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 talking spotlight
I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.
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.
real perception bipolar
It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.
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.
nba trying degrees
Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.
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.
thinking media play
With all the media attention, all the love from the fans, I felt I needed to prove myself. Prove that I'm not a marketing tool, I'm not a ploy to improve attendance. Prove I can play in this league. But I've surrendered that to God. I'm not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore.
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.