Linsanity

[ kicking door ]

[ rhythmic music ]

Man:
Hey!

Jeremy Lin:
So it was like

my second or third home game,

And I hadn't even

been in a game yet,

And I had tried to get

in the gym,

And they stopped me.

And they were like,

"oh, sorry, this is

the players' entrance. "

I was like, "I know. "

He looked at me confused,

And then so I was looking

at him confused.

And then he was like,

"oh, I'm sorry.

Are you a trainer?"

And I was just kind

of just like standing there.

And then another

security guard came over

And, like, whispered,

"I think he plays on the team. "

P.A. Announcer:

At guard it's...

Number 17, Jeremy Lin!

[ crowd cheering ]

Shirley Lin:

Hey, Jeremy.

Hi.

[ laughs ]

Commentator:
Nobody

thought he could play.

He had to fight for

everything that he got.

Commentator 2:
It's not often

you think you've seen something

You couldn't possibly see

in the NBA.

Announcer:

Lin puts it up!

Bang!

Dan Patrick:
Wait a

minute. Who's this kid?

Wait. Where's he from?

Wait. Not drafted?

Wait. How many teams

waived him?

Commentator 3:
When

this guy is playing,

And golden state doesn't

know he's any good,

Houston doesn't know

he's any good,

I got to imagine that

something has to do with

He doesn't

look the part.

Commentator 4:
Jeremy Lin

came from nothing to greatness.

Hey, this kid is giving hope

to all those kids

That think,

"never could I have a chance. "

I always told myself

my progression is gonna be

Become a rotation player,

become a starting point guard,

And then win

an NBA championship.

And people are definitely

gonna laugh when they hear that.

You know, they're

not gonna be laughing

If it actually happens.

[ drum cadence playing ]

Crowd:
[ chanting ]

de-fense!

De-fense!

[ arena organ playing ]

P.A. Announcer:
New York foul

is on Shumpert, his second.

Color analyst:
And now,

he'll have to take a seat,

And, again, mike,

look who's coming in.

Announcer:
Jeremy Lin, and

you hear a pretty big ovation.

[ sound fades,

heartbeat-like drum playing ]

Jeremy:
I know god orchestrated

this whole thing.

There's just too much

out of my control.

And just the way it happened

is just miraculous.

[ parents shouting ]

Coach:
Jeremy!

[ clapping ]

Jeremy:

It's actually true.

After, I think,

age maybe 8 or 9,

We got rid of the TV,

And we would just get it

during the playoffs.

We would watch it

in the house

And then, in the backyard,

There's a glass door

and a hoop outside,

So we would just watch

through the window,

And then any time there was,

like, a break or a time-out,

We'd go out,

and we'd do the exact move

That just happened.

And it was pretty much all

just copying Michael Jordan

And watching him win.

And so we loved watching

basketball that way,

And it was always

a dream of mine,

But I didn't actually think

it would be a reality.

Paul Shaffer:
Where

did you get this done?

Downtown. Oh, yeah? Down in the village?

Can you take a look?

Look at this.

Let me see what you...

This is the back of...

[ laughter and applause ]

What do you think?

Shaffer:

Beautifully done.

Yeah. [ laughs ]

Lintastic.

Thank you.

Daniel Dae Kim:

Every kid has a dream.

Some want to be a fireman,

others an astronaut.

Most of the time,

dreams are just dreams.

This dream starts

in Palo Alto, California,

A suburb of San Francisco,

Where a young man learns

about faith,

Perseverance,

and opportunity.

Cheese!

[ Gieming Lin

speaking chinese dialect ]

Joshua Lin:
My dad was

taking us to the YMCA.

We were still, like,

in elementary school.

There's like open gym Monday,

Wednesday, fridays,

From like 7:
30 to 9:30.

[ growling ]

Jeremy:
And we would just

come home from school,

And we would just all do our

homework as fast as possible.

And then when someone couldn't

finish their assignment,

Then we would go

and help them,

So if I couldn't finish,

Josh would come over

and help me.

If Joe couldn't finish,

You know, we would go

over and help Joe.

That's everything we've

always known is just, you know,

Having each other and being

best friends with each other.

[ piano playing ]

I didn't want to play

the piano,

And I was horrible

at the piano.

Like, every year,

the recital would come around,

And I'd be pretty much

playing the same song.

[ piece concludes ]

[ applause ]

And they were just like,

"this is not working.

"I'm wasting my money.

"all he does

is play basketball,

So let's just let him

play basketball. "

As we grew

to love the game,

My mom became

a huge supporter.

I think she could just see

that we loved basketball,

That we were

passionate about it.

And she's passionate

about us,

So whatever

we wanted to do,

She always

wanted to support us.

She always drove.

She was always a team parent

For every njb, aau

That Jeremy played for,

that I played for.

She was always there.

She was

always supporting us.

You know, not every mom,

asian mom especially,

Is gonna support

their child playing basketball.

Cheese!

[ Shirley Lin speaking

chinese dialect ]

Hi!

Strong will.

Interviewer:

Strong will?

Strong will.

If he wants something,

He will do anything

to get that thing.

So he will knock

his head on the ground.

He will just

make himself fall.

He will do anything

to get what he wants.

hark,

the herald angels sing

glory

to the newborn king

Jeremy:
Growing up, my family

always emphasized god first,

School second,

athletics third.

In the beginning,

they weren't sure

How long I could

play basketball.

They were just gonna

ride it out

And have fun with it

as long as we could.

Jim Sutter:
I got invited to

a y league game in Palo alto.

And he's

just this little kid.

You know,

you wouldn't think it,

But he just scored

the basketball so well.

The first tournament

we played,

And he just starts

just raining 3-pointers.

Yeah!

They will say

I am so loud,

Because I will keep

talking, "defense!"

You know,

"get a rebound!"

Man:
Yeah!

Sutter:

Of course, mom's like,

"how many points

did he score?"

She'd say, "I told you

he was pretty good. "

I go, "I know. I know

he's pretty good. "

Shirley:
All the AAU team,

they never want Jeremy,

Even though he's the best

point guard at that time.

Only this particular AAU,

Metro mirage,

want him so bad.

Shirley:

Yeah, Jeremy!

Jeremy:
I love

being the underdog

Just because it's

just what I'm used to.

You know, I would be good

in this league,

And then people would say,

"oh, but he can't play well

in this league. "

Shirley:
Every time Jeremy play

against somebody who people say is good,

If Jeremy played better,

Then they start thinking,

"that person's not good. "

They don't

give Jeremy credit.

There's a $14

extra-large burrito

That's like this.

Oh, my gosh, you should

totally get that.

Jeremy, you gonna

get the big one?

Jeremy:
Yeah.

Man versus food.

I'm about to beast this.

Jeremy:
I don't know

how I got so tall, dude.

I ate a lot.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes