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It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.

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