That's Lincredible!|林来疯『林』人难以置信！

by Marcus Maurice

The Cinderella story that has been sweeping the globe

At the beginning of the 2012 NBA season, many people thought that the players would be tired all the time because they would have to play so many games back to back as a result of the condensed schedule caused by the lockout. Although this has proven to be mostly true, there is a Cinderella story that has caught fire. In case you've been living under a rock, it should actually be called a Linderella story after Jeremy Lin, the Taiwanese-American point guard for the New York Knicks.

Even though Lin was born and raised in America, Taiwan has quickly adopted him as their hero because he represents the never-give-up attitude of many Taiwanese people. Lin went to Harvard and played on their basketball team without a scholarship. Despite getting an economics degree, Lin wouldn't give up his dream of playing in the NBA. He tried out, went undrafted, and pushed himself to make his dreams come true. In 2010, he was signed by the Golden State Warriors but rode the bench most of the season. In 2011, Lin went to the training camp for the Houston Rockets but was cut before the season started. Shortly after, he was signed by the Knicks but didn't get much playing time at first. Then, two of the Knicks' biggest stars couldn't play, and the coach put Lin in.

Lin did so well in his first game that he was promoted to starter, and now, the world has caught Linsanity. He has graced the covers of two consecutive issues of Sports Illustrated and brought Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, back to life. Regardless of what happens next, Jeremy Lin has taught everyone that there is no shortcut to success.

林来疯『林』人难以置信！

横扫全球的灰姑娘传奇

在 2012年 NBA 球季开始时，许多人都认为，球员们将会因为封馆的缘故，造成必须要连续出赛而一直很疲倦。虽然事后证明大抵正确，但是有个灰姑娘传奇却延烧开来。假使你对此一无所知，它事实上应该被称为『林』姑娘传奇，他是纽约尼克队的台裔美籍控球后卫林书豪。

虽然林书豪是在美国出生长大，但全台湾很快接受他为英雄，因为他代表了许多台湾人永不放弃的态度。林书豪进入哈佛大学就读，在没有奖学金的情形下加入了篮球校队。虽然取得了经济学学位，但林书豪并未放弃加入 NBA 的梦想。他参加选拔，即使在选秀会中落选，他仍持续鞭策自己让梦想成真。2010年，他被金州勇士队签下，但整季都没什么上场机会。 2011 年，他前往参加休斯敦火箭队的训练营，但是在球季开打前被解约。不久后，他被纽约尼克队签下，但一开始并没有获得太多的上场机会。后来，尼克队 2 位大将缺阵，教练便将林书豪推上火线。

林书豪在首战表现十分杰出，因此被拔擢为先发球员，而现在这股『林来疯』的风潮已袭卷全球。他连续上了 2 期的《运动画刊》杂志的封面，也带领纽约尼克队主场麦迪逊广场花园绝地重生。不管接下来还会发生什么事，林书豪教会大家成功没有快捷方式的道理。

麦迪逊广场花园（Madison Square Garden），常简称为 MSG，是美国纽约州纽约市的一座著名体育场馆，是许多大型体育比赛、演唱会和政治活动的举办地。麦迪逊广场花园始建于 1879 年，因原址位于麦迪逊广场而得名，其后虽然于 1925 年和 1968 年两次迁址，但是名称并未改变。

很多美国以及其他国家知名歌手都以在麦迪逊广场花园举行个人演唱会为荣。香港歌手张学友曾于 1995 年的世界巡回演唱会纽约站中，使用麦迪逊广场花园作为演出场地，是亚洲歌手首次在麦迪逊广场花园的个人大型表演，并在当时被《纽约时报》等纽约当地重要传媒广泛报导，引起不小回响。

（数据源：维基百科）