Linsanity Page #3

30 and 1 at one point.

We were

killing everybody.

I was starting to get

a big head,

Thinking I was sweet

and everything,

And then I get hurt.

Jeremy had a tradition

of shooting around

The night before

his high school games.

But on the eve

of the state semifinal game,

The high school gym

was closed,

And Jeremy played in a pick-up

game at his local YMCA.

That night,

Jeremy fractured his ankle,

And his faith

would be tested.

I just pretty much

broke down.

Um, I broke down crying.

Up until then, like, I'd never

gone through any serious tragedy.

That was the worst thing

that ever happened to me.

With Jeremy on the bench,

The Vikings hopes for a state

championship quickly faded.

You know, from

a high schooler's perspective,

That's like everything.

I told him

to take a step back

And to look at it

from a bigger perspective.

I remember my brother

sent me this really long letter.

He talks about how god

gives and takes away.

And so god took what I really

cared about at that time

To show me that I can't do

what I want to do,

I can't accomplish what I want

to accomplish without him,

And that nothing

in this world, in my life,

Will happen that's

not according to his plan.

Pastor Stephen Chen:

When David faced goliath,

He didn't know the outcome,

But he was zealous

for the living god.

With Jeremy, I know he puts

the order, god first,

Family second,

basketball third.

And he'll tell you

this now at least.

Looking back, it's more of,

god is in all those things.

And in high school,

he was humbled.

He learned that he couldn't

do everything himself.

Man:
Amen.

And he could only put

his faith in god.

Jeremy:

I told myself,

I have one year left

of guaranteed basketball.

I said I'm gonna do

everything I can,

And I'm gonna

go out fighting,

And I'm gonna make sure

that we get back here.

Mitch Stephens:
He had unusual

poise for a high school senior,

Unusual confidence.

There was something about him

that I could see

Why he was a great leader

on the court,

'cause you're

just driven to him.

You can feel

his heartbeat.

Every close game

they had,

Jeremy Lin

was making a big play.

And it was

every different way...

A 3-pointer, a steal

at the end of the game.

But every one,

he was in the middle of.

He was

the guy doing it.

Announcer:
Lin takes

a jump shot right side.

Hits!

Oh, a nice jump shot.

Lin for 3. Buries it!

Nothing was going

to stop Jeremy

From getting his team back

to the state championship,

And, soon enough,

Palo alto faced goliath.

Announcer:
Inside Arco arena,

it's Mater Dei and Palo Alto.

It's the cif division ii

state championship

Just moments away

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