Today I want to talk about the Golden State Warriors rookie guard Jeremy Lin. He is the first American NBA basketball player to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. This already makes him a fan favorite across the nation but because he is from the Bay Area, he is looked at as a hometown hero. When I attended the warriors game against the pistons, the building roared when he entered the game. Actually the crowd goes crazy whenever he simply touches the ball. But his stardom did not come as easily as the other fan favorites. In his 2005-06 senior year season at Palo Alto high school, he led his team to a 32-1 record. Meanwhile upsetting nationally ranked Mater Dei high school. However the dream season did not lead him to a well deserved athletic scholarship to a D.1 school. Instead of calling it quits he used his brilliance to be accepted and attend Harvard University. Wow. At Harvard, he quickly told his coach he was not going to do anything Extra flashy or freakishly athletic in which he did not but was considered to all league teams his sophomore year through his senior year. But strangely this was still not enough to be drafted to the NBA. Disappointing. But when he joined the Dallas mavericks summer league team he immediately showed his basketball abilities. He was eventually signed with the Golden state warriors. So if you like to see fun and tough basketball watch this kid. And yes he is Chinese Taiwanese American. Jeremy Shu-How Lin. Keep it heemin.
-chris harrold
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