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新聞出處：Mercury News  http://0rz.tw/8o9TT



Jeremy Lin exclusive: I will always have haters


As he looks back on the craziest year he could imagine, Bay Area native
Jeremy Lin had no choice but to concede to the truth of hindsight. He did
let Linsanity go to his head.

當他回頭檢視這瘋狂的一年，Lin不得不承認，他的確有讓Linsanity這樣的效應
影響到(他的確曾經被這樣的事衝昏頭)。

"If I'm being honest, in some ways, yes," Lin told this newspaper in an
exclusive interview. "I fought it every day. But I think subconsciously, it
had its effect, everyone catering to you. People were saying only good
things for so long that when people said negative stuff, it was like, 'Whoa,
what's going on?' "


大家一直都跟我講我很好，所以當有人開始批評我時，就變成：哇，這是怎麼回事。"


After Lin signed a three-year, $25 million contract with Houston, a lot of
negative stuff was said. He's selfish. He's all about the money. His ego is
out of control. And, to top it off, many deemed him a basketball fluke who
already has maxed out on the court.

在Lin簽了這個3年2500百萬美金的合約後，很多批評都出來了，說他自私，說他只在乎
錢，說他太自負。而且，很多人說他只是運氣好，說這將會是他拿到最好的一次約，
以後沒有了。

And he doesn't seem too concerned with repairing his image or proving
himself right. He said too much going well to be worried about the
negative.

而他看起來並不在乎去修正人們的想法或去證實他才是對的。他說有太多好的事
情在發生，他並不擔心這些負面的評論。

"It's not about who's right or who's wrong. I'm going to respond with love,"
Lin said. "That's why I'm in this position, to show love and become a
better person. I'm trying to focus on the right things. I'm thankful for
everything that's happened. The Lord has blessed me so much."



A year ago, Lin was in the Bay Area working out as hard as ever, trying
to make the NBA his home. Since then, it has been quite the roller coaster.
He has experienced the lowest low -- being waived twice and wondering if
he would make it in the NBA. He has experienced the highest high –
orchestrating one of the most dominant stretches in basketball memory,
posting 20 points and seven assists in seven straight games (all wins) and
becoming a global star.



An injury reeled him back into the stratosphere as April 2 surgery to repair
a torn meniscus in his left knee knocked him out for the rest of the season.
But the real humbling came after he signed the offer sheet from Houston.
That's when the tide turned.

受傷讓他得要在4/2暫停下來並接受手術修復他左膝的半月板，而且之後那季的球賽都

Do I fear God or do I fear man? I know my actions and I know I would
change nothing if I could go back."



Lin said he expected to -- wanted to -- re-sign with the Knicks. But the
Rockets, who reportedly pegged him as a primary target, came after him
hard. First, they agreed to a four-year, $28 million offer sheet, paying him
about $9 million in each of the final two years. But by the time Lin arrived
in Houston to sign the offer sheet, the Rockets -- after reports the Knicks
would match -- had pulled the first offer and changed the deal. The new
offer sheet was for three years, with a third-year salary of $14.8 million.



"I didn't go back to them and ask for more money," Lin said. "It wasn't like
they gave me the choice to sign one of the two and I chose the one that
would hurt the Knicks. I had one contract offer. That was it."



沒有其他合約給他，Lin簽了眼前這份合約。然後紛爭就開始了。

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