Just ignore the racist troll. He's just looking for some love and human interaction outside of the three inches of manhood that his father gives him nightly.
Say what you want about his game, but he's got the PR/marketing side down. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/wires/08/05/2030.ap.bkn.taiwan.lin.1st.ld.writethru.0214/
Yeah I watched tonight live. The host is stupid. The media asks dumb questions. And the place was hot as hell.
If you're okay with not understanding what the host said ( ), this is part of the press conference. Lin speaks in English. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gzYN6yxLnM
Doubt Melo would be angry. The only time Melo was as good as Lebron was in his rookie year. Then Lebron left him in the dust fast.
I know the host was going for a reaction (controversial questions), but in all honesty what was wrong with Lin's answer, outside brutal honesty.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/08/06/friendly-court-jeremy-lin-in-taiwan/ Jeremy Lin won a hero’s welcome on his first trip to Taiwan since the advent of Linsanity, and he performed like any veteran Taiwanese showman: He was modest, funny and steered clear of any China-Taiwan questions. Lin arrived in Taipei on Friday as part of a promotional tour of Taiwan and China for his sponsors. He was greet at a shopping center in Taipei on Saturday at an event for Nike Inc. by more than a thousand people, according to local media. “There is nothing pretentious about him. It’s clear that he has only one goal in mind and that is to play basketball. I also like him a lot because he is brings glory to Taiwan,” said Allan Chang, who described himself as a basketball fan in his 30s. Local television stations carried news flashes detailing Lin’s every move over the weekend. Even the flight attendants that served Lin were hounded by the press on what he ate, how he slept, and how many bags of ice he requested. The Harvard University graduate has always shied away from picking a side in the ongoing claim debate between his fans in Taiwan and China. It was no different at a press event on Sunday, when he was asked at the about the China-Taiwan debate. His response: His grandparents were born in China, his parents were born in Taiwan and he was born in the U.S. The original question went unanswered. Instead, he praised Taiwanese fans for supporting him during is rise, when he became one of the National Basketball Association’s most bankable stars while playing for the New York Knicks. “The way you guys [Taiwanese fans] embraced me, accepted me, and supported me through the tough times, means a lot to me. I appreciate your loyalty,” he said. He spoke mostly in English with the occasional shift into Mandarin. Lin, signed by the Houston Rocket after Chinese player Yao Ming retired a year ago, said he does not see himself as “filling” Yao’s even though he is widely seen to be following the retired pro’s footsteps. Lin’s marketability in basketball-mad mainland China is the key part of the debate over whether the Knicks were shortsighted in failing to match the Rockets’ lucrative three-year, $25 million contract offer. “What I have done is nothing compared to what Yao has done. He has done a lot for me, actually. What he did throughout his career helped me a lot,” said Lin. During the press conference, Lin cracked jokes, mocking the Taiwanese media for being good at scouting, alluding to the practice in basketball of scoping out future opponents. But the 6-foot-3 player turned to a more serious note when asked about racial discrimination he faced on the court. While acknowledging that Asian basketball players in the U.S. may be treated unfairly in some ways, he said being Asian in a sport with few Asians has its advantages. “No one expects anything from you and no one thinks you are going to be good,” he said. “Why this is an advantage is that everyone takes you lightly, and the minute you step out into the court and you give it to them, you will immediately earn their respect. But no one is going to give it to you right away. Not in America at least,” he said. Taiwan is Lin’s first Asian stop before heading to China next week. Lin is scheduled to return to Taiwan again in late August to coach a youth basketball camp and hold an evangelical meeting on Sept. 2.
This is as good as its gets. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7daS-VU2c1Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Just watched Lin's full press conference from yesterday in Taiwan. His Mandarin has improved big time. That's Lin for you, always improving. Is it November yet???
