From early February to late March, most of the world fell in love with the play of former New York Knicks and current Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin. The "Linsanity" seemed to fuel the 23-year-old to heights no one thought he could reach.
It has been just four months since then, but Lin is now hoping to fuel his next run with a different kind of fan commentary. Once his biggest fans, the lovers-turned-critics now circling around Lin could be the motivation he needs to continue his ascension as an NBA player.
In an exclusive interview with Marcus Thompson II of the San Jose Mercury News, Lin acknowledged that the critics are here to stay:
I will always, always have doubters. But I really want to reach my potential to bring glory to God. That is more motivation than haters and doubters. I want to work just as hard, give just as much, whether or not I have haters.
The "haters," as Lin calls them, have come on strong in recent weeks.
The obvious start to the criticism came when Lin signed the Rockets' "poison pill" contract—a three-year, $25.1 million deal which made it very difficult for the Knicks to consider ...
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Jeremy Lin: Critics Will Continue to Fuel Star PG
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