February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin'sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBAandheistheonly
February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.
AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin'sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBAandheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.
Lin'senjoymentofbasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin'sfathermovedtoU.S.hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbasketballtohissonintroducinghimtothegameattheageoffive.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.
InhighschoolLindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollegehewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.HoweverafterhisadmissiontoHarvardhewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.
DuringLin'stimeatHarvardhisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1482pointsmakinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.
WhenhegraduatednoprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontractbuthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeague.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysigningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.
Atfirst，playinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowlytheexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.InafewverydifficultmonthshewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.
Buthehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdreamsoheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocome.ThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary42012，onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.AfterthatheledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhim"Linsanity"(林发疯）.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100"MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld"JeremyLinincluded.
小题1:Which of the following is of little help in Lin’s success?A．hisfather’sinfluenceB．hisdevotiontobasketballC．hisyearsofhardworkD．hisgraduationfromHarvardUniversity小题2: What does the phrases "wore off" in seventh paragraph probably mean?