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Jeremy Lin

(1988) Basketball Player

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Jeremy Lin is a basketball player, best known for Electricity Markets.

Quick Facts About Jeremy Lin

Born: August 23, 1988
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Electricity Markets

About Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American former professional basketball player. He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 2011–12 season, sparking a cultural phenomenon known as "Linsanity". Lin is the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, and is one of the few Asian Americans to have played in the league. He is also the first Asian American player to win an NBA championship, having done so with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jeremy Lin · Page 4

I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when…

Answers

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I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once.

Attacking

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I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and…

Hard

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Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.

Areas

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It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in…

Accustomed

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I realize I had to learn ... to stop chasing the perishable prizes of this earth ... and give my best effort…

Best effort

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Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of…

Advantage

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I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually…

Able

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In many ways, the longer I live, I understand that there are so many things outside my control. That's why I believe…

Believe

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Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he…

Able

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I think I've always been a player who's done better in the second half, who's done better in the fourth quarter. That's…

Always

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I try to focus on what I'm supposed to do, and to do my job the best I can. I kind of…

Best

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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…

Asian

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I would be a pastor. It is something I think about doing when my playing days are over.

Pastor

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My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were…

Career

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And when other people see me play basketball...the way I treat my teammates, the opponents, the refs, that's all a reflection of…

Basketball

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