Jeremy Lin's top five accomplishments

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       People may have heard about Jeremy Lin, but have they heard or known of any accomplishments that he had achieved? As I come close to the end of my Jeremy Lin-devoted blogging, I think it is important to let the people understand what he has achieved and went through. I hope you will learn something after reading this article. Enjoy!

       Accomplishment #5: Went to Harvard
       He sent his résumé  to all the Ivy League schools, but sadly they don't offer any athletic scholarship. But in July 2005, the Harvard assistant coach Bill Holden saw Jeremy's advantages of being on their school basketball team. Then Jeremy chose Harvard for his final decision even there is a lot of good colleges waiting for him.

Read more on this here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Lin

        Accomplishment #4: Be the first Taiwanese-American player in NBA
        "Lin is the first U.S.- born player of Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, which is helping to tap into the significant market of Asian-American basketball fans. This in turn is spilling over to NBA devotes in general."(CNN) He amazed all the people by his basketball skills. Since then,Taiwanese people became crazier and crazier chasing after Jeremy Lin of his live game on TV.

Read more on this here: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/14/sport/jeremy-lin-profile/index.html

         Accomplishment #3: joined the Knicks
         In December 2011, Lin signed with New York Knicks after being cut by the Huston Rockets. His 109 points in his first four starts this past February have surpassed Allen Iverson's to become the most by any player since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. (CNN) 

Read more on this here: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/14/sport/jeremy-lin-profile/index.html

          Accomplishment #2: Scored a new career-high 38 points
          Jeremy Lin led New York Knicks to straight win after his personal scored a new career-high 38 points among the NBA.(Bloomberg) Everyone is amazed by him even his coach. He defeated the score of Kobe Bryant's 34-points, and he led the Knicks to their fourth straight victory.
 
Read more on this here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-11/jeremy-lin-scores-career-high-38-points-to-lead-knicks-to-4th-straight-win.html

          Accomplishment #1: Still stay humble after "Linsanity" 
          Jeremy Lin's personality still remains the same-"humble" from the beginning even until now after he became famous. "If you one day are lucky enough to have newspapers want to put you on the cover in order to sell more,don't let it get to your head. It's been remarkable watching now Lin remains through all this media frenzy. It makes his teammates and fans love him that much more." (Forbes )

Read more on this here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/02/11/9-lessons-jeremy-lin-can-teach-us-before-we-go-to-work-monday-morning/

I think it is amazing to find out all the accomplishments he had achieved as I am finishing up the blog based on him, his attitudes towards life, on the basketball court or when he is under the pressure of paparazzi,has always been the same-"humble", this has encourage me everyday to be more of like him!