Thursday, February 16, 2012

LIN - Sanity

A    L    O    H    A   !
Cast Your Fate To The Wind by Vince Guaraldi Trio on Grooveshark


“I'm youth,  I'm joy,
I'm a little bird
that has broken out
 of the egg.”


 James Matthew Barrie












" Life is one big road
 with lots of signs. 
So when you riding through the ruts, 
don't complicate your mind. 

Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy.
 Don't bury your thoughts,
 put your vision to reality. 
Wake Up and Live! "


Bob Marley














Kiss the Shadow




" Poetry is an echo,
 asking a shadow
 to dance. "


Carl Sandburg





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(=';'=)
(")_(")



Sounds like the plot
of a bad movie:

In an arena
of pampered millionaires,
spoiled "student athletes"
who never earn a degree,
 of
"Kings" "Legends" and
"Franchise Players"

consider THIS fellow:

An Asian,
the child of immigrants
in a sport with 
BUT ONE
(retired) Asian hero,
He played his college ball
at Harvard
(NOT a recruiting ground
for professional athletes).

Jeremy recently slept 
on his graduate-student
brother's 
sofa.



He was cut

from two NBA teams.



Then the New York Knicks

came calling.



Result:





L I N S A N I T Y !



Jeremy Lin is the first American-born player

 of Taiwanese or Chinese descent

 to play in the NBA.


He has the 
MOST POINTS
in his first five games
of ANY PLAYER
in NBA
HISTORY!

 136 points

 in his first five

career starts.

The ancient Greeks,
when the weren't busy
inventing democracy &
Philosophy,
appreciated sport.
Excellence of the Mind,
of the Spirit,
of the Body
was their paramount value.


They had a word for it:
Arete`excellence.

Perhaps you are not
"into" sport.

But magic like this
transcends category.

It is uplifting to see.
(You may see Lin perform below)

Thank YOU for visiting,

                        Fondly, cloudia












28 comments:

the walking man said...

It is hard for me to be excited about someones accomplishments bursting across the sky when it was less than 12 hours ago that I even heard of this young man. I wish him well though.

Now that Sandburg bit of a piece is something I've known my life long.

Lynn said...

That is so awesome about Jeremy.

Lori Skoog said...

Lin will be in the news a lot! Good for him.

Dave King said...

Beautiful thoughts and glorious images as usual. Thanks for them.

Fireblossom said...

Basketball? Meh. But the grooveshark music...yeah!

Daryl said...

The Knicks needed this ... and now they are on a 7 game winning streak ..

G-Man said...

I just don't understand how people can forget about about 7'6" Yao Ming who played for the Houston Rockets....Who Knows?
Lovely pictures as always.
Lovely Everything!!

DeniseinVA said...

I wish him the best of luck and hope he keeps his feet on the ground, so to speak and has a happy life.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Basketball is such an exciting game to watch, Jeremy Lin is so good, what a great feeling it must be to get a three pointer!

claude said...

Very interesting post, Cloudia.
You know what ? I should like to live under your skies and trees.
Aloha !

Sandy said...

It is an incredible story! I love the quotes as usual. Have an awesome day! =)

Anonymous said...

Awesome guy! I love his humility during this hoopla.

Cloudia said...

THANK YOU for coming by!


BTW: I did Allude to Yao Ming as the only previous Asian star, now retired.

Lin is American born of Taiwanese immigrants. . .

RONW said...

must be something in the water, there's Yani Tseng from Taiwan most dominant player on the LPGA tour, and now Jeremy Lin (parents originally from Taiwan).

Myrna R. said...

I'm not into sports, but you're right, this transcends category.

Nice to view the marvels in this world.

Jenn Jilks said...

A man to be lauded!
Cheers, sistah!

Windsmoke. said...

I like the quotes by Bob Marley and Carl Sanburg. I'm not really into basketball :-).

Elephant's Child said...

Not a sports fan. I do however applaud excellence. So applause for Jeremy and for you.
Wonderful photos, wonderful quotes, wonderful post.

Cloudia said...

the commentators SHOOT . . . .



they SCORE!!!!!!! HOORAY!!!



thank you for taking a shot

Dianne said...

the photos are exceptional, especially the trees!!

Lin is a phenom
I hope they treat him well

Brian Miller said...

it is def a pretty amazing story...i def wish him conitinued success and hope that it does not go to his head...aloha from va

ayala said...

Just awesome....no one gave him a chance and when they did he shined and keeps on shinning :)

magiceye said...

that was lovely!

namaste /\ fom mumbai
aloha!!

Anonymous said...

He's such an inspiration for many aspiring athletes!

TALON said...

Your photos are beautiful, Cloudia. That header shot is breathtaking!

I hadn't heard of Jeremy, but his story is truly remarkable.

Kay said...

Art has been really excited since hearing about Jeremy! What an amazing Cinderella story. To think none of the sports agents thought he was worth picking up.

Full-On-Forward said...

Friends, Romans, Countrymen

LIN me your ears!!!
I LOVE his story--History!! ar ar
Hugs,

J

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU