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
analyzing breaking good learn point quickly seeing watch
I'm going to make mistakes, I just have to be able to learn from them as quickly as possible. To learn faster, I watch film of myself and other good point guards, and then breaking down my mistakes and really analyzing them and seeing where I could have made better decisions.
awe either mean none
I won't let any of my friends become a fan. To me, you're either a friend or you're a fan. That doesn't mean my friends can't support me, because they all do, but they can't treat me differently than they would treat someone else. None of my friends are in awe of me.
agreed bigger cameras felt nba platform rookie year
I agreed to film after my rookie year in Golden State. I was more used to cameras and felt that my journey to the NBA was a story worth sharing. Little did we know how much bigger the platform and documentary would become after Linsanity.
team player practice
Every day in practice I have to lead by example. But at the same time, when people aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing, you're responsible as a player. You can't rely on the coaches to say everything. The players have to be responsible and take ownership of the team. Every day in practice there are situations where you need to say something and get a message across, but do it in the right way.
encouragement real giving
Having small group once a week gives me a lot of encouragement and accountability. Even though I go to church, I don't really know many people there, but my real community is my small group.
taiwan four firsts
The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.
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.
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.
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.
nba trying degrees
Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.
team winning play
I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.
growing-up kids thinking
I think right now the way society's going, I think role models are important, and kids need direction. If I didn't have that direction growing up, who knows what I could be doing, because I've been lost many times in my life, and I've had to have someone guide me back on the right path.
junk eating chips
I love eating junk food. I'm a huge snacker, chips and candy.