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Synopsis: In February 2012, an entire nation of basketball fans unexpectedly went 'Linsane.' Stuck in the mire of a disappointing season, the New York Knicks did what no other NBA team had thought about doing. They gave backup point guard Jeremy Lin an opportunity to prove himself. He took full advantage, scoring more points in his first five NBA starts than any other player in the modern era, and created a legitimate public frenzy in the process. Prior to this now-legendary run, Lin had faced adversity in his career at every turn. He wasn't offered a scholarship by any major university, nor was he drafted by any NBA team after a standout collegiate career at Harvard.
Director(s): Evan Jackson Leong
Production: Ketchup Entertainment
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG
Year:
2013
89 min
$298,250
Website
205 Views


always emphasized god first,

School second,

athletics third.

In the beginning,

they weren't sure

How long I could

play basketball.

They were just gonna

ride it out

And have fun with it

as long as we could.

Jim Sutter:
I got invited to

a y league game in Palo alto.

And he's

just this little kid.

You know,

you wouldn't think it,

But he just scored

the basketball so well.

The first tournament

we played,

And he just starts

just raining 3-pointers.

Yeah!

They will say

I am so loud,

Because I will keep

talking, "defense!"

You know,

"get a rebound!"

Man:
Yeah!

Sutter:

Of course, mom's like,

"how many points

did he score?"

She'd say, "I told you

he was pretty good. "

I go, "I know. I know

he's pretty good. "

Shirley:
All the AAU team,

they never want Jeremy,

Even though he's the best

point guard at that time.

Only this particular AAU,

Metro mirage,

want him so bad.

Shirley:

Yeah, Jeremy!

Jeremy:
I love

being the underdog

Just because it's

just what I'm used to.

You know, I would be good

in this league,

And then people would say,

"oh, but he can't play well

in this league. "

Shirley:
Every time Jeremy play

against somebody who people say is good,

If Jeremy played better,

Then they start thinking,

"that person's not good. "

They don't

give Jeremy credit.

There's a $14

extra-large burrito

That's like this.

Oh, my gosh, you should

totally get that.

Jeremy, you gonna

get the big one?

Jeremy:
Yeah.

Man versus food.

I'm about to beast this.

Jeremy:
I don't know

how I got so tall, dude.

I ate a lot.

I would hang

from monkey bars.

Um, I would lie off the edge

of my bed thinking

That gravity would pull me

and make me taller.

When I was 5'3"

as a freshman in high school,

I remember...

my mom remembers this, too...

I would get in the car

every single day,

And they'd be like,

"why aren't you taller?"

Like, "this is

why I'm so short. "

She always said,

"blame your dad.

I'm not that short. "

She's 5'6".

For an asian woman,

that's pretty tall.

And my dad's also 5'6".

I think my biggest

influence on him as a player,

The most constant dominant

conversation we had

Was him creating

for others.

In high school,

he knew he could get by

And do well

on his talent.

A lot of kids,

and him especially,

It was

all about scoring.

And my constant

conversation,

My constant challenge

with him was,

"Jeremy,

you're a creator.

"you could

really be the man

If you just embraced who

you are as a player. "

During his junior year,

Jeremy emerged

as the Vikings star.

With every game,

his skills and confidence grew,

But so did his ego.

Jeremy:
We were like

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