I feel very honored to have the opportunity to win the CBA title in 2002 with Shanghai Shark teammates, which has linked us all to this city behind.

Basketball also led me on a greater stage when I entered NBA that year. I could play with all I had.

What's more, I feel thankful that I had the opportunity to fight together with the national team for 10 years, which is many young players' dream, and through which I got to know and married my beloved woman, and made a happy family and obtained the happiness of my life.

All of these are brought by my love, basketball. I want to thank basketball.

我还要感谢生活，无论是我所热爱的篮球还是别的东西，都是生活的一部分，我觉得生活就像一个向导，你虔诚追随他，会打开一扇一扇的门。今天退役了，一扇门关上，另外一扇门打开，门外有崭新的生活等着我认真品味。我虽然离开赛场，但是不会离开篮球，上海东方大鲨鱼篮球队是我篮球的延续，我正在用新的方式管理俱乐部，用这种方式为家乡带来快乐。我将继续投身于社会公益事业，姚基金是我个人的基金会，已经成立三年，接下来我会以此为依托，影响更多的人参与慈善事业，帮助更多的人。同时我希望结识更多的朋友，一起做喜欢的事情，相信在与各行各业的有识之士的交往中，我会学到更多的东西，丰富精彩生活，引领我从上海走向全国，从中国走向世界。所以我要感谢生活，今后我要认真对待它，这才是对生活最好的回报。

I would also like to thank life. No matter my favorite basketball or something else, they are all parts of the life. Life is like a guide. When you sincerely follow it, it will open one and another door for you and the world outside of them is so different and exciting. Today, I retired. The door of basketball is closed, but another door has just opened which will lead me to a new life waiting for me to experience.

I will continue to participate in social welfare in the future. Yao Fund is my personal fund, which has been established for three years. And in the coming future, I will take this as the basis and call on more people to get involved in charity and help more people. And at the same time, I wish to know more friends here and to do some things together with you.

I believe the exchanges with all of you will teach me more things that will also enrich my life and help me to start from Shanghai to the whole country, from China to the whole world, so I'll thank life. And in the coming future, to take it seriously will be the best reward to life.

最后感谢我的亲人和我所有的朋友，这里有一份很长的名单，由于时间的原因不能一一提及，只能选读其中的代表，希望你们多多见谅。首先感谢的是我的家人，父母是我人生的启蒙者，叶莉是我最好的倾听者，可爱的姚沁蕾是我的新希望。感谢教练，是他们培养我，见证了我每一步的成长，有启蒙指导李章明，李秋平，王群，王崇光，我在国家训练队的教练马连保指导，在国家队的历任教练王非、蒋兴权还有德尔-哈里斯、尤纳斯，还有火箭队历任教练，汤姆贾诺维奇、杰夫-范甘迪、里克-阿德尔曼，还有前任总经理道森，我还要感谢各位领导，特别是国家体育总局，上海市，中国篮协，上海体育局和上海文广集团和原上海大鲨鱼队的老板，他们的关心、支持和鼓励使我不断前进，取得今天的成绩。

At last, I want to thank my family and all my friends. I have a very long name list here, but for time limit, I can only mention some of you, please forgive me.

Firstly I want to thank my family member, parents, who are the enlightenment to me, Ye Li is the best listener, and my daughter Yao Qinlei is my new hope. I also want to thank my coaches, who have witnessed every step of my growth, including my mentors, all coaches in Shanghai Sharks, and the coaches in national team, in Rockets, and former manager.

I also want to thank all leaders, especially State General Administration of Sports, especially State General Administration of Sports, Shanghai Basketball Association, Shanghai Sports Bureau, Shanghai Wenguang Group and leaders from Shanghai Sharks. Their care, encouragement always drives me to progress and to get today's achievement.