has never been favored by people to shock the world. From the trough of his career to getting up again, Jeremy Lin's story has already inspired too many people. As a member of the Jr. NBA China Mentor Team, Jeremy Lin also shared many of his experiences along the way during the exchanges with Jr. NBA young players.
"If you are not optimistic, it doesn't mean you are not good."
Jeremy Lin mentioned a word more than once when he taught the young players of Jr. NBA, that is, " stay confident ". He said that self-confidence is what supports him along the way, even if everyone does not believe in himself, he must believe in himself!
Jeremy Lin attended Palo Alto High School. In the 2005-06 high school league, Jeremy Lin led Palo Alto High School to a record of 32 wins and 1 loss as the captain. Jeremy Lin was selected to the California first team and won the title of Player of the Year in the Northern California Second League. Surprisingly, after graduating from high school, no famous basketball school wanted to accept him.
" Since you are not optimistic about me, then I will try my best to make you optimistic. "
Jeremy Lin did not give up basketball. After graduating from high school, Jeremy Lin went to Harvard, which does not recruit basketball students. Being underappreciated instead spurred his progress. It didn't take long for him to become the strongest player in Harvard history. Full of confidence, he decided to choose to participate in the NBA draft.
was unexpectedly defeated again, and participating in the NBA Summer League was his last chance. In the end, he was signed by the Golden State Warriors, who performed well in the summer league. Jeremy Lin is very grateful to the Golden State Warriors, but they can't give him enough playing time. At that time, the Golden State Warriors had not only star player Monta Ellis, but also potential rookie Stephen Curry. On December 9, 2011, the Golden State Warriors announced the layoff of Jeremy Lin. A few days later, the Houston Rockets announced the signing of Jeremy Lin, but then gave up on him.
The New York Knicks are Jeremy Lin’s third team. After two wanderings, he doesn't know how long he can stay. In New York, he does not even have a fixed address. We all know the story of
later, " Lin mad " swept New York, and then rushed to the world. The media even coined the term "LINSANITY" to describe Jeremy Lin's crazy performance at the time. It took him only three months from nobody cares to let the world feel his madness.
And all this success is inseparable from his strong self-confidence!
"Knock me down 1,000 times, I will stand up 1001 times"
Last season, Jeremy Lin just experienced a knee injury. In this regard, he told the young players that injuries are a great adversity that no one can predict. He shared his experience of rehabilitation, saying that when adversity comes, he needs to focus on solving current problems. He is never afraid of adversity. Jeremy Lin's career is not complete, and accidental injuries disrupted his rhythm. A torn meniscus in the knee was almost a devastating blow to a player who made a living from a breakthrough.
Unsurprisingly, the New York Knicks abandoned him. After transferring to Houston Rockets , he was injured again, and he was reduced from the starting lineup to the bench in the 2013-14 season. After struggling for so long, Jeremy Lin returned to square one. But he did not give up, he actively seized every opportunity. In order to adapt to the team, he changed his style of play and played off the ball. After
, he moved to the Charlotte Hornets. Here he became a very good sixth man, Jeremy Lin's excellent performance once again attracted attention. Soon after, the Brooklyn Nets offered him a contract, where he became the team's starter again.
Before that accident, everything seemed to be getting better.
This is Jeremy Lin's first game in the 2017-18 season. No one could have expected a season full of expectations, but in this way, it just started and ended. With 4 minutes and 35 seconds left in the game, Jeremy Lin was blocked by his opponent during a breakthrough. When he landed, his center of gravity was unbalanced and he fell to the ground. After
fell to the ground, Jeremy Lin kept repeating the sentence " I'm done ". After saying this, he fell on the court floor.Cry bitterly.
His injury this time is called rupture of the patellar ligament, and most of the players who have this injury have chosen to retire. This time, everyone said he was finished. He is close to 30 years old, and with such a serious injury, it is almost impossible for him to stand up again.
Jeremy Lin amazed everyone again! Jeremy Lin, who moved to the Atlanta Hawks for
, played almost the most efficient game of his career. This season, for the Atlanta Hawks, is a season of winning lottery and cultivating newcomers, and it is destined to not give Jeremy Lin more opportunities to perform. But he did not give up any game, every second Jeremy Lin played, you will not see his slack.
helpers help, Jeremy Lin's hard work and efficiency have won the Toronto Raptors' attention. They want to find a suitable candidate for the backup point guard. Perhaps seeing Jeremy Lin’s efforts, the Atlanta Hawks also made a humane decision to lay off Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin and the Atlanta Hawks broke up peacefully, and then announced a contract with the Toronto Raptors. From the end of the bench to shocking the world, Jeremy Lin has been preparing.
"Maybe you can beat me 1000 times, but I will stand up 1001 times ."
is not just for winning
Jeremy Lin is a grateful person. In the communication with the young players, he mentioned a lot of help to him People.
" must be grateful to those who helped ", he said.
Jeremy Lin didn't get any chance in the Golden State Warriors, but he expressed his gratitude to the Golden State Warriors more than once. He is grateful for the opportunity they gave to allow him to gain a foothold in the NBA, and he is also grateful to Monta Ellis. In a university lecture event, Jeremy Lin focused on Monta Ellis’s care for him " When I was a rookie, I only had a pair of jeans at the time, and my sense of fashion was very bad. Monta paid attention. Until I wear that pair of jeans every day, so after a week, he brought me 20 pairs of jeans, each worth 200 dollars, I will always remember this. People always disagree with Monta, but I will always remember His way of treating people. "
Before the star broke up with his old club, there would be more or less unpleasant things, but these things never happened to Jeremy Lin. He thanked the Golden State Warriors for letting him into the NBA, thanked the New York Knicks for helping him become a legend, thanked the Charlotte Hornets for letting him rise from the bottom, and thanked the Atlanta Hawks for allowing him to continue chasing his dreams.
The 30-year-old Jeremy Lin is a wise man who knows how to persist. At the same time, he can bear all the bad luck that comes to him. Jeremy Lin has long learned to be grateful for everything.
Those gratitude comes from empathy, from a person who is not self-centered.
A person's mind, we need to see his glory and bleak, Jeremy Lin's glory we have seen, but that did not let him lose his heart. Jeremy Lin's gloomy, starting over again and again, we have also seen him, he has never been knocked down.
For Jeremy Lin, there is no "good" or "bad", only "different" experiences. It is precisely these that have made him a strong person.
Every Experience Matters, every experience is precious.
is not only to win, but also to love, to persevere, and to be worthy of yourself.
This is the story of Jeremy Lin, Jr. NBA mentor, what about yours?
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