Hold onto Our Dreams and Never Let Them Go

Good morning, everyone. Today I would like to begin with three keywords. They are Asian-American, Harvard graduates, been cut by two NBA teams. Who is he? Give me an answer. Yeah, that’s right! He is Lin Shuhao, we also could call him Jeremy Lin, who is one of the most popular NBA players now. We all know that he has completed a great achievement during the past two weeks. Today, I want to talk about what we can learn from him.

Believe in Yourself

Lin’s only the 4th graduate from Harvard to make it to the NBA. He’s also one of only a handful of Asian-Americans to make it. He had been sent by the Knicks to play for their D-League team. He’d already been cut by two other NBA teams before joining the Knicks this year. You’ve got to believe in yourself, even when no one else does.

Seize the opportunity

Lin got to start for the Knicks because they had to start him. They had too many injuries. Lin could have squandered the opportunity and we would have never have noticed. But he made the most of it. You never know when opportunities are going to arise in life. Often, they’re when you least expect them. Make the most of them. Don’t fritter them away.

Work Your Butt off

Lin couldn’t have seized his opportunity if he hadn’t worked like crazy for years perfecting his skills. There are no short cuts to hard work. Success is a byproduct of that. Nobody gave Lin any free passes. Why should you get any? You can only control what you control and that means you’ve got to work harder than anyone else you know.

Stay Humble.

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 how humble Lin remains through all this media frenzy. It makes his teammates and fans love him that much more.

Finally, I want to say let’s hold onto our dreams and never let them go.

That’s all, thank you.

林书豪教给我们的道理

1、相信自己

林书豪只是第四位能够进入NBA的哈佛学生。他也只是一小撮能够登陆NBA的亚裔美国人之一。在三个星期前，他还曾被尼克斯队下放到NBDL球队。在这个赛季加盟尼克斯队之前，林书豪曾被两支其他的NBA球队裁掉。即使没人相信你了，你也不能对自己绝望。

2、把握机会

尼克斯队之所以让林书豪打上首发，实属无奈之举， 他们的伤病球员太多了。如果林书豪浪费掉这个机会，他将不会得到我们的关注。但是他很好地利用了这个机会。在生活中，你从不知道 机会何时会降临。通常，在你最不期待的时候，机会就会出现。尽最大限度地利用这些机会，不要挥霍掉了。

3、努力工作。

如果过去这么多年林书豪没有努力训练，从而完善自己的技术，他 就不可能抓住这个机会。努力工作是没有捷径可走的。成功只是努力工作的副产品。林书豪没有任何免费入场券。何况你呢？你只 能控制你所控制的东西，这意味着你应该比身边的人更加努力。

4、保持谦逊

如果有一天，你飞黄腾达，报纸媒体为了增加销量而希望将你放在头版，不要让荣誉冲昏了头脑。值得注意的是，即使现在所有媒体都疯狂追逐林书豪，他依然保持谦逊。这会让队友和球迷更加喜爱他。

第二篇：林书豪教给我们的道理——英文版