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
journey blessing one-day
Just this whole journey [of life] has been a blessing from God, so for me to be here [on Earth] I'm just taking it one day at a time and really enjoying it.
prove
I'm not playing to prove anything to anybody.
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.
prayer two three
I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks. There was definitely a little bit of 'what's going on?' in my prayers.
growing-up games jordan
I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.
reading writing class
I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills.
media littles ive-learned
I've learned that social media and our private lives, you know, our private lives are not so private anymore, so it takes a little bit of getting used to.
jesus ideas people
From the sense of being an ambassador for Jesus Christ, hopefully, through my story and through all the improbables and the miracles that happened in my life, people are inspired or at least a little bit warmer to the idea of exploring who Jesus is.
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.
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.
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.
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.
workout player lakers
I have worked out with the Thunder, Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies, Spurs, and a few others before the draft. I have worked out primarily against shorter and supposedly faster players in these workouts.
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.