LIN-SANITY! (or is it?)
Published: Sun, 02/12/12
Count one more fan of Jeremy Lin!
And I get extra points, being a fan of the
New York Knicks since the
late 1970"s,
back to the days of Bill Cartwright,
Michael Ray Richardson
and (gasp) Sly Williams.
One of the happiest days of my sports fan life
was
when the Knicks won the lottery that gave them the \
rights to draft
Patrick Ewing.
But the 2012 version of Larry is extra pumped for Lin-sanity.
And the reason is...I recognize this dude not as
insane, but as
completely committed, bold and
even logical in going after what he
wants.
It makes perfect sense. He had the gift of basketball
brilliance. He knew it all along.
And he was perfectly grounded in faith. In his version
of God and his place in God's plan.
He didn't believe. He KNEW.
And so he was willing to study and learn from those
who knew more. He
was willing to put in hour and hour
after hour of practice, of
repetition, of making the
moves his own.
He was willing to be the #1 man, or the #15 man...
whichever the situation calls for.
Because he understood that basketball is a team game.
And when he was released by Golden State and sent
back to the
developmental league, he maintained the
confidence that the right time
would come.
And the Knicks (MY Knicks) needed a point guard.
And the rest - as they say - is LIN-SANITY!
Of course he doesn't think so because he knew this
was coming all along. The "when" was irrelevant.
That's why he could drop 38 points on Kobe Bryant
on the biggest stage in the game.
And more importantly, that why he could
have a mediocre game the next night in Minnesota,
with a hostile crowd jeering him...
...and calmly hit the free throw that put away
the Timberwolves for good.
Strangely enough (and I don't mind taking credit
where credit is
due), this is everything I teach in
HOW TO RECEIVE, both the book and
the teleclass.
Hey, maybe I'll get Jeremy Linn to come on as a
guest trainer!
Don't count it out, sports fans!
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Once you understand you were put here to
experience the fun of the
challenge, not just the
joy of the end result, everything becomes a
game.
You cultivate the discipline to get better.
You appreciate the setbacks for what they can teach,
and the mental toughness they grant you.
And you keep the love of the game, even when the
whole world is chanting your name.
Game on, my friend!
Larry
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HOW TO RECEIVE is winding down.
Six sessions down, two to go.
And in every ending, there's a beginning.
CLICK HERE to buy the book.
Let it be your starting point, just like
it is for so many who are finding their own
"Lin-Sanity."