A N I N S P I R I N G S T O R Y A B O U T P E R S E V E R A N C E A N D M A K I N G T H E M O S T O U T O F O P P O R T U N I T I E S G I V E N I N L I F E

Meet Jeremy Lin

An Ivy leaguer from Harvard with a 3.1 average

First US-born Taiwanese player to play in the NBA

Soft spoken, humble, and a god fearing Christian.

Life is not always a bed of roses…

Most colleges passed him up

Had no athletic scholarship going into college

Constantly on the receiving end of racial taunts

Out of college, and leading to draft day…

Who will give me an opportunity?

Who will allow me to succeed… or fail?

A lesson in Perseverance

Kept working at his game: Practice, practice, practice

Stayed positive and humble

Overcoming Adversity can break the spirit

Eventually waived by team after first season

Picked up by another team but was waived without being given the chance to play

Picked off waivers by New York, as temporary back up

Opportunity presents itself…

Feb. 4: In the midst of a losing streak and a string of injuries

He was going to be released so team can get another player!

25, 5, 7 and a W

Believe in yourself, and others will believe in you.

LEADERSHIP

Led team to a winning streak and had teammates playing better and as a team.

CHARACTER

“It’s not because of me. It’s because we’re coming together as a team”

“A great story. A testament to perseverance and hard work. A good example for kids everywhere.”

-Kobe in 2011 after Lin torched the

Lakers with 38 points and 7 assists

*Kobe and Jeremy are now teammates in LA

Lessons we can learn from this Linderella Story

Believe in yourself when no one else does

Seize the opportunity when it comes up

Your family will always be there for you, so be there for them

Find the system that works your style

Don’t overlook the talent that might exist around you on your team today

People will love you for being an original, not trying to be someone else

Lessons we can learn from this Linderella Story

Stay Humble

When you make others around you look good, they will love you forever

Work your butt off!

Never forget about the importance of luck of fate in life.

Reference: Yukun Zhao

Writer on Positive Psychology

People will believe in you

“Could anyone have written a Hollywood script like this? No.”

-Spike Lee

Be the best and be an inspiration.

Lin’s story not only inspires the NBA and it’s fans but people around the world

Are you our Jeremy Lin?

Have you truly tapped your potential?

Can you use your talents/ skills to compliment our team?

Even better, can you enable us to do more, to capitalize on new opportunities, and lead the team?

Do you believe in yourself?

Talent comes in all shapes and sizes. Its simply a matter of being open to change and opportunity in order to discover new possibilities for the individual and the organization.

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