L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 1 Hehe, maybe a stretch, as least after his NBA career. He's got my vote
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New York Knick sensation Jeremy Lin and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan
, both former Harvard standout basketball players -- Duncan got a degree in
sociology, Lin in economics -- have known each other for a while. Lin was
once asked if any celebrities ever came to his Harvard games, and mentioned
only Duncan. The pair shot around together with Duncan's son at the 2011 All
-Star game. "Definitely count me," says Duncan, "as the head of his
cheerleading team." In a phone call, Duncan explains why Lin means so much:
This has been remarkable.
I'm so thrilled for him. But for me, what an important lesson it is. How
happy I am for the nation's young people, for the world's young people, to
see the example he sets. Whether you're an Asian-American kid, or a white
kid or a black kid, you just see someone who has worked so hard and hadn't
had the opportunity. And finally gets the opportunity and breaks through.
And the fact that he's so humble, and so low-key, it's not about him. It's
not about his numbers, it's all about him. It's all about making hit
teammates better. The lesson and the example it sets for kids, for the
nation ... he lives the right way, he plays the right way ... it's great to
see the right thing get rewarded.
So often it doesn't. The bling, the glam, or the fame, the individualism ...
what I've always loved about basketball is it's a team sport. It's not golf
. The fact that the best thing he does is make his teammates better, that's
the lesson in all this.
It's real. People see him and they can relate to that. The fact that nothing
has been handed to him on a silver spoon -- quite the opposite, I think he
has been, frankly, discriminated against, underappreciated, undervalued.
This is not an overnight success. He has been a great player for a long,
long time. That's much more easy to relate to than somebody who is seven-
feet and has people catering to them and an entourage from when they were 12
or 13. This is very much a common journey, a common experience. That's why,
I think, it's resonating so much.
He's so remarkable. So down-to-earth. Such clear priorities and values. The
fact that you can be successful academically, and in sports -- in fact those
two things reinforce each other. In fact, I'm always talking about that.
Always talking about the personal experience of do well in the classroom,
sports, drama, the debate team, whatever it is. The example he sets is just
a fantastic one for young people.
I've got two kids. They're every single day checking the paper: "How'd
Jeremy do? How'd Jeremy do?" Frankly, I love that they're looking how he's
doing and not some other folks.
People don't understand how unbelievably mentally tough he is. You've got to
think about what shaped him. Here you are, the best player on your high
school team. You win a state championship in California! You beat a national
powerhouse! And nobody recruits you? Lots of guys would have quit at that
point, or got bitter.
You go to Harvard, you're the best player at least from the time you're a
sophomore. You have your best games against big-time teams. You destroy
Boston College. You destroy Connecticut. You're playing against other future
pros and you're the best player on the court. And no one looks at you?
And not only does he never get bitter, never quit and never complain, but he
never says a word. All he does is keep working hard. He keeps working and
keeps working and keeps working. The perseverance and the tenacity -- that's
so hugely important.
Don't change. No new friends. The friends who were with you when you got cut
in Golden State and got cut in Houston are the friends you need. No
endorsements. The money doesn't matter. It's not why you play. Just stay
focused. Keep sleeping on your brother's couch. You've got all these other
guys who are rolling up in their luxury SUVs from their mansions. When you
wake up on the couch every day, you wake up a little hungrier. You wake up
with a little chip on your shoulder.
The fact that he is so humble. The fact that it's not about him. So much
coming at you, everyone wants to be your best friend ... you don't need any
more best friends. Just keep working hard.
It's a big adjustment. He's going to get physically tired. Teams are going
to scout him better. It's going to get harder, not easier. Just keep playing
. Just keep putting in the time. You've got a great family, a great support
structure, great friends. Stay with them and leave it at that. Nothing else
for a while.
I'm so thrilled that someone of his character is so successful. I'm thrilled
for him, and I'm thrilled at the example. Not the talk, the walk that he
has walked for a long time, and the example it sets for kids. That's the
thing that I'm happiest about. We need a lot more Jeremy Lins having these
kinds of opportunities. | h*******l
发帖数: 1542 | 2 Oh Yeah!
Duncan
in
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【在 L****n 的大作中提到】
: Hehe, maybe a stretch, as least after his NBA career. He's got my vote
: ======================
: New York Knick sensation Jeremy Lin and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan
: , both former Harvard standout basketball players -- Duncan got a degree in
: sociology, Lin in economics -- have known each other for a while. Lin was
: once asked if any celebrities ever came to his Harvard games, and mentioned
: only Duncan. The pair shot around together with Duncan's son at the 2011 All
: -Star game. "Definitely count me," says Duncan, "as the head of his
: cheerleading team." In a phone call, Duncan explains why Lin means so much:
: This has been remarkable.
| A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 3 President of NBA or President of USA？
As long as the candidate is a Chinese American, I'll vote for him/her, even
a democrat. :)
Duncan
in
mentioned
All
【在 L****n 的大作中提到】
: Hehe, maybe a stretch, as least after his NBA career. He's got my vote
: ======================
: New York Knick sensation Jeremy Lin and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan
: , both former Harvard standout basketball players -- Duncan got a degree in
: sociology, Lin in economics -- have known each other for a while. Lin was
: once asked if any celebrities ever came to his Harvard games, and mentioned
: only Duncan. The pair shot around together with Duncan's son at the 2011 All
: -Star game. "Definitely count me," says Duncan, "as the head of his
: cheerleading team." In a phone call, Duncan explains why Lin means so much:
: This has been remarkable.
| h**s
发帖数: 1757 | | L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 5 this guy is SMART. A spot in the NPBA executive committee is the golden
ticket toward potential political (among many others) career.
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Jeremy Lin probably will be the next player representative for the New York
Knicks and might win a spot on the union’s executive committee, the head of
the National Basketball Association players union said.
Billy Hunter said Lin, the second-year point guard with an economics degree
from Harvard University who has led the Knicks on a seven-game winning
streak and sparked what’s become dubbed “Linsanity,” expressed an
interest to be more involved in the National Basketball Players Association.“
At the least he’d be the player representative for the Knicks,” Hunter
said in a telephone interview. “If not something higher.” | h**s
发帖数: 1757 | 6 like him sooooo much!!! Really wanna talk with him although I may not know
what I will say. hahahahahha.
Does he have any fans' club? | L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 7 MM有追星族的潜质啊。 心情激荡，语不成句，头晕目旋，脸红耳赤...hehe
know
【在 h**s 的大作中提到】
: like him sooooo much!!! Really wanna talk with him although I may not know
: what I will say. hahahahahha.
: Does he have any fans' club?
| A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 8 没准他也喜欢扎针灸， 要不他这个球投得怎么这么准呢？ lol
know
【在 h**s 的大作中提到】
: like him sooooo much!!! Really wanna talk with him although I may not know
: what I will say. hahahahahha.
: Does he have any fans' club?
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| h**s
发帖数: 1757 | 9 当年追黎明，和F4的时候，才叫痴狂。。。
【在 L****n 的大作中提到】
: MM有追星族的潜质啊。 心情激荡，语不成句，头晕目旋，脸红耳赤...hehe
:
: know
| h**s
发帖数: 1757 | 10 嗯，嘻嘻嘻。。。
【在 A*******s 的大作中提到】
: 没准他也喜欢扎针灸， 要不他这个球投得怎么这么准呢？ lol
:
: know
| A*G
发帖数: 256 | 11 Hope so, I like Lin, Humble/smart/productive, that's really impressive.
Duncan
in
mentioned
All
【在 L****n 的大作中提到】
: Hehe, maybe a stretch, as least after his NBA career. He's got my vote
: ======================
: New York Knick sensation Jeremy Lin and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan
: , both former Harvard standout basketball players -- Duncan got a degree in
: sociology, Lin in economics -- have known each other for a while. Lin was
: once asked if any celebrities ever came to his Harvard games, and mentioned
: only Duncan. The pair shot around together with Duncan's son at the 2011 All
: -Star game. "Definitely count me," says Duncan, "as the head of his
: cheerleading team." In a phone call, Duncan explains why Lin means so much:
: This has been remarkable.
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