林書豪：魔力百分百

There is a human story， a story about luck， a story about faith， and above all， a story about basketball.

There are so many elements to what has happened already to Jeremy Lin， because the rest of the league1 missed him and the Knicks nearly did， because he comes from Harvard， because he is AsianAmerican， because basketball New York has fallen for him as suddenly and completely as it has. But as much as this is a basketball story， a New York story， a story about an Asian-American kid who has come from the end of the bench2 to become this kind of sudden star， the best part of it is that it is an American story.

It is a story about immigrant parents and the country of possibilities they imagined， for themselves and their children， a story of hard work and perseverance and perhaps dreams most of all.

“From the time were young enough to understand that this is a country of opportunity，” Lins college coach at Harvard， Tommy Amaker， said， “to me， thats what right about this story， not just his heritage or his Ivy League background. This isnt just about opportunity， its about putting in the work to be ready when opportunity does come your way.” Amaker said， “Did he need some luck？ Yeah， he needed some luck. But when he finally got some in the pros3， he was ready. This kid didnt just drop from the sky. Hes been grinding away4 his whole life. I get that hes more interesting because hes AsianAmerican， and hes from Harvard. But when his moment arrived， he was ready for it because hes passionate and committed and he worked.”

He is the kid who went undrafted in the NBA as great a player and playmaker as he was for Amaker at Harvard5. He is the kid who had been cut by the Warriors and Houston Rockets before he ended up at the end of Mike DAntonis6 bench. And five games ago， more out of sheer desperation than anything else， with an 8-15 Knicks team going absolutely nowhere， DAntoni gave Lin the ball. And the Knicks have not lost since. It is Jeremy Lin， who was ready for his moment and for his opportunity.

“Hes as positive a person as Ive ever been around，” one of Amakers assistants said. “But when wed talk after he got out of school， I could see doubt starting to creep in7. All the stuff youd expect for somebody as talented as he is. Am I ever going to get an opportunity？ Is it fair？ Why cant they see what I can do？” The assistant laughed now and said， “Well now everybody can see. As far as Im concerned， this really is a story that transcends basketball. This is the one about the kid who worked so hard on his ball-handling and his shooting， sometimes when it was just him and the machine we call ‘the gun feeding him balls， that he kept burning holes in the bottom of his sneakers. It just took the rest of the world longer to see what we used to see from J（short for Jeremy Lin） when there werent 1，000 people in the gym.”

He came out of Palo Alto8， but Stanford didnt want him. So Stanford missed Jeremy Lin， too. He sent out DVDs of himself to Ivy League schools and Harvard wanted him and Amaker showed up his sophomore year， and this was a coachs dream， too， walking into the gym and finding a player like Jeremy Lin waiting for him.

“Hes a dynamic， special player，” Tommy Amaker said.“And theres a center to him that I think has always been there. Whats happening to him and around him right now， believe me， hell handle it. This stuff wont get him all twisted and turned9. His faith is important to him， and his faith in himself. Theres an inner peace and calmness there. He knows who he is. I believe hes always known.”

He lives his parents dreams， the dreams of all parents whether they are immigrants or not. The America they imagined， the one where you cant be held back if you are tough enough and good enough， that has become Jeremy Lins America， too. So sensational has his play been that enthusiasts swiftly coined10 the term “Linsanity” to describe it. “I would say its a miracle just because anytime something like this happens， a lot of stuff has to be put into place， and a lot of it is out of my control，” said Jeremy Lin of his rise to fame.

But right now the Jeremy Lin story is about how in a society full of nonsense and noise， of fizz11 and vapor， of pretty colors and manufactured products， we ache for real magic. Here it is.

這是關于一個人的故事，一個關于運氣的故事，一個關于信仰的故事，然而首先這是一個關于籃球的故事。 林書豪如何走到今天這一步，其中有太多故事可以講述：（美國）國家籃球協會的其他球隊錯過了他，尼克斯隊也差點兒與他失之交臂；他來自哈佛大學，他是一個亞裔美國人；紐約籃球界已經迅速而徹底地為他瘋狂。盡管這是一個關于籃球的故事、紐約的故事、一個亞裔小伙子從替補名單的末尾異軍突起成為明星的故事，最妙之處在于這也是一個美國夢的故事。

這個故事講述了一對移民父母來到美國，為自己、為他們的孩子憧憬未來的無限可能；他們辛苦工作、堅韌不拔，最重要的是飽含著夢想。

“我們懵懂年少時就懂得了這是一個充滿機會的國家，”林書豪在哈佛大學的教練湯米·阿梅克說道，“對我來說，這正是這個故事的精髓，而不僅僅是他的天賦，或者他在常青藤盟校的教育背景。這也不只關乎機會，而是當機會來到你面前時，你事先得做好準備去迎接。”阿梅克還說：“他（林書豪）需要運氣嗎？是的，他需要點兒運氣。但當他在職業籃球圈內運氣到來時，他已做好十足準備。這個小子不是從天而降的。他一直都在打拼。我能理解，因為他是亞裔，而且在哈佛大學上學，這使得他更引人注目。但是（更重要的是）他充滿激情、全心投入、認真苦干，因此當輪到他表現的時刻到來時，他已經做好充足準備抓住時機。”

林書豪在哈佛校籃球隊時是一名優秀球員和善于組織進攻的隊員，他來到美國職業籃球聯賽的賽場時也一樣優秀，但是選秀中沒有被選上，沒有哪個球隊愿意和他簽約。……