English-Tagalog Translation Notes Who is? / Sino si? Who is Jeremy Lin? / Sino si Jeremy Lin?
| Who is Jeremy Lin? / Sino si Jeremy Lin? |
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Who is Jeremy Lin? [English version] Jeremy Lin, who plays under the number 17 jersey for the New York Knicks, is one of the new wave of rising stars in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jeremy Lin had graduated from Harvard, which is known for its academics rather than as a springboard to the NBA (earning the distinction as the first Chinese-American basketball player in the professional league) and had been with the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets prior to his stint with the Knicks. Jeremy Lin performed way beyond expectations when he was given his chance to showcase his talent when the two superstars of the Knicks – Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony - got injured. The Cinderella (some call it Linderella) story of Jeremy Lin has all the ingredients of a Hollywood success film – including determination to pursue excellence in studies (ie, Harvard) and passion (ie, basketball), apparent rags to riches component (remember the line about living in a couch in the New York city place of a loved one such as a brother or teammate before becoming a phenom), the timing of his jump to glory, his sense of humility on his way to following the giant steps of another great Asian-American NBA player (ie, Yao Ming), and the adulation (Linmania, Linsanity) of fans in a global scale. The Jeremy Lin story of serendipity and success in the NBA is indeed a feel good story that provides inspiration to the rest of us.
Sino si Jeremy Lin? [English-Tagalog (Video from youtube.com; posted by HarvardAthletics 02.23.10) |
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