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I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.

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Jeremy Lin
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 23
Basketball Player
LA
California
Jeremy Shu-How Lin
Spotlight
Scared
Basketball
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I love my family, I love my relatives. One special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even go to work without being bombarded and people following them.
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I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once.
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The change that I never fall into is the, 'I'm-above-you-look-at-me-do-stuff-for-me change.' The change that I'm hoping I get to is where I become wiser, smarter - where I put myself in situations that don't have a huge potential for disaster.
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This is my dream being lived out and I'm so thankful for that.
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You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S.
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Just this whole journey [of life] has been a blessing from God, so for me to be here [on Earth] I'm just taking it one day at a time and really enjoying it.
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I love eating junk food. I'm a huge snacker, chips and candy.
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All these people, all these things came into my life, and they're all blessings from God. And now that I look back, I realize that these are His fingerprints all over my story.
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And people are always saying he deceptively quick, deceptively athletic, and I don't know if that's just because I'm Asian or what it is, but obviously there's going to be stereotypes that you have to fight.
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Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play in the NBA regardless of my ethnicity.
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You don't get better if you win all the time. You look at yourself more when you lose.
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I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.
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My first dunk ever was in middle school. We were playing, me and my church friends, and I dunked it, and I swear I could not sleep that night.
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Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him.
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I realize I had to learn ... to stop chasing the perishable prizes of this earth ... and give my best effort unto God and trust Him with the results.
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I just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in Taiwan. ... They need to live their lives as well.
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I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!
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And when other people see me play basketball...the way I treat my teammates, the opponents, the refs, that's all a reflection of God's image and God's love so that's the stuff I try to focus on.
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My family used to call me an oversized kid and I think that's pretty accurate in some ways.
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If I had a day to myself I would just play video games with my brothers.
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