LIN'S EARLY YEARS
Besides Jeremy, who in Jeremy's family loved basketball?
His father
"The reason this [Lin's success] matters so much is because you have spent your entire life ____ ."
A) Trying to prove that Asian people matter.”
B) Identifying with people who look nothing like you.”
C) Hoping to play basketball just like Lin.”
B) Identifying with people who look nothing like you.”
Jeremy Lin was signed to all of the following NBA teams except:
A) The Warriors
B) The Rockets
C) The Spurs
C) The Spurs
Jeremy Lin was so confident in his playing abilities that he never needed to overcome self-doubt.
True or False
False
Jeremy was relieved when his mother no longer made him pursue what?
Playing Piano
People were especially surprised that Lin:
A) Dunks
B) Shoots 3 pointers
C) Drives to the basket
A) Dunks
What was 1 thing that was unusual about Lin’s lifestyle when he was first in the NBA?
Slept on couches
Lived with other players/family
What former US president said he supported Lin even before the basketball player became famous?
Barack Obama
Why did Jeremy pick Harvard over MIT?
It is a Division I school.
Small
Diminutive
Passive
Unathletic
Submissive
When Lin scored 38 points at Madison Square Garden, the opposing team was The ______ .
Lakers
Lin wore the number ___ on his jersey during his professional career.
17
After being named "California Player of the Year," Lin received how many college scholarship offers?
0
Imagine you are Jeremy Lin's teammate. Name 1 thing you could do to support him.
Jeremy Lin's "wave off" at the end of The Raptors' game signaled what?
I've got this. I’m the one who can win it for us. I’ve earned the right for that responsibility to be on me.
How would you describe "Linsanity"?