Jeremy Lin Quotes

All these people, all these things came into my life, and they're all blessings from God. And now that I look back, I realize that these are His fingerprints all over my story.

I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.

Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

You don't get better if you win all the time. You look at yourself more when you lose.

My identity is in Christ, not in basketball.

I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.

I have worked out with the Thunder, Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies, Spurs, and a few others before the draft. I have worked out primarily against shorter and supposedly faster players in these workouts.

For me, when I get knocked down, I really try to get back up and go at it again. I don't like to give up.

Well, I'm not here to live up to anyone else's expectations-I'm here to live up to mine.

If you look back at my story, it doesn’t matter where you look, but God’s fingerprints are all over the place.

This is my dream being lived out and I'm so thankful for that.

I just really, really, really hate to lose. Really.

I realize I had to learn ... to stop chasing the perishable prizes of this earth ... and give my best effort unto God and trust Him with the results.

And when other people see me play basketball...the way I treat my teammates, the opponents, the refs, that's all a reflection of God's image and God's love so that's the stuff I try to focus on.

I've surrendered that to God. I'm not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore.

If I had a day to myself I would just play video games with my brothers.

Having small group once a week gives me a lot of encouragement and accountability. Even though I go to church, I don't really know many people there, but my real community is my small group.

When I’m on the court, I try to play with all my emotion and heart.

Just this whole journey [of life] has been a blessing from God, so for me to be here [on Earth] I'm just taking it one day at a time and really enjoying it.

I'm not playing to prove anything to anybody.

I've always been a target. Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life.

Stuff about me dating Kim Kardashian - I have no idea where that came from and all these other rumors. I don't think I'm that type.

I've learned that social media and our private lives, you know, our private lives are not so private anymore, so it takes a little bit of getting used to.

The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.

I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.

Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of stereotypes.

I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!

New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food.

Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.

It's really important to me to go to church, which is sometimes tough when I get back from road trips late on Saturday night, but I try to make it a priority to go every week.

I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once.

People are moved by my story, but they're only moved by my story because of what I do on the court.

You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S.

I love eating junk food. I'm a huge snacker, chips and candy.

I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.

I have an economics degree with a minor in sociology. The reason I have that is because I want to do a ministry in urban areas and help with underprivileged kids.

I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic.

I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.

I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually bounce your way and you'll be able to make plays.

My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.

My first dunk ever was in middle school. We were playing, me and my church friends, and I dunked it, and I swear I could not sleep that night.

People started saying, 'Oh you know, he's quicker than he looks', and I'm like, 'What does that mean? Do I look slow, or I'm not really sure what that means.

My family used to call me an oversized kid and I think that's pretty accurate in some ways.

I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks. There was definitely a little bit of 'what's going on?' in my prayers.

You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive.

I would be a pastor. It is something I think about doing when my playing days are over.

I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.

I'm going to be honest, playing in D-League games is tough.

I just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in Taiwan. ... They need to live their lives as well.

Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play in the NBA regardless of my ethnicity.