里：
"We were a very passionate and young team 10 years ago. I believe Dikembe Mutombo would agree with that. Back then I would chase Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley in a transition, just like two mini-tanks dragging a huge Boeing 777 at an airport."
“十年前，我们是一支充满活力的年轻球队，相信穆大叔对这一点深有感悟（这是在调侃穆大叔年纪大）。那时候我总是跟着弗朗西斯和莫布里打转换，这感觉就像在飞机场上两辆小坦克拖着一个巨大的波音777前进。”
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话锋一转说到
麦迪
，一旁拿着手机拍个不停的
麦迪
笑得合不拢嘴。
"There were so many things unknown, but just remember one thing: give the ball to TMC when there's just 35 seconds left."
“虽然球场上未知的事情很多，但只要记住一个准则，最后35秒的时候把球交给麦迪就好。”
关于
麦迪
35秒得13分的神迹，姚明还讲了一个段子。
"You know what I told my neighbor that night when I drove home? Because he turned off the TV minutes before the game was over. I told him that TMC and I scored 15 points in the last minute. The turn came around."
“你知道那场比赛结束之后，我开车回家时怎么跟我邻居说的？他在那场比赛（火箭vs马刺）结束前几分钟就把电视关了，我告诉他，最后1分钟，我和
麦迪
合砍了15分，逆转了比赛。”
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最后，他分享了一个有爱的小故事，全场爆笑后也有人默默落泪。
