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It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in your life, or having less privacy in your day-to-day activities, that's an area I need to get more accustomed to.

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Jeremy Lin
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 23
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