Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks in 2012, which generated a global following known as "Linsanity"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1988
CityTorrance, CA
CountryUnited States of America
basketball player asian
You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S.
struggle judging honor
The way you talk to your teammates and push them and the way you treat them is important. There is a fine line between trying to help your teammates and criticizing them. The toughest part for me is how to keep my teammates accountable but at the same time do it in a loving way that doesnt judge or condemn them. It's definitely been a struggle and I'm trying to learn how to lead consciously in a way that honors God.
basketball couple looks
I was shocked cause I didn't even know that they made my jersey. I didn't know that they made it so fast, so when I saw it I was like, I had to look three times and I was like, 'Did they customize that?' And then I saw a couple of other ones and I was like, ok, they must've made them overnight or something.
giving-up careers decision
My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.
kids thinking way
My family used to call me an oversized kid and I think that's pretty accurate in some ways.
games league tough
I'm going to be honest, playing in D-League games is tough.
style trying reckless
I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once.
nba jordan saws
I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.
new-york media cities
New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food.
kids target looks
I've always been a target. Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life.
media bombarded-by space
I love my family, I love my relatives. One special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even go to work without being bombarded and people following them.
school sleep night
My first dunk ever was in middle school. We were playing, me and my church friends, and I dunked it, and I swear I could not sleep that night.
basketball sports brother
Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted.
fighting people athletic
And people are always saying he deceptively quick, deceptively athletic, and I don't know if that's just because I'm Asian or what it is, but obviously there's going to be stereotypes that you have to fight.