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  • 6/5/2025
The life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin. | dG1fbmZ4cFRrWEEwd1E
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00:00Some of those experiences out there when I was on the court,
00:03I felt like I was being controlled by something else.
00:05I felt like I was having an out-of-body experience.
00:07I still have to pinch myself to really believe it.
00:10Wait a minute, who's this kid?
00:12Already caught twice this season.
00:14Wait, not drafted?
00:15Nobody thought he could play.
00:17Sleeping on a teammate's couch.
00:19Jeremy Lin came from nothing to greatness.
00:22I don't think you have to be a sports fan to hear about him.
00:24Lin Sanity takes New York by storm.
00:29I didn't want to play the piano.
00:31Every year, the recital would come around
00:33and I'd be pretty much playing the same song.
00:35And they were just like, this is not working.
00:37All he does is play basketball.
00:39So I just let him play basketball.
00:43He's just this little kid who just scored the basketball so well.
00:48In high school, Jeremy was the best player here.
00:51And Lin is going to have to launch a 25-footer.
00:56Did he call that?
00:57But yet, colleges weren't clamoring for him.
00:59He just didn't fit the mold.
01:01People look at basketball players in terms of race.
01:04College, it just got crazy.
01:06Can you even open your eyes?
01:07Can you see the scoreboard?
01:08I was really interested in seeing if a team would take the plunge
01:10and take this Asian American player.
01:12If I don't get drafted here, I probably won't get drafted.
01:15Landry Fields!
01:17He puts the order God first, family second, basketball third.
01:22It's more of God is in all those things.
01:26He was standing at the door and he had tears in his eyes
01:29because the pressure was really getting to him.
01:31And I remember he turned to me and he says,
01:33I don't know if I can keep doing this.
01:35You don't get better if you win all the time.
01:38You look at yourself more when you lose.
01:40Lin has a chance to make history as the first Asian American
01:43NBA player in the modern era.
01:45This transcends sports.
01:49That's all I dream about is hitting the game winner
01:51and then doing some pose and then walking off.
01:53Puts it up!
01:54Bang!
01:55Jeremy Lin from downtown!
01:57That's like all I did growing up.
01:59I wanted to know what that felt like.
02:27It's a great fun guy.
02:28We'll see you next time.
02:29I'll see you next time.
02:30Bye!
02:32Gonna be there!
02:33Have a great day!
02:34Have a great day.

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