Linsanity Page #6

has a perfect plan for me,

And that his plan

will take you

Through

a lot of ups and downs,

But if I stay faithful

to him,

In the end,

I know that he's gonna work

Everything for my good.

Now when I play basketball,

I don't play

for anybody else anymore.

I only play for god.

And that's the type of purpose

that he gave me,

And once he gave me

that purpose,

Then that's

when I had my peace.

And once I got my peace,

that's when I got my joy.

Sometimes

a change of scenery

Can shift

a perspective on life.

Jeremy:
My roots is important

for me to know,

Because it's who I am.

It's a huge part

of my identity.

I understand

where my parents came from,

How they grew up

in the culture.

Oh! Oh!

You dropped it!

You dropped it!

Jeremy:
So that's

why I come back every summer

Just to get a good feel

for that.

I'm very proud to be,

you know, who I am.

Back on the farm.

Oh, I'm gonna back up

a little bit now.

[ speaking chinese dialect ]

[ rooster crows ]

Seeing

where my dad grew up,

So 40 years makes

a huge difference,

You know, from him

growing up here

To how we grew up

in the U.S.

It's definitely

humble beginnings.

[ translator speaking

chinese dialect ]

[ repeating after translator

in chinese dialect ]

Man:
Hey, man,

you see this shrimp?

Oh, hey, hey.

Watch yourself.

Jeremy:
My grandparents are

born and raised in china.

My parents are born

and raised in Taiwan,

And I was born

and raised in the U.S.,

And so there's a lot

of history

And a lot of culture

behind who I am.

[ man speaking

chinese dialect ]

[ singing with karaoke machine ]

splendid

tell me, princess

now when did you last

let your heart decide?

[ laughter ]

I can open your eyes

take you

wonder by wonder

over, sideways,

and under

on a magic carpet ride

a whole new world

[ new song playing,

singing indistinctly ]

Man:
What are you

about to do right now?

I'm about to go out here

And judge

this dunk contest.

This is the finale,

the championship game,

For the Nike

summer league,

So I'm about to get

into this right now.

[ man making announcement

in chinese dialect ]

They said

I could speak chinese.

Tricked 'em!

[ rock music ]

Announcer:
Jeremy Lin!

[ cheering ]

Jeremy:
Basketball culture

here is crazy.

The fans,

they love basketball.

There's people playing

basketball

All the time

on all the courts.

The level of competition

is definitely growing.

Got a chance

to see some games.

So, you know, it's definitely

awesome coming back

And seeing how much the sport

has grown in the country.

Ready, set, go!

Jeremy:

I just think coming here,

I'm seeing a lot of really

diligent, hard workers.

I feel like everybody

works very hard,

And they do everything

they can

To support themselves

and their families,

And for me,

that way is basketball.

And I think hard work

is definitely ingrained

In Taiwanese culture,

in chinese culture.

And so, for me,

that's something

I try to pick up on

and really embrace.

Yo, man,

we gotta go.

Jeremy?

Reporter:

At 12:
01 Friday morning,

The NBA locked out

its players

After failing to reach a new

collective bargaining agreement.

The lockout has a very large

impact on a lot of people.

The current offer

that is on the table

Is not one

that we can accept.

It could be

a couple weeks,

Could be

a couple months.

Reporter:

We're already hearing

This is gonna be

a very long lockout.

We're about to go into

the nuclear winter of the NBA.

The collective bargaining

process

Has completely broken down.

Derek fisher:
We're

all in this together.

And if these players

don't give them

What they want, they're

not going to play.

David stern:

I don't think it's resolved.

I think it's bad advice.

Jeremy:

I actually secretly

Wanted the lockout

to continue,

Because it gave me

extra time to get better.

Fisher:
We are willing

to continue discussions

On a potential compromise.

Commentator:

There are some owners

Who are willing

to forego the season.

Fisher:

We want to play basketball.

That's what we do,

And right now,

we don't have an opportunity

To go out and do

what we do best.

Man:
If we need to

lose an entire season,

We should go ahead

and do it.

I got all my sweaty t-shirts

in here, man.

Man:

That's disgusting.

Jeremy:
So I knew

the longer the lockout went,

The better player

I would become.

Doc Scheppler:

We're warming up.

We're just warming up.

Boom. That's it.

That one was perfect.

Feel good?

Feels good.

Scheppler:
As he gets better

as a shooter,

Over time it's gonna be like

money, money, money.

He's only gonna get better,

And he's awfully good now,

don't you think?

That's the other part,

getting into this cranium

To get him to believe

like I believe in him.

Sports anchor:
Merry

Christmas, basketball fans.

The NBA is coming back.

Fans are getting

what they want.

Owners and players reached

a tentative agreement

To end

the 149-day lockout.

Jeremy:

Going into my second year,

I'm not really, like,

Thinking about

anything I'm afraid of.

You know, I feel like

through my first year,

At least in my own eyes,

Like, I proved to myself

that I can play at this level.

And I think mentally,

I'm at a much better place

Where I'm just going in,

and I'm just gonna be myself

And play my own game,

And from that standpoint,

I'm really not afraid

Of anything going

into training camp.

I feel like I have

nothing to lose.

Riley:
We didn't have a center

that we felt good about,

And we needed to create

enough salary cap space

To go make an offer,

And in order to do so,

we had to cut somebody.

It was one

of the hardest decisions

That we could

have had to make.

Jeremy:
They called me up

midway through

In the middle of a drill.

They're like, "hey,

you got to go upstairs. "

I went in there,

and the general manager

And assistant general manager

were like,

"we gotta let you go.

We're trying

to get Deandre Jordan. "

Montgomery:
He had worked

tremendously hard pre-season,

So I was like,

"man, this is a blow.

I mean, this is a kick

in the stomach right here. "

Jeremy:
They were like,

"oh, we wish you

the best of luck. "

I was like, "thanks. "

Within 48 hours,

He was picked up

by the Houston rockets.

Daryl Morey:

Yeah, we were hoping

That no one else

picked him up.

We were interested in him

for quite a long time.

Had been to his games

at Harvard.

At the time,

we just added him and said,

"hey, let's bring him in

and see what happens. "

Jeremy:

I went to Houston.

There were

six point guards there.

I couldn't even

get reps in practice.

I don't understand.

I was backup point guard

at golden state,

And now they're gonna

bring me here,

And I'm sixth string?

Announcer:

Jeremy Lin on the drive.

Take it to the rim,

lays it up.

Color analyst:
Good shot with

the spurs' bigs right in his face.

Chen:
When the rockets

picked him up,

That was probably the bottom

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