Linsanity Page #11

Commentator:

He's got that swagger.

He has that "it"

right now.

This transcends sports.

It really does.

Commentator 2:

He has shined and evolved

Into the best story

in sports today.

Announcer:

Pressure in the backcourt.

Oh, and Lin the steal!

To the basket!

Lin, over dirk.

Ohh!

Color analyst:

How good is this?

Jeremy:
I'm just out there

having fun

And playing a game.

I can have bad games,

and, you know,

They may not like me,

or they may boo me.

There's

a lot more important things

In life

than just basketball,

'cause at the end of the day,

basketball's just a game.

Announcer:
The show

continues on Broadway.

It's a story

with many spokes.

An ivy leaguer,

asian-american athlete,

Guy off the end

of the bench.

Speaks for everyone who

didn't get their chance.

It's only a couple of weeks,

but in new York city,

And on basketball's

big stage,

This guy has hit it

out of the park.

What happened to me,

the story that happened to me,

I mean,

it wasn't like I knew

I could just come

off the bench and do that.

I really didn't.

Um, I thought I could play

at this level,

And I thought

I could be a good player,

But I didn't feel

like that would happen.

And some

of those experiences out there

When I was on the court,

I felt like I was being

controlled by something else.

I felt like I was having

an out-of-body experience.

Some of the plays

that I made,

Some of the wins

that we had,

Were just so

out of this world

That I still have

to pinch myself

To really believe it.

[ soundtrack piano music ]

As Jeremy ends one chapter

and begins another,

The road ahead will continue

to test his perseverance.

But his faith

will forever guide him.

Jeremy:
The thing

I had to learn last year

Is a perfect plan

doesn't mean

That it ends up the way

you want it to end up.

In the past, if you asked me

what's a perfect plan,

I'd be like,

"I get what I want,

I get my dream, I play well. "

Now I have

a different perspective

On what a perfect plan is.

You don't get better

if you win all the time.

You know, you get better

when you lose.

You improve when you lose.

You look at yourself more

when you lose.

So if you learn a lot

or if I learn a lot,

If I grow a lot,

If I become a better person

through tough times,

That's part

of his perfect plan.

That's part of his perfect will.

When I was going

through all my insecurities

And uncertainty

and lack of confidence,

I was losing focus on god.

I was focusing

on all these other things,

Like my job and what

other people thought of me

And what the reporters

were writing.

You know, over time,

I was able to check myself

And kind of

get my focus back.

And I think god did

something supernatural in me,

Something that I couldn't

do on my own,

Something that I may

never be able to recreate.

So I think, in that instance,

I was just learning

to fight

To constantly

live and play for god.

And when I do that,

I'll be able to walk on water.

[ piano playing can you feel

the love tonight? ]

Jeremy:

It's all about lion king.

We have nala right here,

Baby simba,

timon and pumbaa.

[ soundtrack music ]

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