Just because I had a good game doesn't change who I am, Jeremy Lin More Quotes by Jeremy Lin More Quotes From Jeremy Lin I love eating junk food. I'm a huge snacker, chips and candy. Jeremy Lin chipsjunkeating I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though. Jeremy Lin growing-upfansgames I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually bounce your way and you'll be able to make plays. Jeremy Lin energyplaytrying I have an economics degree with a minor in sociology. The reason I have that is because I want to do a ministry in urban areas and help with underprivileged kids. Jeremy Lin ministrydegreeskids Stuff about me dating Kim Kardashian - I have no idea where that came from and all these other rumors. I don't think I'm that type. Jeremy Lin datingideasthinking I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when I was a freshman in high school I joined youth group, and that's when I started to see radical love; that's when I started to see what Christian community is supposed to look like and what fellowship is supposed to look like. Jeremy Lin sundaychristianschool People are moved by my story, but they're only moved by my story because of what I do on the court. Jeremy Lin courtstoriespeople I've always been a target. Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life. Jeremy Lin targetasiankids You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S. Jeremy Lin asianbasketballplayer New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food. Jeremy Lin mediacitiesnew-york I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support! Jeremy Lin asiansupportcommunity I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic. Jeremy Lin gamesorderthinking 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. Jeremy Lin bipolarperceptionreal 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. Jeremy Lin stufflooksfall Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted. Jeremy Lin basketballbrothersports I would be a pastor. It is something I think about doing when my playing days are over. Jeremy Lin pastorwould-bethinking With pro-gaming that's one of the toughest parts - living game to game. Jeremy Lin gamingplaying-gamesgames I absolutely would not have liked playing in Spain or somewhere like that, so I was just gonna do it a year. Then I was gonna be done. Jeremy Lin spaindoneyears You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive. Jeremy Lin bodybasketballplayer 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. Jeremy Lin sleepnightschool
