Linsanity is Here... To Stay!

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Linsanity is here…

I suppose it would be appropriate to address the Linsanity that is running through the basketball world, especially with the New York Knicks.  Jeremy Lin, in case you hadn’t heard has put the game of basketball in the spotlight for a variety of reasons.  First, he played ball at Harvard, a school well known for its academic superiority, not so much in athletics.

He was an undrafted player in the NBA, which means, he had a lot tougher road in making a team than a drafted player.  He was cut by two NBA teams before he landed in Madison Square Garden with the Knicks.  As luck would have it, (or some would say there is no such thing, everything happens for a reason) after two weeks with the Knicks, he was miraculously pulled from the end of the bench, to a starter. Not that it really matters, but with all the other “odds” against him, he is of Asian descent.  ESPN made us all aware of that when last week, they made a terrible inappropriate racial slur about him being Asian. (ESPN fired the dingbat that said/wrote the comment.) 

The Knicks, who had been on a downslide, came to life as this Linsanity started.  He came off the bench as if he was a veteran player, with confidence, talent, and the smarts to play professional basketball.  He is a point guard, which means he runs the offensive.  Guess that Harvard place helped with him being a smart player as well.  People have tried to figure out why this guy has been an incredibly, nearly flawless player, minus a few too many turnovers.  Maybe he is good because he is good.  Maybe just because he went to Harvard and was undrafted, he kept on trying to live his dream.  Maybe just because he sat on the bench, he got a chance to live his dream, he made the most of it. Maybe he played with his heart and with the passion he has for the game.  Maybe he just wanted to be successful in his job.  All the TV analysts’ started off by describing his success as dumb luck, but as he continues to play, he impresses most who see him, not by just his great knowledge of basketball, his athleticism, but by his desire.

The fact that he is a living example of having a dream and living it inspires people.  I hope that all of us take the time to realize that what is in your heart is there for a reason. Listen to it and get off the bench and do your best with what you have.  Show the world your talents whatever they maybe, don’t feel sorry for yourself, keep on keeping on.  Jeremy Lin has shown us all a valuable lesson and it is up to us to live it or not.  Spike Lee, the film director, and avid New York Knicks fan was asked if he would have ever done a movie about Jeremy Lin. He replied with, “no one would have believed a story like this. “

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