1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:02,043 --> 00:00:02,919 [TV static drones] 3 00:00:03,002 --> 00:00:05,964 [bright tone] 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:08,091 --> 00:00:11,386 [distant sirens wailing] 6 00:00:11,469 --> 00:00:14,556 [shoes squeaking] 7 00:00:14,639 --> 00:00:16,099 - This Garden crowd on its feet 8 00:00:16,182 --> 00:00:17,892 is delirious right now. 9 00:00:17,976 --> 00:00:20,895 [dramatic music] 10 00:00:20,979 --> 00:00:24,733 His IQ for the game is off the chart. 11 00:00:24,816 --> 00:00:27,277 Lin puts it up, puts it in! 12 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:28,361 [whistle blows] 13 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:29,821 - While I'm watching this live, I'm like, 14 00:00:29,904 --> 00:00:31,239 "This cannot be happening. 15 00:00:31,322 --> 00:00:32,490 This cannot be happening." 16 00:00:32,574 --> 00:00:34,492 - And listen to this Garden crowd 17 00:00:34,576 --> 00:00:37,245 on this 10-0 run. 18 00:00:37,328 --> 00:00:38,621 - I know Jeremy. 19 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:41,124 Type A, high-achieving, [indistinct] kid. 20 00:00:41,207 --> 00:00:42,584 I know what his house smells like. 21 00:00:42,667 --> 00:00:44,961 I know what his mom's minivan smells like. 22 00:00:45,044 --> 00:00:47,005 Like, I know you, Jeremy. 23 00:00:47,088 --> 00:00:48,506 - Pull-up jump shot. 24 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:50,300 Knocks it down! [whistle blows] 25 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:52,802 - I'm a Lakers fan, but I'm out here cheering 26 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,472 for the Knicks. 27 00:00:55,555 --> 00:00:57,265 I think it just blew all of our minds 28 00:00:57,348 --> 00:00:59,642 that we would see someone that looked like my cousin 29 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:02,145 dominate on an NBA court. 30 00:01:02,228 --> 00:01:04,105 It's the playground basketball court 31 00:01:04,189 --> 00:01:07,442 where people like me, as a kid, would be bullied. 32 00:01:07,525 --> 00:01:09,569 - Lin for three! Bang! 33 00:01:09,652 --> 00:01:11,946 - The reason this matters so much 34 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:14,240 is because if you are an Asian American person, 35 00:01:14,324 --> 00:01:15,950 you have spent your entire life 36 00:01:16,034 --> 00:01:20,789 identifying with people who look nothing like you. 37 00:01:20,872 --> 00:01:22,749 But now, I can just see someone 38 00:01:22,832 --> 00:01:25,627 who actually looks like me, and that's it? 39 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:27,545 I didn't know it could be this easy. 40 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:30,757 - Linsanity continues here at Madison Square Garden. 41 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,009 A career-high 38 points... 42 00:01:33,092 --> 00:01:35,261 - An Asian guy dropping 38 on Kobe? 43 00:01:35,345 --> 00:01:36,304 - It was incredible. 44 00:01:36,387 --> 00:01:41,726 - 38 points in New fucking York City. 45 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:44,729 [dramatic musical sting] 46 00:01:44,813 --> 00:01:45,688 - Hold up, hold up. 47 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,315 Before we get into any of this, 48 00:01:47,398 --> 00:01:48,691 let's jump back to the beginning. 49 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:49,776 [audio playback] 50 00:01:49,859 --> 00:01:53,029 Because there's no way any of this 51 00:01:53,112 --> 00:01:54,989 should have been possible. 52 00:01:55,073 --> 00:01:57,951 [light percussive music] 53 00:01:58,034 --> 00:02:00,662 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:00,745 --> 00:02:01,996 - No one's telling little Asian American immigrant girls, 55 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,206 "You should be a stand-up comedian." 56 00:02:03,289 --> 00:02:06,501 I bet you no one's telling little Asian American boys, 57 00:02:06,584 --> 00:02:09,087 "You need to grow up to be an NBA basketball star." 58 00:02:09,170 --> 00:02:11,548 - Oh, Miyoko, 59 00:02:11,631 --> 00:02:14,342 what do you think of item for loose paper? 60 00:02:14,425 --> 00:02:16,803 - When most Americans think about Asians, 61 00:02:16,886 --> 00:02:19,055 they think about dry cleaners. 62 00:02:19,138 --> 00:02:20,932 They think about IT guy. 63 00:02:21,015 --> 00:02:24,727 They think about emasculated, no-dick-having, 64 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:27,146 no-luck-with-women-having dudes. 65 00:02:27,230 --> 00:02:29,899 They think of dragon lady, sex workers. 66 00:02:29,983 --> 00:02:31,651 They think of masseuse's happy endings. 67 00:02:31,734 --> 00:02:32,694 I could keep going. 68 00:02:38,741 --> 00:02:41,035 If you are all of those five things, 69 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:42,620 that means you're definitely not... 70 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:51,754 - For anyone to break outside of these norms is strange. 71 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:52,922 People don't understand it. 72 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:55,633 - People go, "Well, how harmful are those stereotypes?" 73 00:02:55,717 --> 00:02:57,135 You're like, "Yeah, it's kind of harmful 74 00:02:57,218 --> 00:02:58,761 if I have big dreams." 75 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,430 If my dreams are for middle management, 76 00:03:00,513 --> 00:03:03,558 sure, being small, unathletic, diminutive, 77 00:03:03,641 --> 00:03:06,060 passive, great, great. 78 00:03:06,144 --> 00:03:08,271 I'll send you the reports, Bob. 79 00:03:08,354 --> 00:03:12,191 But if I'm trying to be "The Guy," 80 00:03:12,275 --> 00:03:16,112 at work, at school... 81 00:03:16,195 --> 00:03:18,072 in the NBA, 82 00:03:18,156 --> 00:03:20,158 you cannot be any of those things. 83 00:03:20,241 --> 00:03:23,077 - It's this constant, like, overwhelming sense of doubt 84 00:03:23,161 --> 00:03:25,413 from the outside that tempted me 85 00:03:25,496 --> 00:03:27,290 to even not believe in myself. 86 00:03:27,373 --> 00:03:29,626 That was one of the biggest obstacles 87 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,294 that I had to overcome. 88 00:03:31,377 --> 00:03:35,798 - Asian Americans have just gotten beaten down 89 00:03:35,882 --> 00:03:39,218 because the stereotyping, the derision, 90 00:03:39,302 --> 00:03:41,137 the media portrayals, 91 00:03:41,220 --> 00:03:43,264 mischaracterizations of Asian Americans 92 00:03:43,348 --> 00:03:45,767 are so rampant. 93 00:03:45,850 --> 00:03:47,143 - To people who ask "What do I do?" 94 00:03:47,226 --> 00:03:49,604 I say, "I work for ESPN." 95 00:03:49,687 --> 00:03:53,358 They say, "Oh, so like tech support." 96 00:03:53,441 --> 00:03:54,943 Seriously. 97 00:03:55,026 --> 00:03:56,611 From someone else who worked in the business. 98 00:03:56,694 --> 00:03:58,613 - On top of all the stereotypes, 99 00:03:58,696 --> 00:04:01,199 the racism going on on the outside, 100 00:04:01,282 --> 00:04:03,368 I mean, inside the house, Asian parents, 101 00:04:03,451 --> 00:04:04,953 different set of priorities. 102 00:04:05,036 --> 00:04:06,329 - When I was a child, 103 00:04:06,412 --> 00:04:08,122 there was a doctor named Dr. Ho 104 00:04:08,206 --> 00:04:09,958 that was on the "TIME" magazine cover 105 00:04:10,041 --> 00:04:11,334 for figuring out AIDS and shit. 106 00:04:11,417 --> 00:04:13,628 - He just studied-- he just studied. 107 00:04:13,711 --> 00:04:15,338 He kept studying. 108 00:04:15,421 --> 00:04:16,965 - I remember my parents brought that up. 109 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:18,341 They're like, "Yo, Dr. Ho. 110 00:04:18,424 --> 00:04:19,676 That's a good fucking Asian." 111 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:20,843 [laughing] Okay? 112 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:22,929 - And then eventually, he studied so hard 113 00:04:23,012 --> 00:04:25,014 that he cured AIDS. 114 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:26,474 That's almost the Asian parents' dream, 115 00:04:26,557 --> 00:04:29,852 that you're gonna study a way into success and prominence. 116 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:32,230 If you study hard enough, 117 00:04:32,313 --> 00:04:34,148 you're gonna become a rock star. 118 00:04:34,232 --> 00:04:35,817 [electric guitar riff] 119 00:04:35,900 --> 00:04:38,069 - Our parents come to this country, 120 00:04:38,152 --> 00:04:42,865 and they basically see a finite number of possibilities. 121 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:45,159 And to the best of their ability, 122 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:46,995 they're preparing us for a certain version 123 00:04:47,078 --> 00:04:48,037 of the world. 124 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:49,372 - You're here. You came to America. 125 00:04:49,455 --> 00:04:51,374 Your job is literally to get A's 126 00:04:51,457 --> 00:04:52,417 and listen to your teacher. 127 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:54,252 That's what my parents told me. 128 00:04:54,335 --> 00:04:56,129 - All of a sudden, the realm of possibility 129 00:04:56,212 --> 00:04:58,381 becomes this narrow. 130 00:04:58,464 --> 00:05:00,049 And everything that's cool and relevant 131 00:05:00,133 --> 00:05:03,720 is all in this part. 132 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:06,973 - All these Asian parents supporting Jeremy Lin, 133 00:05:07,056 --> 00:05:08,224 like, love him to death. 134 00:05:08,307 --> 00:05:10,560 "Oh, my God, Jeremy Lin, what a hero." 135 00:05:10,643 --> 00:05:13,604 How many of these parents would have encouraged their kids 136 00:05:13,688 --> 00:05:16,232 to do what Jeremy Lin was doing 137 00:05:16,315 --> 00:05:19,110 when, you know, the kids need that backing 138 00:05:19,193 --> 00:05:20,862 at crucial moments in their development? 139 00:05:20,945 --> 00:05:22,697 - What's different about my story 140 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:25,533 is that my dad really loved basketball. 141 00:05:25,616 --> 00:05:27,744 I mean, he was obsessed. 142 00:05:27,827 --> 00:05:30,872 My mom's dream was that I would be great at piano, 143 00:05:30,955 --> 00:05:33,666 and she bought a beautiful piano and all this. 144 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,210 And then finally, I remember after about five, six years, 145 00:05:36,294 --> 00:05:37,754 my mom was just like, 146 00:05:37,837 --> 00:05:38,921 "You don't have to play piano any more. 147 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:40,757 I'm not gonna force you to do it anymore." 148 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:43,134 And I'm saying that was, like-- 149 00:05:43,217 --> 00:05:45,344 it's one the best moment of my life. 150 00:05:45,428 --> 00:05:47,263 That's when I knew, like, 151 00:05:47,346 --> 00:05:49,724 all right, my mom's all in with this. 152 00:05:49,807 --> 00:05:54,771 And from there it was just competitive basketball. 153 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:56,731 - Lin led Palo Alto High School 154 00:05:56,814 --> 00:05:58,232 to an upset victory, 155 00:05:58,316 --> 00:06:00,401 also earned Northern California 156 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:02,904 Division II Player of the Year honors. 157 00:06:02,987 --> 00:06:04,530 - It's the best feeling to go out on top. 158 00:06:04,614 --> 00:06:07,241 I mean, it is a dream come true. 159 00:06:07,325 --> 00:06:09,952 Me and my dad-- we had to cut together 160 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:11,746 our own highlight tape. 161 00:06:11,829 --> 00:06:14,082 And we're sending them out, just hoping and praying 162 00:06:14,165 --> 00:06:17,376 that somebody will like it and give us a response. 163 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:18,961 I mean, at the end of the day, 164 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:20,254 I won a state championship, 165 00:06:20,338 --> 00:06:22,965 I was California Player of the Year, 166 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:25,510 and I had zero scholarship offers. 167 00:06:25,593 --> 00:06:27,011 None. 168 00:06:27,095 --> 00:06:28,346 - I grew up in Northern California 169 00:06:28,429 --> 00:06:30,473 when Jeremy Lin was playing for Palo Alto High School. 170 00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:31,641 When he played 171 00:06:31,724 --> 00:06:33,476 at one of the state championship games 172 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:34,977 at ARCO Arena, I remember being like, 173 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:37,355 "Who is that Asian kid with spiky hair? 174 00:06:37,438 --> 00:06:38,356 "Oh, that's cool. 175 00:06:38,439 --> 00:06:39,816 "That's a cool little high school run. 176 00:06:39,899 --> 00:06:41,109 Dope." 177 00:06:41,192 --> 00:06:43,611 Like, even my expectations of myself 178 00:06:43,694 --> 00:06:45,029 and the community was capped. 179 00:06:45,113 --> 00:06:46,948 I was like, "Oh, he made a starting rotation. 180 00:06:47,031 --> 00:06:48,449 "Oh, he got to play on an NBA court. 181 00:06:48,533 --> 00:06:49,909 "That's pretty cool. 182 00:06:49,992 --> 00:06:51,160 Let's see what he does after that." 183 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:52,537 Like, oh, he'll probably hard pivot 184 00:06:52,620 --> 00:06:54,080 into, like, premed. 185 00:06:54,163 --> 00:06:56,791 - At the end, it came down to Harvard and MIT, 186 00:06:56,874 --> 00:06:59,335 neither of which gave athletic scholarships. 187 00:06:59,418 --> 00:07:01,003 But Harvard was Division I. 188 00:07:01,087 --> 00:07:02,797 MIT was Division III. 189 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,549 My parents loved MIT. 190 00:07:04,632 --> 00:07:05,967 They loved the program. 191 00:07:06,050 --> 00:07:08,177 But for me, I was dead set on Harvard. 192 00:07:08,261 --> 00:07:09,887 I gotta compete against the best 193 00:07:09,971 --> 00:07:12,348 because it was Division I. 194 00:07:12,431 --> 00:07:13,683 - Lin goes to traffic. 195 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:14,851 Wow. 196 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:16,978 [cheering] 197 00:07:17,061 --> 00:07:18,563 - A pass around. A pass to Lin. 198 00:07:18,646 --> 00:07:20,523 He rises, throws it down! 199 00:07:20,606 --> 00:07:23,526 [upbeat music] 200 00:07:23,609 --> 00:07:25,528 ♪ ♪ 201 00:07:25,611 --> 00:07:28,656 - The pre-draft process was so frustrating for me. 202 00:07:28,739 --> 00:07:31,033 My agent was like, "You gotta be prepared. 203 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:32,535 You're not gonna get drafted." 204 00:07:32,618 --> 00:07:34,162 But in my heart, 205 00:07:34,245 --> 00:07:36,247 the reason why I had so much hope 206 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:38,166 was because I did those workouts. 207 00:07:38,249 --> 00:07:39,667 I played in front of those people 208 00:07:39,750 --> 00:07:41,752 and I competed against those point guards, 209 00:07:41,836 --> 00:07:43,754 and I knew I killed it. 210 00:07:43,838 --> 00:07:46,048 It always just felt like they had their mind made 211 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:47,592 without watching what was going on. 212 00:07:47,675 --> 00:07:49,135 What they would say on paper 213 00:07:49,218 --> 00:07:51,929 was just what you would probably say about any Asian. 214 00:07:52,013 --> 00:07:53,222 And surprise, surprise, 215 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:55,183 I didn't get drafted. 216 00:07:55,266 --> 00:07:57,435 The amazing thing about the owner of the Warriors, 217 00:07:57,518 --> 00:07:59,979 Joe Lacob, was, he just bought the team. 218 00:08:00,062 --> 00:08:01,856 And he grew up watching me play 219 00:08:01,939 --> 00:08:04,442 because I always played against his son. 220 00:08:04,525 --> 00:08:05,860 He made a gutsy decision 221 00:08:05,943 --> 00:08:07,904 and was just like, "We're signing this guy." 222 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:10,489 And he signed me even when the general manager 223 00:08:10,573 --> 00:08:13,367 and the head coach didn't even want me on that team. 224 00:08:13,451 --> 00:08:15,703 But my stint with the Warriors, 225 00:08:15,786 --> 00:08:17,413 man, as quick as it started, 226 00:08:17,496 --> 00:08:18,831 that's how fast it ended. 227 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:20,666 I got sent to the D-League three times, 228 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:21,751 and then I got cut. 229 00:08:21,834 --> 00:08:23,252 I get picked up by the Rockets. 230 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:26,088 I go there, I'm the sixth-string point guard. 231 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:28,090 Can't even get reps in during practice. 232 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:29,425 Cut again. 233 00:08:29,508 --> 00:08:32,053 Then I'm taking a nap at home while I'm on the waiver wire, 234 00:08:32,136 --> 00:08:33,596 and my agent calls, and he's like, 235 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,139 "The New York Knicks picked you up." 236 00:08:35,223 --> 00:08:37,600 And I'm like, "What?" 237 00:08:37,683 --> 00:08:39,936 - Yeah, it's funny how I met Jeremy. 238 00:08:40,019 --> 00:08:42,271 I'm walking out of my hotel room, 239 00:08:42,355 --> 00:08:45,441 and I see this little Asian kid walking, like, by me. 240 00:08:45,524 --> 00:08:46,776 - Tyson's coming down the hallway, 241 00:08:46,859 --> 00:08:48,736 and I'm like, "Yo, Tyson!" 242 00:08:48,819 --> 00:08:52,031 - I honestly thought he was about to ask for a picture. 243 00:08:52,114 --> 00:08:55,743 - "It's Jeremy." He's like... "Cool." 244 00:08:55,826 --> 00:08:56,911 - "Okay, how you doing, Jeremy?" 245 00:08:56,994 --> 00:08:58,621 I was like, "It's nice to meet you, my man." 246 00:08:58,704 --> 00:09:00,081 - He was so shocked and scared. 247 00:09:00,164 --> 00:09:02,750 It was like, "Who let this guy into our floor? 248 00:09:02,833 --> 00:09:05,002 "Like, why do we have fans on our floor? 249 00:09:05,086 --> 00:09:06,754 This is, like, a security breach." 250 00:09:06,837 --> 00:09:08,297 - Come back the next day for shootaround, 251 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:09,298 and I see him get on a bus. 252 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,217 I'm like, "Yo, what's up, Jeremy?" 253 00:09:11,300 --> 00:09:13,636 - So I just showed up the next morning, put a jersey on. 254 00:09:13,719 --> 00:09:16,180 I don't even know if the team knew who I was, 255 00:09:16,264 --> 00:09:18,933 but, hey, look, I'm a New York Knick now. 256 00:09:19,016 --> 00:09:21,936 [engine roaring] 257 00:09:22,019 --> 00:09:23,980 ♪ ♪ 258 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:25,147 You know, I'm in New York City 259 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:28,067 on a non-guarantee rookie salary. 260 00:09:28,150 --> 00:09:29,568 I asked my brother and sister-in-law. 261 00:09:29,652 --> 00:09:30,778 I was like, "Hey, can I just crash 262 00:09:30,861 --> 00:09:33,364 on your couch for six weeks?" 263 00:09:33,447 --> 00:09:35,658 - It was like sleeping on your homey couch 264 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:38,786 and you don't know if you gonna have a job tomorrow. 265 00:09:38,869 --> 00:09:40,329 And you still gotta smile, 266 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:42,248 still gotta act like you on the team, 267 00:09:42,331 --> 00:09:43,791 still gotta promote the team, 268 00:09:43,874 --> 00:09:45,543 still gotta come to the meetings, 269 00:09:45,626 --> 00:09:46,669 you know what I'm saying? 270 00:09:46,752 --> 00:09:48,504 You still gotta get a ride to practice 271 00:09:48,587 --> 00:09:50,423 and you gotta be there early. 272 00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:52,717 - I would be walking into the arena, 273 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,010 and I'd be walking in pretty early 274 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:56,053 because I was gonna get some extra work in, 275 00:09:56,137 --> 00:09:59,724 and Security would be like, "Ay, show me your badge." 276 00:09:59,807 --> 00:10:01,350 And I'm like, "I don't have a badge." 277 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:02,643 He's like, "You're not allowed to-- 278 00:10:02,727 --> 00:10:04,854 then you're not allowed to enter from this entrance." 279 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:07,982 And I'm like, "No, no, no. Like, I'm a player." 280 00:10:08,065 --> 00:10:10,192 They're like, "What? Show me your badge." 281 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:11,694 I'm like, "I don't have a badge. 282 00:10:11,777 --> 00:10:13,070 Players don't have badges." 283 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:15,781 - I'm like, "Dawg, you ever played basketball 284 00:10:15,865 --> 00:10:17,325 "against somebody that's sleeping on the couch 285 00:10:17,408 --> 00:10:19,952 and don't know when they gonna see they family?" 286 00:10:20,036 --> 00:10:22,121 Like, playing against a desperate man 287 00:10:22,204 --> 00:10:23,873 is totally different. 288 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:25,708 - I remember after practice one day, 289 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:27,376 one of the assistant coaches came up to me, 290 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:29,337 and he was like, "Hey, Jeremy. Can I talk to you? 291 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:31,213 You know why you never play?" 292 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:32,882 And I'm like, "Why?" 293 00:10:32,965 --> 00:10:34,342 And he's like, 294 00:10:34,425 --> 00:10:36,677 "Because you play basketball like-- 295 00:10:36,761 --> 00:10:38,763 "like a Japanese cartoon character. 296 00:10:38,846 --> 00:10:41,557 Like, you play like you're in a video game." 297 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,560 And I'm like, "What does that even mean?" 298 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,437 It doesn't feel like I belong. 299 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,023 And it doesn't feel like I have a home, 300 00:10:49,106 --> 00:10:51,359 and it doesn't feel like people believe in me. 301 00:10:51,442 --> 00:10:53,194 But that was what was really hard about that time. 302 00:10:53,277 --> 00:10:55,196 I mean, there's nothing more symbolic 303 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:57,698 than sleeping on a couch for six weeks. 304 00:10:57,782 --> 00:10:59,033 - We had a ton of injuries. 305 00:10:59,116 --> 00:11:00,701 I'm talking to coach, and he's like, 306 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:02,036 "I mean, I don't know what to do at this point." 307 00:11:02,119 --> 00:11:03,746 "We're down players. We're down-- 308 00:11:03,829 --> 00:11:05,706 I mean, I'm thinking about throwing him out there." 309 00:11:05,790 --> 00:11:07,583 "Jeremy?" He's like, "Yeah." 310 00:11:07,666 --> 00:11:09,919 I'm thinking, "He has lost his damn mind." 311 00:11:10,002 --> 00:11:11,420 I loved Jeremy. I loved him as a person, 312 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:12,880 but we out here trying to win. 313 00:11:12,963 --> 00:11:15,216 And I had never seen Jeremy play before at this point. 314 00:11:15,299 --> 00:11:16,967 - My brother, you know, he's like, "Ay, man, 315 00:11:17,051 --> 00:11:18,928 "my friends are coming in town. 316 00:11:19,011 --> 00:11:22,056 Um, and they need the couch." 317 00:11:22,139 --> 00:11:24,642 And they're like, "Can you find a place 318 00:11:24,725 --> 00:11:26,185 to stay for a night or two?" 319 00:11:26,268 --> 00:11:28,145 The only person I was comfortable asking 320 00:11:28,229 --> 00:11:30,815 to crash a night with was Landry. 321 00:11:30,898 --> 00:11:32,900 And Landry was like, "Yeah, of course you can crash." 322 00:11:32,983 --> 00:11:34,735 He's like, "Come on over, but I gotta warn you, 323 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:36,487 the couch is small." I was like, "It's cool. 324 00:11:36,570 --> 00:11:37,446 "I've been on small couches. 325 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:38,531 I'll figure it out." 326 00:11:38,614 --> 00:11:39,949 And I'm walking into his apartment, 327 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:44,745 and I'm 6'3" and this couch is, like, four feet long. 328 00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:46,789 And so I'm like, "How am I gonna fit on this thing?" 329 00:11:46,872 --> 00:11:48,624 And I got my head hanging off one end. 330 00:11:48,707 --> 00:11:50,543 I'm already in the fetal position, curled up. 331 00:11:50,626 --> 00:11:53,712 I got my legs hanging off the other end and I'm like, 332 00:11:53,796 --> 00:11:55,923 "This is gonna be the worst night's sleep ever." 333 00:11:56,006 --> 00:11:57,007 And I woke up the next morning, 334 00:11:57,091 --> 00:11:58,467 and he's like, "Man, hope you slept all right." 335 00:11:58,551 --> 00:11:59,802 I was like, "It's all good. Don't worry about it." 336 00:11:59,885 --> 00:12:01,554 Like, at least I had a place to stay. 337 00:12:01,637 --> 00:12:03,639 And that was what it was leading up 338 00:12:03,722 --> 00:12:06,308 to that New Jersey Nets game. 339 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:08,310 [cheers and applause] 340 00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:09,562 - The New York Knicks get set 341 00:12:09,645 --> 00:12:11,230 to take on the New Jersey Nets. 342 00:12:11,313 --> 00:12:13,482 - And I'm on the phone with my agent, Roger Montgomery, 343 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:14,942 and Roger's telling me, he's like, 344 00:12:15,025 --> 00:12:16,360 "If you don't play well, 345 00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,237 this is your last game in the NBA." 346 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,281 He said, "Promise me this one thing: 347 00:12:20,364 --> 00:12:21,615 "No matter what you do tonight, 348 00:12:21,699 --> 00:12:23,451 you gotta play Jeremy Lin basketball." 349 00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:25,161 - "Rog," I said, "You're right. 350 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:26,537 "Like, I gotta do it. 351 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:28,456 "No matter what happens tonight, 352 00:12:28,539 --> 00:12:29,999 "if I touch that floor, 353 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:32,501 "it's gotta be Jeremy Lin basketball all the way through. 354 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:33,711 "And the result is the result. 355 00:12:33,794 --> 00:12:35,671 Like, whatever happens, happens." 356 00:12:35,754 --> 00:12:37,381 - And then they finally turned. 357 00:12:37,465 --> 00:12:40,009 "J-Lin, get in there." 358 00:12:40,092 --> 00:12:41,552 [tense music] 359 00:12:41,635 --> 00:12:43,345 - And then it starts. 360 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:46,348 [rhythmic percussive music] 361 00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:48,642 ♪ ♪ 362 00:12:48,726 --> 00:12:50,603 When they subbed J-Lin in, 363 00:12:50,686 --> 00:12:53,314 he was looking people dead in they eye. 364 00:12:53,397 --> 00:12:56,525 You talking 'bout somebody that's coming from 365 00:12:56,609 --> 00:13:00,696 "I don't know if I'll be on the team tomorrow. 366 00:13:00,779 --> 00:13:04,825 But, for tonight, fuck you." 367 00:13:04,909 --> 00:13:06,452 - My hopes was that he could just score. 368 00:13:06,535 --> 00:13:08,662 But then I saw that he started to be able to have 369 00:13:08,746 --> 00:13:10,039 a feel for the game 370 00:13:10,122 --> 00:13:12,333 and he started to make some plays. 371 00:13:12,416 --> 00:13:14,251 - Jeremy Lin drives and finishes! 372 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:15,711 - Jeremy Lin! - Nice play from Lin. 373 00:13:15,794 --> 00:13:17,838 - Jeremy Lin goes off. 374 00:13:17,922 --> 00:13:19,215 He goes off. 375 00:13:19,298 --> 00:13:20,382 - This kid came out of nowhere 376 00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:22,885 and started ballin' like for real. 377 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:25,888 - That Nets game, that first game of Linsanity. 378 00:13:25,971 --> 00:13:27,765 When he lobs it up to Tyson Chandler, 379 00:13:27,848 --> 00:13:30,267 he throws it down and then knocks that ball... 380 00:13:30,351 --> 00:13:32,353 [laughing] With his head. 381 00:13:32,436 --> 00:13:34,104 - I was like, "Oh, this is something 382 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:35,147 that we can work with." 383 00:13:35,231 --> 00:13:36,732 - Splits the defense again. 384 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:39,151 Gets to the rim, pops it in! 385 00:13:39,235 --> 00:13:40,402 - I made an and-one, 386 00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:42,905 and when I just wound up and I screamed 387 00:13:42,988 --> 00:13:44,907 and I let out that emotion, like, 388 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:49,203 it felt like I was letting out that year and a half 389 00:13:49,286 --> 00:13:51,830 of, like, doubt. 390 00:13:51,914 --> 00:13:54,041 Next thing you know, we win the game. 391 00:13:54,124 --> 00:13:57,127 And I look up, and I'm like, "I have 25 points. 392 00:13:57,211 --> 00:13:58,921 How the hell did that happen?" 393 00:13:59,004 --> 00:14:00,422 - Lin! [cheers and applause] 394 00:14:00,506 --> 00:14:01,423 - I didn't even catch it live. 395 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:03,175 I was watching SportsCenter. 396 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:05,094 And it was this, like, "Oh, cool. 397 00:14:05,177 --> 00:14:07,054 What a lucky break." 398 00:14:07,137 --> 00:14:08,764 - And I remember getting to the shower, 399 00:14:08,847 --> 00:14:13,102 and I didn't know if, like, it was water from the shower 400 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:14,812 or tears from my eyes. 401 00:14:14,895 --> 00:14:16,272 And I was like, "They can't cut me now. 402 00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:18,732 They can't cut me now. They can't cut me now." 403 00:14:18,816 --> 00:14:20,276 - Then the second game. 404 00:14:20,359 --> 00:14:22,111 Oh, he scores even more. 405 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:23,445 Oh, this is funny. 406 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:24,697 - You start in New Jersey. 407 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:26,407 You to go Utah, right? 408 00:14:26,490 --> 00:14:27,950 You go to Washington. 409 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:30,911 - The big dick energy that he had was just like, 410 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,663 "Oh, this is incredible." 411 00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:35,499 Isolations, ball hogging, 412 00:14:35,583 --> 00:14:37,418 going into the lane, penetrating, 413 00:14:37,501 --> 00:14:39,461 finishing with both hands, 414 00:14:39,545 --> 00:14:40,921 dunking. 415 00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:41,964 - I didn't know he could dunk. 416 00:14:42,047 --> 00:14:43,591 - He crosses up John Wall 417 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:45,926 and he sledgehammers it in. 418 00:14:46,010 --> 00:14:47,803 - I remember a teammate said, "Yo, I can't believe 419 00:14:47,886 --> 00:14:49,471 "J-Lin just went in and dunked it. 420 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:51,473 Chan, you kind of got up." 421 00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:54,476 - You don't think no Asian kid that's this size 422 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:55,436 is going to be dunking. 423 00:14:55,519 --> 00:14:56,604 It's stereotypical, 424 00:14:56,687 --> 00:14:58,272 but it's what we're all thinking. 425 00:14:58,355 --> 00:15:00,149 - After the John Wall game happened, I made a video. 426 00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:03,152 He frickin' crossed and smashed on John Wall today. 427 00:15:03,235 --> 00:15:05,362 Step your game up. You cannot get dunked on 428 00:15:05,446 --> 00:15:07,740 by a guy who took Calculus BC. 429 00:15:07,823 --> 00:15:10,284 - The same way the world was caught by surprise, 430 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:12,661 us on the same team as him was caught by surprise. 431 00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:15,164 - Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks point guard 432 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:17,416 that's caught the NBA world by storm. 433 00:15:17,499 --> 00:15:19,418 - Jeremy Lin is fantastic. 434 00:15:19,501 --> 00:15:20,377 - Lin, we gonna win. 435 00:15:20,461 --> 00:15:22,630 1-7, we going to heaven. That's it. 436 00:15:22,713 --> 00:15:25,841 - Lin's #17 jersey sold out within 48 hours 437 00:15:25,924 --> 00:15:28,177 of going on sale at Madison Square Garden. 438 00:15:28,260 --> 00:15:31,388 - Husband, mom, sister, dad, 439 00:15:31,472 --> 00:15:33,015 and then he's working on the kids' ones 440 00:15:33,098 --> 00:15:34,224 for my nephews. [laughs] 441 00:15:34,308 --> 00:15:36,894 - I was getting random people calling me, 442 00:15:36,977 --> 00:15:39,855 asking me for a Jeremy Lin autograph. 443 00:15:39,938 --> 00:15:40,814 I'm playing with Melo. 444 00:15:40,898 --> 00:15:42,399 I'm playing with Amar'e. 445 00:15:42,483 --> 00:15:44,526 I don't feel like I'm no just joke myself. 446 00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:46,820 And like, y'all calling for Jeremy? 447 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:47,863 - It's a lot right now, 448 00:15:47,946 --> 00:15:52,159 but I think I'm getting used to it a little more. 449 00:15:52,242 --> 00:15:55,037 - And suddenly, it's Madison Square Garden. 450 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,247 It's his first real home game. 451 00:15:57,331 --> 00:15:59,083 And of course, he's playing the Lakers. 452 00:15:59,166 --> 00:16:00,793 - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 453 00:16:00,876 --> 00:16:01,877 are coming to town. You know, 454 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,212 they just won two championships. 455 00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:05,005 - We saw Jeremy ball against the Jazz. 456 00:16:05,089 --> 00:16:06,590 We saw him ball against the Nets. 457 00:16:06,674 --> 00:16:08,425 But the Lakers? 458 00:16:08,509 --> 00:16:11,220 I didn't know if it was gonna be the same kind of game. 459 00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:14,223 - A sell-out crowd at Madison Square Garden 460 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:16,558 and many to see the "Cinderella" story 461 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:18,227 of Jeremy Lin. 462 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:24,149 - The pregame was like being at a big fight in Vegas. 463 00:16:24,233 --> 00:16:26,235 - That ticket is hot! 464 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:28,028 That is the hottest ticket 465 00:16:28,112 --> 00:16:29,571 since the Knicks were in the Conference Finals 466 00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:30,864 in the year 2000. 467 00:16:30,948 --> 00:16:33,867 - It was the crackling energy of something might happen. 468 00:16:33,951 --> 00:16:36,412 But you don't think that Jeremy Lin's 469 00:16:36,495 --> 00:16:39,873 gonna be the guy to knock out Kobe and the Lakers. 470 00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:41,792 - This is peak Lakers. 471 00:16:41,875 --> 00:16:43,085 They still had Metta. 472 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:44,420 They still had Pau. 473 00:16:44,503 --> 00:16:45,713 They still had Kobe. 474 00:16:45,796 --> 00:16:47,589 - The Lakers came in with the idea 475 00:16:47,673 --> 00:16:50,092 that "Nah, like, not on our watch. 476 00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:52,469 We gonna end this fairy tale, and we gonna end it tonight." 477 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:56,557 - Kobe in an interview gave Lin some gas and said some shit. 478 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,100 - Are you surprised at the production 479 00:16:58,183 --> 00:16:59,601 that Lin's had over the past week? 480 00:16:59,685 --> 00:17:01,603 - I don't even know what he's done. 481 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,564 Like, I don't--I have no idea 482 00:17:03,647 --> 00:17:04,565 what you guys are talking about. 483 00:17:04,648 --> 00:17:06,066 - Would you consider guarding him 484 00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:07,359 if he's having one of those games? 485 00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:10,070 - Jesus Christ. - [laughs] 486 00:17:10,154 --> 00:17:11,739 - I'm on the way to the game, 487 00:17:11,822 --> 00:17:14,783 and I see what Kobe said about me, 488 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:16,952 and I'm like, "Tonight, 489 00:17:17,035 --> 00:17:19,121 I'm just gonna be hella aggressive." 490 00:17:19,204 --> 00:17:21,749 Like, no matter what happens, 50/50, like, 491 00:17:21,832 --> 00:17:23,584 if I have any space, like, and I don't know what to do, 492 00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:24,793 I'm shooting it. 493 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,837 - Though you're J-Lin and we're rooting for you... 494 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,631 [laughs] That's Kobe Bryant. 495 00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:32,968 - It's MJ, Kobe, and Bron. 496 00:17:33,051 --> 00:17:36,930 Anytime you have a opportunity to play against these guys, 497 00:17:37,014 --> 00:17:38,474 it's a chance to measure yourself. 498 00:17:38,557 --> 00:17:40,017 - He the closest thing to Jordan. 499 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:43,103 Like, if you hate him, it's because he actually 500 00:17:43,187 --> 00:17:45,606 hits the shots Jordan hits and did the hand, 501 00:17:45,689 --> 00:17:48,275 and it pissed you off 'cause you couldn't do it. 502 00:17:48,358 --> 00:17:51,278 Tonight, we get to look the Mamba in the eye. 503 00:17:51,361 --> 00:17:54,406 - Jeremy Lin, what do you make of the splash 504 00:17:54,490 --> 00:17:56,325 that he's made with the Knicks? - I mean, it's great. 505 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:59,077 It is the worst job of talent evaluation 506 00:17:59,161 --> 00:18:02,247 that I've ever seen in my life if this kid is this good. 507 00:18:02,331 --> 00:18:04,458 When you get that opportunity, you have to kick the door in. 508 00:18:04,541 --> 00:18:05,667 Now he's not only kicked it in. 509 00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:07,002 He blew it up. 510 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:08,170 - But this, without question, 511 00:18:08,253 --> 00:18:10,422 the toughest test for Jeremy Lin. 512 00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:12,007 - Jeremy, in that boxing analogy, 513 00:18:12,090 --> 00:18:14,384 comes out of his corner, and he's swinging. 514 00:18:14,468 --> 00:18:15,636 - Lin shot. 515 00:18:15,719 --> 00:18:17,513 [cheers and applause] 516 00:18:17,596 --> 00:18:21,350 - Jeremy has nine, ten points in the first three minutes, 517 00:18:21,433 --> 00:18:24,019 and the Garden is going apeshit! 518 00:18:24,102 --> 00:18:25,187 - I let my first few fly on me. 519 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:27,231 I have, like, four or five field goal attempts 520 00:18:27,314 --> 00:18:28,857 within the first, like, couple minutes. 521 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:30,609 And I get hot. 522 00:18:30,692 --> 00:18:32,444 Okay, here we go. 523 00:18:32,528 --> 00:18:33,821 It's gonna be a long night for them. 524 00:18:33,904 --> 00:18:36,490 - Lin drives in and lays it in! 525 00:18:36,573 --> 00:18:40,577 - I just remember how fast he was moving. 526 00:18:40,661 --> 00:18:41,620 He's going to the rim, 527 00:18:41,703 --> 00:18:43,705 and he's attacking the rim hard. 528 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:44,998 - This guy was driving. 529 00:18:45,082 --> 00:18:46,542 He was going past Kobe. 530 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:48,585 - Jeremy just stepped up to every moment, 531 00:18:48,669 --> 00:18:49,878 and he didn't back down. 532 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:51,547 He hitting and-ones. He's screaming. 533 00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:53,257 He pumpin' his fists at the crowd. 534 00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:54,716 Like, he's living in the moment. 535 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,719 - Never relenting, taking fallaway jumpers. 536 00:18:57,803 --> 00:19:01,390 Confident stuff that a kid who had never played 537 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:04,143 on this kind of a stage should have. 538 00:19:04,226 --> 00:19:07,521 - This kid was like a video game 'cause he's not supposed 539 00:19:07,604 --> 00:19:09,106 to be doing these things that he's doing. 540 00:19:09,189 --> 00:19:10,566 - You know the video game where you, like-- 541 00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:12,901 a player's, like, tired, and then you put somebody else 542 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:14,153 in that's not tired, and you like, 543 00:19:14,236 --> 00:19:15,654 "Oh, man, you don't even run that fast. 544 00:19:15,737 --> 00:19:16,780 Like, what?" 545 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:18,824 Like, I just remember seeing J-Lin do that, 546 00:19:18,907 --> 00:19:20,200 and I'm like, "I ain't never been part 547 00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:21,660 of no video game experience." 548 00:19:21,743 --> 00:19:24,288 - He did that crazy, like, spin move against Derek Fisher 549 00:19:24,371 --> 00:19:25,581 and hit that perfect layup. 550 00:19:25,664 --> 00:19:27,165 - D. Fisher's a tough guard too. 551 00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:28,542 - Lin likes the open floor. 552 00:19:28,625 --> 00:19:31,753 Spinning, puts it up, and backs it in! 553 00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:33,881 - And I'm like, "That's something new." 554 00:19:33,964 --> 00:19:37,759 - On the one hand, I'm like, "Dude, I'm a frickin' problem. 555 00:19:37,843 --> 00:19:39,595 Derek Fisher cannot guard me." 556 00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:41,138 But on the other hand, I'm like, 557 00:19:41,221 --> 00:19:42,306 "Yo, what just happened?" 558 00:19:42,389 --> 00:19:44,182 It felt like an out-of-body experience. 559 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,393 I never did that move before that. 560 00:19:46,476 --> 00:19:47,394 [buzzer blares] 561 00:19:47,477 --> 00:19:49,104 - And that will end the first half. 562 00:19:49,187 --> 00:19:51,565 Jeremy Lin was superb. 563 00:19:51,648 --> 00:19:52,900 - Man! - I like his game. 564 00:19:52,983 --> 00:19:55,235 - And he got that Garden buzzin' right now 565 00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:57,404 with that 360 move. 566 00:19:57,487 --> 00:19:58,655 Whoo. - And right after that... 567 00:19:58,739 --> 00:20:00,490 - So at a halftime, you figure, like, 568 00:20:00,574 --> 00:20:02,743 okay, regression to the mean comes. 569 00:20:02,826 --> 00:20:04,411 Because it's the Lakers. It's Kobe, right? 570 00:20:04,494 --> 00:20:07,039 These are guys who have survived runs before. 571 00:20:07,122 --> 00:20:08,415 They've won championships. 572 00:20:08,498 --> 00:20:10,042 - I think our whole team knew 573 00:20:10,125 --> 00:20:13,629 in the second half it was gonna be Kobe time. 574 00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:15,797 - Bryant spinning. Difficult shot... 575 00:20:15,881 --> 00:20:18,258 [laughs] For some. - Yeah. 576 00:20:18,342 --> 00:20:19,635 - Kobe just started to get hot 577 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:24,139 and hit a lot of tough midrange jumpers in that third quarter. 578 00:20:24,222 --> 00:20:25,974 And we could see our lead dwindle, 579 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:27,476 and dwindle, and dwindle. 580 00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:30,479 - But what's crazy about what happens in the second half, 581 00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:32,773 Jeremy Lin just keeps attacking. 582 00:20:32,856 --> 00:20:35,275 - I'm watching guys get physical with him 583 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:36,777 and I'm waiting for him to back down 584 00:20:36,860 --> 00:20:39,112 or his moment to be over. 585 00:20:39,196 --> 00:20:42,199 - But Jeremy just kept making shots. 586 00:20:42,282 --> 00:20:43,784 - Jeremy was cooking, okay? 587 00:20:43,867 --> 00:20:45,118 He was cooking motherfuckers. 588 00:20:45,202 --> 00:20:47,454 - He caught the ball about 28 feet out, 589 00:20:47,537 --> 00:20:50,457 and he drilled it on Pau Gasol. 590 00:20:50,540 --> 00:20:52,125 It was unbelievable. 591 00:20:52,209 --> 00:20:55,337 - Y'all wanna see a little Manu step? 592 00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:57,464 Y'all want the reverse finish? 593 00:20:57,547 --> 00:20:59,257 Y'all want the inside finish? 594 00:20:59,341 --> 00:21:00,509 Y'all want the hook finish? 595 00:21:00,592 --> 00:21:03,220 He was giving y'all floaters. 596 00:21:03,303 --> 00:21:04,388 Man. 597 00:21:04,471 --> 00:21:05,389 - It was just surreal. 598 00:21:05,472 --> 00:21:07,516 Is this the other plot of "Space Jam"? 599 00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:11,019 Like, whose superpowers did Jeremy Lin steal 600 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:13,230 to become the best basketball player in the world? 601 00:21:13,313 --> 00:21:16,984 - My husband and I were in my living room behind me 602 00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:19,403 standing up the entire time. 603 00:21:19,486 --> 00:21:22,364 And the guy just couldn't miss. 604 00:21:22,447 --> 00:21:24,658 - We were like, "Oh!" Like, I wanted to run around. 605 00:21:24,741 --> 00:21:26,159 I might have taken a few laps. 606 00:21:26,243 --> 00:21:27,619 I started tearing up. 607 00:21:27,703 --> 00:21:28,620 - And this is the part 608 00:21:28,704 --> 00:21:31,206 that still gives me goose bumps. 609 00:21:31,289 --> 00:21:34,710 He knew what stage he was on. 610 00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:37,337 He knew that the cameras were all there. 611 00:21:37,421 --> 00:21:39,047 He knew that he had this chance 612 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,799 to say something that would change this 613 00:21:40,882 --> 00:21:44,386 from "Wow, cool little fluke" 614 00:21:44,469 --> 00:21:46,722 to "This is going to be a legend 615 00:21:46,805 --> 00:21:49,057 that parents tell their kids one day." 616 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:50,225 - All the hype's around you 617 00:21:50,308 --> 00:21:52,060 'cause you're "Jeremy Lin" right now, 618 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:54,813 and everybody's like, "I'ma be the one to stop him." 619 00:21:54,896 --> 00:21:58,650 And he gave all y'all what y'all wanted to see. 620 00:21:58,734 --> 00:22:01,862 - There was a shot that I hit that I knew was a dagger. 621 00:22:01,945 --> 00:22:04,948 Tyson hits the ball back and then Shump ends up with it 622 00:22:05,032 --> 00:22:06,408 and he swings it to me in a corner. 623 00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:08,660 And I got all the space in the world. 624 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:11,788 And as I shoot it, I'm like, "Oh, that feels amazing." 625 00:22:11,872 --> 00:22:13,582 And it goes swish, right through the net. 626 00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:16,626 It felt like we were hovering 'cause that's how loud 627 00:22:16,710 --> 00:22:19,421 and energetic it was, and it was this magical moment. 628 00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:21,590 I've never experienced something like that 629 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:23,216 before or after. 630 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:26,386 - Linsanity continues here at Madison Square Garden... 631 00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:28,805 [buzzer blares] As the undrafted point guard 632 00:22:28,889 --> 00:22:32,934 from Harvard electrifies MSG once again. 633 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,978 - Yo, this dude scored 38 points! 634 00:22:35,062 --> 00:22:36,271 - He made 38 points! 635 00:22:36,354 --> 00:22:37,689 [laughing] How is he doing that? 636 00:22:37,773 --> 00:22:40,984 - 38 points at Madison Square Garden. 637 00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:43,028 Are you fucking kidding me? 638 00:22:43,111 --> 00:22:45,530 - One of the more incredible stories we've seen 639 00:22:45,614 --> 00:22:47,824 in the NBA in quite some time. 640 00:22:47,908 --> 00:22:49,576 - It just happened against Kobe, 641 00:22:49,659 --> 00:22:52,079 like, against Kobe Bryant. 642 00:22:52,162 --> 00:22:55,248 And it was like this awe and, like, magical moment 643 00:22:55,332 --> 00:22:57,959 of like, "Man, like, you really did that 644 00:22:58,043 --> 00:22:59,461 "against, like, one of the greatest 645 00:22:59,544 --> 00:23:00,962 to ever play the game." 646 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:03,381 - For him to outscore Kobe-- rest in peace, Kobe-- 647 00:23:03,465 --> 00:23:05,133 but for him to outscore Kobe, 648 00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:07,969 the leading scorer in the league in the Garden, 649 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,638 like, that was crazy. 650 00:23:09,721 --> 00:23:11,389 - I didn't believe it till it was over 651 00:23:11,473 --> 00:23:15,310 because I'm supposed to be an impartial journalist. 652 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,938 But I get the box score, and I say to myself, 653 00:23:18,021 --> 00:23:20,107 "I'm going to keep this box score." 654 00:23:20,190 --> 00:23:22,275 Yeah, that's when I officially was secure 655 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:23,360 that this had happened. 656 00:23:23,443 --> 00:23:27,614 - And the fact that MSG, but so much of this country, 657 00:23:27,697 --> 00:23:31,493 was having that moment for an Asian American player, 658 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:34,329 I just kept having to, like, look away and look again. 659 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:36,498 Like, is this really happening? 660 00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:39,292 And it wasn't just Asian people who were talking about it. 661 00:23:39,376 --> 00:23:41,169 Everybody was talking about it! 662 00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:45,215 - There was a strain of weed out in LA called "Linsanity OG" 663 00:23:45,298 --> 00:23:48,802 that Rick Ross Instagrammed himself picking up. 664 00:23:48,885 --> 00:23:51,930 The Knicks did not have the shirts to sell people. 665 00:23:52,013 --> 00:23:54,850 Barack Obama was praising Jeremy Lin 666 00:23:54,933 --> 00:23:56,810 to his staff on Marine One. 667 00:23:56,893 --> 00:23:58,353 - I've been on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon-- 668 00:23:58,436 --> 00:23:59,646 - Are you taking credit for Linsanity? 669 00:23:59,729 --> 00:24:00,981 It kind of feels like you are a little bit. 670 00:24:01,064 --> 00:24:02,274 - I can't take credit for it. 671 00:24:02,357 --> 00:24:03,733 I'm just saying I was there early. 672 00:24:03,817 --> 00:24:07,320 - When Jeremy's going through this whole Linsanity moment, 673 00:24:07,404 --> 00:24:11,783 he never changed from that kid who was sleeping on the couch. 674 00:24:11,867 --> 00:24:15,203 - He's like the calmest, best energy to be around. 675 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:17,372 He doesn't have a bad bone in his body. 676 00:24:17,455 --> 00:24:19,332 He's gonna encourage us all to pray 677 00:24:19,416 --> 00:24:20,667 and go to church with him. 678 00:24:20,750 --> 00:24:22,502 - The Lakers game, that was wild. 679 00:24:22,586 --> 00:24:25,046 But I'm trying to do everything I can 680 00:24:25,130 --> 00:24:26,464 to tune it out. 681 00:24:26,548 --> 00:24:28,842 But when we got to Toronto, 682 00:24:28,925 --> 00:24:30,218 that's when I knew. 683 00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:32,846 [cheers and applause] 684 00:24:32,929 --> 00:24:35,390 - What Jeremy Lin did at the end of that Raptors game-- 685 00:24:35,473 --> 00:24:39,477 he has the ball, and he has the opportunity 686 00:24:39,561 --> 00:24:41,354 to pass the ball. 687 00:24:41,438 --> 00:24:45,025 - Jeremy waves them off. 688 00:24:45,108 --> 00:24:46,818 - And I remember I had to wave 'em off, like, multiple times 689 00:24:46,902 --> 00:24:47,819 because they were like, "What, 690 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:48,945 you're not running a pick and roll?" 691 00:24:49,029 --> 00:24:52,282 And I'm like, "No, like, get out the way." 692 00:24:52,365 --> 00:24:54,242 - He takes the last shot. 693 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:55,535 - This is mine. 694 00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:58,413 - This opportunity might never come along again, 695 00:24:58,496 --> 00:25:01,583 and so I'm just gonna say, "Fuck it" and go. 696 00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:04,044 - We could feel it. He's not gonna miss this shot. 697 00:25:04,127 --> 00:25:06,463 - Five, four... 698 00:25:06,546 --> 00:25:08,048 - [inhales sharply] 699 00:25:08,131 --> 00:25:09,925 - Lin puts it up! 700 00:25:10,008 --> 00:25:12,427 [cheers and applause] 701 00:25:12,510 --> 00:25:16,348 - And the crowd went crazy in Toronto, on the road! 702 00:25:16,431 --> 00:25:20,018 - He hit the game winner in Toronto, 703 00:25:20,101 --> 00:25:22,938 and the Toronto fans erupted for him. 704 00:25:23,021 --> 00:25:25,482 - We all know how rare it was, 705 00:25:25,565 --> 00:25:28,026 and we all know what it took for him to get there, 706 00:25:28,109 --> 00:25:32,280 and that superseded the color of your city's jersey. 707 00:25:32,364 --> 00:25:35,075 Like, who cares about the color of your clothing at this point? 708 00:25:35,158 --> 00:25:37,744 Right? We're talking about the color of his skin. 709 00:25:37,827 --> 00:25:40,330 - All my friends kept saying is like... 710 00:25:44,501 --> 00:25:46,461 Do you know what that means? 711 00:25:46,544 --> 00:25:48,630 "Can you believe we have dignity?" 712 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:49,965 "Did you see the way he did that?" 713 00:25:50,048 --> 00:25:51,132 No, no, no, it's my game too. 714 00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:53,134 I deserve to be here too. 715 00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:54,803 It's not a mean thing. 716 00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:58,473 It's not a "I hate my teammates thing." 717 00:25:58,556 --> 00:26:01,017 It's "What if I had the same audacity 718 00:26:01,101 --> 00:26:03,603 and confidence you had?" 719 00:26:03,687 --> 00:26:04,646 - This is who I am. 720 00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:05,939 This is what I prepared for. 721 00:26:06,022 --> 00:26:07,524 And this is what I'm capable of. 722 00:26:07,607 --> 00:26:09,317 All you guys need to do is watch and see. 723 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:12,654 - I remember after he hit that shot, 724 00:26:12,737 --> 00:26:14,114 I thought to myself, 725 00:26:14,197 --> 00:26:16,533 "How many moments in my own life 726 00:26:16,616 --> 00:26:19,786 "did I pass up the ball or hold myself small? 727 00:26:19,869 --> 00:26:22,497 "How many times did I turn in that assignment 728 00:26:22,580 --> 00:26:25,333 "or not audition for that thing 729 00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:29,379 "or not put my name as number one on the sheet? 730 00:26:29,462 --> 00:26:32,090 How many times did I not wave someone off?" 731 00:26:32,173 --> 00:26:36,011 That's what that moment meant to me. 732 00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:39,180 - That's not a thing that Asian people get, man. 733 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:41,016 That's not how we're cast. 734 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:44,144 - Now, I think the spectrum of masculinity is important. 735 00:26:44,227 --> 00:26:46,855 I think Asian men don't have to prove themselves 736 00:26:46,938 --> 00:26:49,482 in that way, but it's nice when you can see 737 00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:52,027 and point to a reference like Jeremy Lin 738 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:55,655 as, like, an example of being able to be athletic, 739 00:26:55,739 --> 00:26:58,033 right, and dominating a sport like the NBA. 740 00:26:58,116 --> 00:26:59,200 - Even when I'm on stage 741 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:02,329 and I look into the eyes of my audience, 742 00:27:02,412 --> 00:27:04,164 I see so many broken dreams. 743 00:27:04,247 --> 00:27:05,623 They're like, "Wait a second. 744 00:27:05,707 --> 00:27:07,167 "I don't have to work at Deloitte? 745 00:27:07,250 --> 00:27:09,502 Like, I can be a stand-up comedian?" 746 00:27:09,586 --> 00:27:11,671 It's just--it's this moment. 747 00:27:11,755 --> 00:27:13,882 It broke the Matrix for us. 748 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:15,884 - I knew a little bit back then 749 00:27:15,967 --> 00:27:19,596 why that shot was just bigger than that shot in that game, 750 00:27:19,679 --> 00:27:23,641 but now I understand it even more so. 751 00:27:23,725 --> 00:27:25,935 It was a heroic moment. 752 00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:28,730 Like, it was a moment that so many people 753 00:27:28,813 --> 00:27:31,858 had not experienced, but wanted to experience. 754 00:27:31,941 --> 00:27:33,193 Hollywood, the world, like, 755 00:27:33,276 --> 00:27:38,239 we didn't have these heroic moments, 756 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:43,578 and it was always boxed into the Asian stereotype. 757 00:27:43,661 --> 00:27:47,874 But for it to happen that way, on that platform, in that game, 758 00:27:47,957 --> 00:27:51,461 against people who didn't look like me, 759 00:27:51,544 --> 00:27:55,548 in a game where people like me don't really exist-- 760 00:27:55,632 --> 00:27:59,803 that's why, to this day, this moment lives in the minds 761 00:27:59,886 --> 00:28:01,930 and the hearts of so many people, 762 00:28:02,013 --> 00:28:05,100 because it was so much bigger than basketball. 763 00:28:05,183 --> 00:28:08,103 - If you had described Linsanity before it happened 764 00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:09,938 to someone, I think everyone would be like, 765 00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:11,689 "That's--that's not possible." 766 00:28:11,773 --> 00:28:13,733 - It's the most impossible thing 767 00:28:13,817 --> 00:28:16,069 I think I have ever witnessed in my life. 768 00:28:16,152 --> 00:28:19,239 - It's so weird to revisit this moment ten years later 769 00:28:19,322 --> 00:28:21,825 because... 770 00:28:21,908 --> 00:28:24,411 it's like the worst time to be an Asian American. 771 00:28:24,494 --> 00:28:27,914 And so it's really hard... 772 00:28:27,997 --> 00:28:30,959 to only appreciate what happened ten years ago 773 00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:33,503 when you're reminded of where we're at right now. 774 00:28:33,586 --> 00:28:35,839 That's what's really hard. 775 00:28:35,922 --> 00:28:37,674 [somber musical sting] 776 00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:42,804 - The weekend of March 15th, 777 00:28:42,887 --> 00:28:47,267 the first weekend of everyone locking things down in 2020, 778 00:28:47,350 --> 00:28:49,185 when the pandemic just started, 779 00:28:49,269 --> 00:28:50,770 a white guy in a pickup truck slowed down 780 00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:52,272 when it was a green light for him 781 00:28:52,355 --> 00:28:54,941 and stopped right in front of me just to flip me off. 782 00:28:55,024 --> 00:28:57,193 And then I felt my face get hot 783 00:28:57,277 --> 00:28:59,612 and my stomach getting queasy because-- 784 00:28:59,696 --> 00:29:01,948 that was when I realized, like, "Oh, shit. 785 00:29:02,031 --> 00:29:03,950 Yeah, I've felt this before." 786 00:29:04,033 --> 00:29:08,621 The feeling like I'm about to get the hate 787 00:29:08,705 --> 00:29:10,206 and the anger directed at me 788 00:29:10,290 --> 00:29:13,334 for no reason other than just walking around being Asian. 789 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:15,503 It gave me a sense of what was to come. 790 00:29:15,587 --> 00:29:19,174 - Hate crimes targeting Asian Americans has skyrocketed. 791 00:29:19,257 --> 00:29:21,843 - Suni Lee said she was recently pepper sprayed. 792 00:29:21,926 --> 00:29:24,846 - The suspect lit a 79-year-old man on fire 793 00:29:24,929 --> 00:29:26,973 at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza. 794 00:29:27,056 --> 00:29:28,558 - Police say that Christina Yuna Lee 795 00:29:28,641 --> 00:29:31,978 was stabbed more than 40 times in the neck and torso. 796 00:29:32,061 --> 00:29:33,897 - An Asian man who was the victim of a hate crime 797 00:29:33,980 --> 00:29:35,231 just died of his injuries. 798 00:29:39,903 --> 00:29:41,946 - Asian man viciously kicked to the ground. 799 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:45,950 - Communities on edge. 800 00:29:46,034 --> 00:29:50,538 - Anybody see my--my--my skin. 801 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:54,375 - She said she doesn't want people to see her skin color. 802 00:29:54,459 --> 00:29:55,710 - For every Asian American person 803 00:29:55,793 --> 00:29:58,546 or anybody who comes from any minority group, 804 00:29:58,630 --> 00:30:01,049 you're immediately told 805 00:30:01,132 --> 00:30:03,551 even though your citizenship status 806 00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:05,887 makes you a home jersey, 807 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:09,390 the moment you start putting yourself out in society, 808 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:11,392 they tell you, "No, no, no, no, no. 809 00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:13,394 "You're an away jersey. 810 00:30:13,478 --> 00:30:15,897 Where are you from?" 811 00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:17,148 "Oh, I'm from Sacramento." 812 00:30:17,232 --> 00:30:19,108 "No, no, no, no, where are you from from?" 813 00:30:19,192 --> 00:30:23,696 - This face is always read as being alien, 814 00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:27,700 a betrayer, a spy, weird. 815 00:30:27,784 --> 00:30:32,664 - In times of global catastrophe, 816 00:30:32,747 --> 00:30:36,209 a scapegoat can be pretty helpful. 817 00:30:36,292 --> 00:30:39,587 - Sometimes I'll be walking my daughter to school, 818 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:41,798 and I'll see different kids. 819 00:30:41,881 --> 00:30:44,759 Young white kids, white parents, 820 00:30:44,842 --> 00:30:46,803 they'll walk into school without a mask. 821 00:30:46,886 --> 00:30:51,140 Every single Asian kid is double masked 822 00:30:51,224 --> 00:30:53,685 like they're in a goddamn hazmat suit 823 00:30:53,768 --> 00:30:58,064 because the room for error-- it's this thin. 824 00:30:58,147 --> 00:30:59,107 God forbid... - [sneezes] 825 00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:02,402 - Your Asian son or daughter coughs or sneezes, 826 00:31:02,485 --> 00:31:03,987 and then all the kids are like, 827 00:31:04,070 --> 00:31:05,572 "Yo, you got that Wuhan? 828 00:31:05,655 --> 00:31:07,532 You got that "Kung flu?" 829 00:31:07,615 --> 00:31:11,411 - And so anti-Asian violence coalesced 830 00:31:11,494 --> 00:31:12,787 around all of those things 831 00:31:12,870 --> 00:31:15,623 and, I think, around a fundamental 832 00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:18,960 underlying issue with how people see Asians, 833 00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:21,129 which is that... 834 00:31:21,212 --> 00:31:22,672 you could take 'em. 835 00:31:22,755 --> 00:31:25,049 They're not to be feared. 836 00:31:25,133 --> 00:31:27,135 You wanna pick on somebody that you could 837 00:31:27,218 --> 00:31:28,845 probably go stuff into a locker? 838 00:31:28,928 --> 00:31:30,221 Pick on the Asian kid. - [laughs] 839 00:31:30,305 --> 00:31:31,514 - If all we see are stories 840 00:31:31,598 --> 00:31:34,809 of Asian people being submissive 841 00:31:34,892 --> 00:31:39,606 and weak and being dominated on TV and movies and in sports, 842 00:31:39,689 --> 00:31:43,776 then of course that translates into real world behavior. 843 00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:45,945 - Six of the eight people he's now accused of killing 844 00:31:46,029 --> 00:31:47,071 are Asian women. 845 00:31:47,155 --> 00:31:49,198 - There are a lot of intense discussions here 846 00:31:49,282 --> 00:31:50,908 about potential hate crimes. 847 00:31:50,992 --> 00:31:53,828 - The shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, 848 00:31:53,911 --> 00:31:58,166 because Asian women have been stereotyped 849 00:31:58,249 --> 00:32:01,461 as being, you know, these dragon ladies 850 00:32:01,544 --> 00:32:05,840 or overly sexualized and exoticized, 851 00:32:05,923 --> 00:32:09,677 that incident was just so horrifying, 852 00:32:09,761 --> 00:32:12,013 but also galvanizing. 853 00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:14,390 And the last few years, 854 00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:17,018 I think, have been a wake-up call 855 00:32:17,101 --> 00:32:19,354 to so many of us in the Asian community 856 00:32:19,437 --> 00:32:20,396 that we have to speak up. 857 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:21,939 - Ten years later, 858 00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:24,275 I'm excited to talk about Jeremy Lin right now 859 00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:27,654 because, I think, beyond basketball, 860 00:32:27,737 --> 00:32:31,199 it's important for us to understand 861 00:32:31,282 --> 00:32:34,494 that to be outstanding as an Asian American, 862 00:32:34,577 --> 00:32:35,828 to represent who were are 863 00:32:35,912 --> 00:32:38,873 beyond just stereotypes, is that much more important. 864 00:32:38,956 --> 00:32:42,418 Because it's that kind of lack of familiarity 865 00:32:42,502 --> 00:32:46,130 with us as humans that causes people 866 00:32:46,214 --> 00:32:50,093 to be willing to fucking attack us. 867 00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:54,472 - When I think back on those moments of Linsanity, 868 00:32:54,555 --> 00:32:56,724 everyone was talking about 869 00:32:56,808 --> 00:32:59,894 this unknown Asian American player. 870 00:32:59,977 --> 00:33:03,523 I long to feel those moments 871 00:33:03,606 --> 00:33:06,317 of just, like, pure joy and unity. 872 00:33:06,401 --> 00:33:07,902 It was really validating. 873 00:33:07,985 --> 00:33:09,696 It was too short-lived, 874 00:33:09,779 --> 00:33:13,741 but it did really open a door. 875 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:15,868 - The reason why Jeremy matters 876 00:33:15,952 --> 00:33:18,037 and why we're talking about it is, 877 00:33:18,121 --> 00:33:22,041 it represents possibility 878 00:33:22,125 --> 00:33:26,254 and an expansive worldview at the highest possible level. 879 00:33:26,337 --> 00:33:29,215 If this is possible, what else is possible? 880 00:33:29,298 --> 00:33:31,467 [cheers and applause] 881 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,761 - The biggest thing Linsanity brought was hope. 882 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,763 It inspired people, 883 00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:37,807 and it showed that when you chase your dreams, 884 00:33:37,890 --> 00:33:40,393 good things can happen. 885 00:33:40,476 --> 00:33:43,271 And I think as we go into the reality 886 00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:46,315 of where we are today as a society, 887 00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:47,734 we need to hold on to hope. 888 00:33:47,817 --> 00:33:49,569 We need to believe that things can be better 889 00:33:49,652 --> 00:33:51,738 and we need to fight for those things. 890 00:33:51,821 --> 00:33:53,239 - Maybe the most unifying aspect 891 00:33:53,322 --> 00:33:54,741 of the Asian American experience 892 00:33:54,824 --> 00:33:59,203 is this desire to be included. 893 00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:01,581 It's to be seen as American, 894 00:34:01,664 --> 00:34:04,584 to be counted as one... 895 00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:06,461 of you. 896 00:34:06,544 --> 00:34:11,174 And what Jeremy Lin's story is 897 00:34:11,257 --> 00:34:16,679 is the most visceral example of... 898 00:34:16,763 --> 00:34:20,850 getting to be a part of a world 899 00:34:20,933 --> 00:34:25,646 that had never really had space for you before. 900 00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:29,067 - Out of that crisis, or I should say this crisis, 901 00:34:29,150 --> 00:34:31,861 because we're still in it, 902 00:34:31,944 --> 00:34:34,238 something really extraordinary happened, 903 00:34:34,322 --> 00:34:36,908 which is that the Asian American community 904 00:34:36,991 --> 00:34:41,871 is unwilling to stand on the sidelines anymore. 905 00:34:41,954 --> 00:34:45,458 Like, we're all a bunch of Jeremy Lins out there, 906 00:34:45,541 --> 00:34:49,462 just going for it and exercising our voices 907 00:34:49,545 --> 00:34:56,177 and being unwilling to just remain on the bench. 908 00:34:57,386 --> 00:35:01,307 - Jeremy Lin showed that he belonged, 909 00:35:01,390 --> 00:35:04,977 and he gave an entire generation the hope 910 00:35:05,061 --> 00:35:07,188 that they can belong. 911 00:35:07,271 --> 00:35:10,149 - I really want the next generation to grow up 912 00:35:10,233 --> 00:35:11,984 to not be ashamed of being Asian, 913 00:35:12,068 --> 00:35:14,862 to be proud of your culture, your upbringing, 914 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:18,658 your parents, your appearance, your talents, your personality. 915 00:35:18,741 --> 00:35:20,743 I want them to be proud to be themselves 916 00:35:20,827 --> 00:35:22,829 and to have a equal and an fair chance 917 00:35:22,912 --> 00:35:24,497 to be their fullest self, 918 00:35:24,580 --> 00:35:26,207 to not have to deal with everything 919 00:35:26,290 --> 00:35:30,002 that the previous generations had to deal with. 920 00:35:30,086 --> 00:35:31,045 - I love the fact 921 00:35:31,128 --> 00:35:33,923 that we get an Asian American Marvel hero now. 922 00:35:34,006 --> 00:35:37,593 That's awesome. I love that. 923 00:35:37,677 --> 00:35:40,096 You could also just queue up YouTube 924 00:35:40,179 --> 00:35:43,933 and watch what Jeremy Lin did to the Lakers in 2012. 925 00:35:44,016 --> 00:35:46,060 - We're talking about it like it's a myth or something. 926 00:35:46,143 --> 00:35:48,229 We have tape, man! It happened. 927 00:35:48,312 --> 00:35:49,355 You don't need to tell them anything. 928 00:35:49,438 --> 00:35:50,690 Just show 'em the tape. 929 00:35:50,773 --> 00:35:51,691 Play the tape. 930 00:35:51,774 --> 00:35:53,359 - Lin gets inside! Oh! 931 00:35:53,442 --> 00:35:56,028 Lin puts up the two-pointer, puts it in! 932 00:35:56,112 --> 00:35:59,115 [cheers and applause] 933 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:02,034 Drives and finishes! 934 00:36:02,118 --> 00:36:05,037 [upbeat music] 935 00:36:05,121 --> 00:36:06,706 ♪ ♪ 936 00:36:06,789 --> 00:36:09,709 [cheers and applause] - Yeah! Yeah! 937 00:36:09,792 --> 00:36:14,714 ♪ ♪ 938 00:36:14,797 --> 00:36:16,549 - Lin for three! 939 00:36:16,632 --> 00:36:18,968 [cheers and applause] 940 00:36:19,051 --> 00:36:26,058 ♪ ♪ 941 00:37:59,068 --> 00:38:01,278 [bright tone]