Recently, Jeremy Lin was on the show Complex Chinese GOAT Talk and talked about his many "bests", showing the forces supporting him, as well as his outlook on life, values, and worldview.
GOAT stands for Greatest of All Time.
Lin said his GOAT NBA experience was winning the championship. As a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player, He felt proud to represent Asian people to be the winner.
Lin shared that many people doubted him, and he was affected and also doubted himself. At that time, he was not given the opportunity to play or to gain fame. "If it weren't for my family and my manager, I might have given up a long time ago. They didn’t allow me to give up, but gave me the confidence to keep going."
He gave the GOAT Linsanity moment to the buzzer beater in Toronto, but his favorite game was the one played against the Lakers as he scored 38 points in that game.
Many people asked him what he was thinking during the game. "Athletes usually don't think too much during their best performance. If they think too much, they will be more stressed and nervous. Therefore some of their thoughts couldn't be shown. I just think that this person in the front can’t guard me, so I’ll get past him."
He believes that for professional players, self-confidence is more important than skill. "Even if they didn't make the first five baskets, they would still believe they’d make the sixth one. So confidence is key."
Talked about the GOAT Harvard University Course, Lin thought of Sociology. Though his major was Economics, he was most interested in sociology and had a sincere concern for charity. One course that impressed him a lot was about why some cities were less developed and how people could change the economics of their district or city. He hoped to provide people with more opportunities to live better lives.
His GOAT motto was "Do your best, Trust God with the rest", which his parents had taught him since childhood. "You put 100% effort into something and leave the rest to God," Lin explained. "I would get very nervous for both exams and games, and they would keep reminding me of this saying."
He showed the gesture he regarded as the GOAT Bucket Celebration: thumbs and index fingers in the shape of a heart, and the other three fingers raised. Every time he scored a three-pointer, he would make this gesture and make a donation. "No matter how successful you are, if you are only living for yourself, then it's kind of a miserable life. We have to always look outside of ourselves to figure out how to love and help others."
- Translated by Abigail Wu
近日，林书豪做客Complex，讲述自己的多个“Goat Talk” .通过这些“史上最佳”，我们可以一瞥林书豪以及支持他走到现在的力量和他所秉持的人生观、价值观和世界观。
史上最佳NBA经历：赢冠军。林书豪表示赢冠军本身是一件非常好玩的事情，同时，他也承认作为亚裔球员可以代表黄皮肤的人赢冠军是非常骄傲的。
林书豪说是因为外面的环境会影响他，外界一直怀疑他的时候，他也会因此一直怀疑自己。与此同时，他可能还没有获得上场的机会，没有获得名声。“如果没有家人和经纪人，我可能早就放弃了。他们叫我不要放弃，给我自信往下走。”
史上最佳“林疯狂”时刻：多伦多绝杀。林书豪说，“如果说是moment，应该是多伦多绝杀。 如果说是最喜欢的比赛则是跟湖人对打，那场比赛得了38分。”
林也分享自己的经验：“运动员表现最好的时候，通常不是想太多，如果想太多，会更有压力、更紧张，那样可能有的想法不能表现出来。我只是想这个人在我前面，我就要去攻。”
他认为，到了职业球员的地步，自信比技巧更重要。“即便前5个球都没进，依然能够相信第6个球能进，这样的自信是最重要的。”
史上最佳哈佛大学课程：社会学。林的专业虽然是经济，但是他最有兴趣的是社会学，因为他对公益比较感兴趣。他印象很深的一堂课教为什么一些城市比较贫穷，怎么去打破或改变这个区或者城市的经济。他希望给大家更多机会，让人们都有更好的生活。
史上最佳座右铭： “Do your best，Trust God with the rest。”这是从小父母对他的教育。“付出100%的努力，其他的交给上帝。”林解释,“不管是考试还是比赛我都会很紧张，所以，他们会提醒我这句话。”
史上最佳庆祝动作：三分球动作。林书豪投完三分球一般会做这个动作：三根竖起的手指，代表三分球，外加拇指和食指交叉捏在一起则是一个比心的动作。这代表林每投一个三分球都会做公益。他称这是他的最佳庆祝动作。“不管你多成功，如果你只是为自己活下来，这是最悲惨的一个人生。我们要往外看，怎么去爱跟帮助别人。”
林书豪做客Complex，讲述多个“史上最佳”
Recently, Jeremy Lin was on the show Complex Chinese GOAT Talk and talked about his many "bests", showing the forces supporting him, as well as his outlook on life, values, and worldview.
GOAT stands for Greatest of All Time.
Lin said his GOAT NBA experience was winning the championship. As a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player, He felt proud to represent Asian people to be the winner.
Lin shared that many people doubted him, and he was affected and also doubted himself. At that time, he was not given the opportunity to play or to gain fame. "If it weren't for my family and my manager, I might have given up a long time ago. They didn’t allow me to give up, but gave me the confidence to keep going."
He gave the GOAT Linsanity moment to the buzzer beater in Toronto, but his favorite game was the one played against the Lakers as he scored 38 points in that game.
Many people asked him what he was thinking during the game. "Athletes usually don't think too much during their best performance. If they think too much, they will be more stressed and nervous. Therefore some of their thoughts couldn't be shown. I just think that this person in the front can’t guard me, so I’ll get past him."
He believes that for professional players, self-confidence is more important than skill. "Even if they didn't make the first five baskets, they would still believe they’d make the sixth one. So confidence is key."
Talked about the GOAT Harvard University Course, Lin thought of Sociology. Though his major was Economics, he was most interested in sociology and had a sincere concern for charity. One course that impressed him a lot was about why some cities were less developed and how people could change the economics of their district or city. He hoped to provide people with more opportunities to live better lives.
His GOAT motto was "Do your best, Trust God with the rest", which his parents had taught him since childhood. "You put 100% effort into something and leave the rest to God," Lin explained. "I would get very nervous for both exams and games, and they would keep reminding me of this saying."
He showed the gesture he regarded as the GOAT Bucket Celebration: thumbs and index fingers in the shape of a heart, and the other three fingers raised. Every time he scored a three-pointer, he would make this gesture and make a donation. "No matter how successful you are, if you are only living for yourself, then it's kind of a miserable life. We have to always look outside of ourselves to figure out how to love and help others."
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Jeremy Lin on the Show Complex Chinese GOAT Talk, Sharing His ‘Bests’
