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Jeremy Lin shares insights on replicating ‘Linsanity’ and Asian players in NBA

2024-03-09 17:59 United Daily News special correspondent Zeng Siru/Cebu real-time reporting

Although the New Taipei Kings star “Harvard Kid” Jeremy Lin was unable to play in the Eastern Super League Final Four due to injury, his every move still attracted attention. Today he still participated in the Kings team training. After the training, he specially attended the press conference and accepted interviews with the South Korean media. Korean media asked Jeremy Lin, how can Asia replicate “Linsanity”? He responded sternly that every player should go his own way and should not live in the shadow of other players.

Korean media specifically mentioned the “Linsanity” craze created by Jeremy Lin during his time with the NBA Knicks. Jeremy Lin responded in English. At that time, he was often compared with Yao Ming, the “Great Moving Wall” of mainland China, but he believed that no one should live in the shadow of others. Next, “Everyone should go their own way and achieve their own achievements.”

Jeremy Lin also said frankly that Asian players will not be respected in the NBA. They must use their performance to gain a position, have a “killer” mentality, and be able to break away from the frame, use basketball as an art, and seize opportunities. Get to a higher position.

How the 35-year-old Jeremy Lin maintains his physical condition is also something foreign media are curious about. He admitted that as he gets older, his speed and explosive power will decrease, but he can “do homework” through videos to improve his skills and make up for the decline in physical fitness; he also Take yesterday’s game between the Kings and Chiba Jets as an example. “Yesterday, I could learn a lot from watching Yuki Togashi and Weiwei compete against each other. I could also learn a lot from watching the coaches on both sides arrange and change lineups. , sometimes it’s not about talent, and yesterday’s game was a very good example.”

Jeremy Lin attended the press conference after training with the team.Special correspondent Zeng Siru/Photography

Jeremy Lin has not recovered from plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He will not play in yesterday’s semi-finals and tomorrow’s third-place game. However, watching yesterday’s game made him proud and moved. “I can watch this game live, although I did not participate. , I didn’t play, but I can watch them perform like this, especially their concentration, teamwork, constant communication, and never giving up on every defense and every tactic. I think it is really beautiful basketball. This is King’s basketball, that’s what Coach Ryan always wants us to play.”

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