He stayed true to his roots, to himself and to God.
I think i might have an affinity for men whose surname is LIN.
“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."
Lin has regularly heard bigoted jeers at games such as "Wonton soup", "Sweet and sour pork", "Open your eyes!", "Go back to China", "Orchestra is on the other side of campus", or Chinese gibberish.[6][86][87] Lin says this occurred even at most if not all Ivy League gyms. He does not react to it. "I expect it, I'm used to it, it is what it is," says Lin.[86] The heckling came mostly from opposing fans and not as much from players.[89] According to Harvard teammate Oliver McNally, a fellow Ivy League player did once call Lin a "chink".[86]
Lin grew up in Palo Alto, California.[36] His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the mid-1970s.[6][97] They are both 5 feet 6 inches tall.[98] His paternal family comes from Beidou, Changhua in Taiwan;[99] while his maternal grandmother is from Pinghu, Zhejiang in today's China.[100] He has an older brother, Josh, and a younger brother, Joseph.[97] Gie-Ming taught his sons to play basketball at the local YMCA.[5] Lin grew up in a devout Christian family and would one day like to be a pastor who can head up non-profit organizations, either home or abroad.[38][101] He has also talked of working in inner-city communities to help with underprivileged children.[89]
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