The Overachievers.

There was this one night which I couldn't sleep. I studied through the night and decided that instead of sleeping for a few hours (I had to work in the morning), I stay up to read some news online. This was when I saw Jeremy Lin's news. I was like wondering, what is this hype about. Why is this guy so celebrated. I thought maybe, he's just another Yao Ming, just that he's smaller in size.

This fiery point guard from the Knicks is firing. Of course his three pointer in the dying seconds awed me (He still asked for permission to take the shot somemore). But it was his other stuff that impressed me. A graduate from Harvard majoring in Economics, an NBA player, and a devout Christian and one who attributes the success to his faith and his teammates.

He's an American Born Chinese (ABC, we sometimes call) or Asian American. Just like what Lee Hom, is. And yea. I'm a SUPER fan of LeeHom. He's immensely talented, smart and humble as well. PLUS, really 帅。He could like take me away with his violin solo. Love much.

Watching his videos, reading about how he came through from the Golden state warriors to to Knicks, overcoming stereotypes. I read that he was called 'Wanton soup'? That's hilarious. No link, and ya, Wanton soup is such a nice dish, and I just had wanton noodles today.

There's one particular article which I like very much, which is breaking 2 stereotypes of the Asian Americans. 1) Ain't NBA material, 2) Brainy Harvard graduates aren't either.

From the postgame:
"The greatest beauty in what Jeremy Lin is doing is that he fulfills an Asian American stereotype -- he is smart, he went to Harvard, he works hard -- and by doing so, he subverts another stereotype,"

Lin's spirit has raised the psyche of Asians around the globe. A star now, future big star to be, I think he'll really go a long way.

I'm revising Elements of Social and Applied Psychology now. And the rising of Lin-sanity is one of my interests.

So after reading his biography and news, I feel all inspired and refreshed the next day despite the shortage of a few hours of sleep. Go LIN!