By: The Associated Press (AP)
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Yao Ming still stands out in a crowd, even though the former NBA basketball star no longer is playing.

He's at the London Olympics working for a Chinese broadcaster, and that means riding the buses like everyone else in the media. At 7-foot-6 (2.32 meters), his shoulders and head tower over everyone else on a bus even while sitting down.

That doesn't mean everyone recognizes him. Told Yao just walked past him, a volunteer said, "Oh that was Yao Ming? Well, he was over 7-feet tall."

— Teresa Walker — Twitter http://twitter.com/TeresaMWalker

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