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 Posted: Sat 5:08, 31 Aug 2013 Post subject: Independent Sport Blogs-spun4 |
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Independent Sport Blogs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
The brighter the lights,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the bigger the stage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the better his game.
Those who have followed Jeremy Lin's career have known of his ability to play his best when he's playing the best. Those who were there when he single-handedly led his team to victory over a California high school powerhouse to win a state championship saw it. Those who were there when his Harvard team played an occasional ACC or Big East foe saw it. But until ten days ago,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], no one had any reason to believe we would see this at the NBA level from a player who was probably within days,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], maybe hours,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], of getting kicked out of the league when Mike D'Antoni,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who may have been within days,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], maybe hours of getting canned,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], unwittingly sparked a raging wildfire that has engulfed the concrete jungle of New York City and has spread across the country and the world.
When was the last time we saw anyone come from obscurity and reach global icon status as Lin has? I would venture to say never. My colleagues at ESPN have mentioned the likes of Fernando Valenzuela,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Kurt Warner and Ken Dryden. Good choices,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but none of these athletes reached their zenith in less than two weeks. And who knows with any certainty that his popularity has peaked?
So,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], why does "Linsanity" hold such world-wide appeal?
There are several factors at play here, but this story transcends sports and has captivated the attention of so many non-sports fans for this simple reason: Everyone loves an underdog story. Rocky. Rudy. The 1980 US Olympic hockey team. And now,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there is Jeremy Lin.
Each one of us wants to believe if we were given the chance,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we would shine and that we would deliver when our preparation meets our opportunity. We just need to be given that chance. Until that moment arrives, Lin serves as the inspiration that provides hope that our time will come.
He went from sleeping on his brother's couch and sitting on the end of the Knicks bench to leading Sportscenter on a nightly basis with one amazing performance after another. ESPN and ESPN America are the exclusive home of live NBA,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], MLB, NFL Monday Night Football and NCAA US college sports in the UK.
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