Tuesday, February 21, 2012

From Bench Warmer to Amazing Grace

When the last man sitting on the bench comes in to play and has a week to remember like basketball player Jeremy Lin has had, and the whole world takes notice, then something greater must be taking place. And it has.

Jeremy Lin is even drawing comparisons to the whole Tim Tebow affect on the world: succeeding when he shouldn't be professionally, and in dramatic fashion, as he confesses his faith in God.

As an undrafted Asian American from Harvard, the New York Knicks Jeremy Lin's first 7 games off the bench took him to new heights. In those 7 games,which were all won, Lin averaged 24 points per game with 9 assists and set a new record.

Ironically back in December he was cut from 2 different NBA teams. But his hard work and faith in God never wavered. In fact, God opened the door for Lin on the biggest stage an NBA player could ever hope for: New York's Madison Square Garden.

In one week Jeremy Lin jerseys were the top-selling NBA jersey and being shipped to 22 different countries. Behind the U.S. it was Taiwan and Hong Kong which sought after his jersey the most.

The success of Jeremy Lin is already opening doors of opportunity for other Asian American players to come play professionally in our country.

Jeremy Lin is being described by many sports writers as having a humble heart, a great faith in God, and a hard worker.

With those 3 qualities you can't go wrong.

With Christian athletes succeeding when sports critics say they shouldn't be, like Tim Tebow in football and Jeremy Lin in basketball, one only wonders:

Who's next? Baseball? Hockey?

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