Jeremy Lin Quotes & Sayings

“Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted.”

“It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.”

“In many ways, the longer I live, I understand that there are so many things outside my control. That's why I believe faith is such a big part of the story. There are so many things that were orchestrated by God, that were put into place to make this perfect storm, that created Linsanity.”

“My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.”

“Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.”

“When you think about your relationship with Christ, it really just affects every aspect of your life. I think a lot of people try to segment off, like, 'This is church, so this is God, this is my daily life, this is my job,' but I think true faith is when it manifests itself in every single aspect of your life.”

“I love eating junk food. I'm a huge snacker, chips and candy.”

“I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!”

“Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life.”

“I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.”