See the man behind the icon! Considered to be on of the most popular Chinese athletes, Yao talks about his excitement for the Olympic tournament and the pressure he will feel before the game. Yao also describes the design and inspiration behind his newest basketball shoe from Reebok, the Pump Omni Hexride. Five of these Reebok shoes will be auctioned off to raise funds for Yao’s newly established Yao Ming Foundation- theyaomingfoundation.org. Reebok also created a fan site to support Yao . www.reebokyao.com

Check out the video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iylI5FcrDl4) and see photos of the shoe on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reebokexclusive/sets/72157605667346328/ ). For more information visit www.reebok.com.