If you ask the average Asian person in the United States, they would much rather be nerdy, unathletic, than a professional athlete. They know the expected value of income over a lifetime is lower in trying to be a professional athlete than in jobs which require highly educated skills. Blacks are overrepresented in professional sports, but yet blacks have the lowest average income of all racial groups in the United States. The opposite is true for Asians. I think most Asians think of Lin as a great story in making it to the NBA, but very few Asian parents encourage their children to try and be a professional athlete. Lin's parents wanted him to quit basketball after his first year with the Warriors and get a "real" job.
It's unfortunate for Lin that he loves basketball. He came from great parents, went to Harvard, is smart, diligent, a faithful Christian, has a great personality, a good sense of humor, and not hard on the eyes either. He could be successful in 100 other professions if he wanted, yet his love of the game made him go through hardship after hardship, rejection and rejection, to become a self-made NBA player, and face criticism, racism and hatred everyday. It's just not worth it. And it's not about money or fame, as evidenced by all the endorsements he turned down. Conclusion: Love hurts.
He's living the life. He loves what he does, got millions of fans across the world, getting paid millions, etc. I'm sure he think it was worth it.
Originally Posted by Gil Noticed there are less and less Lin fans on here with each passing day. Lin is like the Jackie Robinson of Basketball for Asian Americans so it's sad to see him suck so bad. The ones projecting him to be the next Nash, Kidd etc are looking incredibly silly as his FG% continues to plummet. As much as I hate to admit it, Lin failing would almost certainly strengthen that stereotype of Asian men being nerdy, unathletic weaklings that belong nowhere near proffessional sports. No idea where I'm going with this anymore but in short I hope it turns out well not only for the Rockets organization but for the Asian race. As much as I hate to admit it, you are the first one I would like to call a RACIST!
Whoa whoa whoa. Lin is not the Jackie Robinson of basketball. Lin's situation should never be compared to Jackie Robinons'. Also, there was a guy called Yao Ming that just so happened to play for this team and was asian and a superstar.
But, by going through the hardships, rejections, being on the receiving end of criticism, racial comments and outright hatred made him the kind of player and human being he is today. Going through all of this with the loving support of his family and close friends (inner circle), he handled himself with class and integrity through Linsanity and the RFA process and he never gave up. What is that phrase he said during an interview? "You can rise as fast as you fall" or something to that effect.
NP....I understood what you meant. Although I do not follow baseball. I do know who Jackie Robinson is.
smart! brain capacity!!...pls add that to the stereotype of asians as well :grin: we are more evolved lol there is a saying among lin fans - if you can't be with him during tough times, pls don't come back when it's good times. FYI
Well unfortunately, we live in a very strange world where there are still people like that in this 21st century.
What a punk, why don't you go somewhere else instead of here on Clutch fans. I hope all of the extra Asian fans that followed Lin here realize that this isn't how Rocket fans feel and that you are just some redneck racist. I for one am glad Lin is on the team and I think his upside looks very good. He is athletic and smart, it's always better when your pg is smart.
Have you seen the latest LIn interview? you would know the reason why he is not playing like in newyork, for now, LIN already great with his new role, except the shooting % (up and down) but overall he do everything that rockets team needs. i do admire LIN,Asik,Parsons for their hard work and hustle... great... No hustle no love. that's it
