Shortly before signing with an NBA team over four months ago, Jeremy Lin shared in a video that his career goal was to play professional basketball, be it in the NBA or in a professional basketball league overseas.
He believed in his mind and heart that he had the ability and talent, the work ethic, and the drive to make it. It’s evident that he didn’t want to look back on the early stages of his career path and have any regrets.
I was ecstatic when Jeremy Lin signed a 2-year NBA contract with the Golden State Warriors on July 21, 2010. Like him, I’m an Asian American raised in the Bay Area and a big Warriors fan. Throughout this past year, I’ve been closely following Jeremy Lin’s career story, rooting for him, and I remember reading about his high school basketball accomplishments a handful of years ago as they were happening.
It’s one thing to make it onto an NBA team. It’s another thing for an Asian American to make it to the NBA. You’ve achieved your career goal, Jeremy. Well done! The counselor in me now wonders what your next set of career goals will be. I, like many, am inspired by you and will continue to root for you.
Shared below are several of my current, favorite Jeremy Lin items from around the web.
YouTube clip of Jeremy Lin from an interview about a month or so before his contract signing with the Warriors:
A couple of blog posts from two local Bay Area newspapers:
- The Importance of Jeremy Lin (San Jose Mercury News)
- Jeremy Lin – the story just keeps getting better (San Francisco Chronicle)
An informative Wikipedia entry on Jeremy Lin, including an “Asian American stereotypes” section that provides a peak into the challenges that Jeremy Lin has endured along his basketball career path.
