After working with former Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon in Houston following a Play-off defeat, Yao spent most of the summer nursing a shoulder injury and planning his wedding with Ye Li, now his wife of two months.

He returned to the national team in late August to lead the team to two victories.

Yao said he was sorry for breaking the rules.

"I expect to be back with the team around October 3," Yao told a press conference.

"I am very sorry that I will not be able to attend the start of training because of work related to the event in Shanghai."

But Yao is anticipating no problem with new coach Rick Adelman.

He said the two had already had talks and he was expecting Adelman to bring changes to the Rockets' style of play.

"He probably has his own strategies and I think there will be more physical demands on me in the new strategy," Yao said.

"But it is just a change of strategy and I don't think that the physical aspects will be a problem, so I think that I will find my position in the new situation."

Back home, Yao is crucial to the country's dream of making the top eight at the Beijing Olympics, and admitted the team was under great pressure.

"Our goal in 2008 is to be in the top eight," he said.

"We have a lot of pressure but it is impossible not to have pressure for the Olympics. In fact the pressure helps us address the challenges and is driving us on."

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