Jeremy Shu-How Lin

NAME：JEREMYSHU-HOWLIN:NAME(CHINESE):林书豪JERSEY:17POSITION:GUARDTEAM:NEWYORKKNICKSLinmakesuslovedearly.•Hisphysicalconditionisnotverygood•HewasdiscriminatedbecauseofhisAsianidentity•RejectedbyStanfordUniversity•He’dalreadybeencutbytwootherNBAteams•Linwentundraftedinthe2010NBADraft.……Personality•Workyourbuttoff.•Believeinyourselfwhennooneelsedoes.•Seizetheopportunitywhenitcomesup.•StayhumbleFamily•Yourfamilywillalwaysbethereforyou,sobethereforthem.•WhenLinwas3,hisfatherbroughtbasketballintohislife.•Hismotherworkedwithcoachestoensurehisplayingdidnotaffectacademics.ShewascriticizedbyherfriendsforlettingLinplaysomuchbasketball,butsheallowedhimtoplaythegameheenjoyed.•Lincouldn’thaveseizedhisopportunityifhehadn’tworkedlikecrazyforyearsperfectinghisskills.Therearenoshortcutstohardwork.Getupearly,stayuplate.NobodygaveLinanyfreepasses.Whyshouldyougetany?Youcanonlycontrolwhatyoucontrolandthatmeansyou’vegottoworkharderthananyoneelseyouknow.•Lin’sonlythe4thgraduatefromHarvardtomakeittotheNBA.He’salsooneofonlyahandfulofAsian-Americanstomakeit.He’dalreadybeencutbytwootherNBAteamsbeforejoiningtheKnicksthisyear.You’vegottobelieveinyourself,evenwhennooneelsedoes.•LingottostartfortheKnicksbecausetheyhadtostarthim.Theyhadtoomanyinjuries.Linmadethemostoftheopportunity.Youneverknowwhenopportunitiesaregoingtoariseinlife.Often,they’rewhenyouleastexpectthem.Makethemostofthem.Don’tfritterthemaway.•Ifyouonedayareluckyenoughtohavenewspaperswanttoputyouonthecoverinordertosellmore,don’tletitgettoyourhead.It’sbeenremarkablewatchinghowhumbleLinremainsthroughallthismediafrenzy.Itmakeshisteammatesandfanslovehimthatmuchmore.•BeforeLin’ssucceed,hecouldhavebeencutatonlytime.Hehadhisbrother’scouchonthelowerEastsidetogetby.Hisfamilyalwaysbelievedinhimandpickedupwhenhecouldhavegottendownhimself.Hisfamilymadehimcontinuetobelieve