chink in the armor

LinwasborninLosAngeles,CaliforniaandgrewupinPaloAlto,California,ina

ents,Gie-MingandShirley,emigratedfromTaiwanto

eboth5feet6inches(1.68m)tall.

JeremyShu-HowLin(bornAugust23,1988)isanAmericanprofessional

basketballplayerwiththeNewYorkKnicksoftheNationalBasketball

Association(NBA).Afterreceivingnoathleticscholarshipoffersoutofhigh

schoolandbeingundraftedoutofcollege,the2010HarvardUniversitygraduate

reachedapartiallyguaranteedcontractdeallaterthatyearwithhishometown

isfirstyear,hewaswaivedbytheWarriorsand

theHoustonRocketsinthepreasonbeforejoiningtheKnickarlyinthe

2011–neofthefewAsianAmericansinNBAhistory.自1月

13日至2月4日之间的13场比赛，纽约输了11场。突然之间，随着林书豪的上位和爆发，

尼克斯摇身一变，面貌一新，9战8胜。

MINNEAPOLIS—JeremyLincallsYaoMingafriendaswellasa―role

model‖andtheformerHoustonRocketscenterissomeoneLincan

learnfromintermsofhowtodealwithalltheattention,locallyand

internationally,thatcomeswithinstantfame.

TherewasnoNBAplayerbigger,quiteliterally,onaglobalscale

rtopoverallpick,Yaohelpedtoaccomplishoneof

NBAcommissionerDavidStern’sgoalswhichweretotapintothe

Asianmarket.

Yaowasforcedtoretirethisyearduetochronicfootproblemsbuthe

andLin,anAmericanborntoTaiwaneparents,havecrosdpaths

beforeandstruckuparelationship.

―ItalktoYaoaftereverygame,‖Linsaid.―He’stakenmeouttoeat

everytimewe’’sobviouslyarolemodelanda

bigbrothertomeandwekeepintouchallthetime.‖

LinwaspickedupbytheRocketsafterbeingreleadbyGoldenState

r,theclublatercutLinandHoustonGMDaryl

Moreyhasalreadysaidpubliclythathemadeamistake.

Lin’s价值value

Lin'sbreakoutwascreatedwithcriesof"Linderella"and"Linsanity"intheUnitedStates

andhispopularityhassoaredworldwide.

'ssuccesscanhelpchangethestereotypesandprejudice

regardingChine-AmericansintheUS,wheretheyareusuallythought

ofasdoctors,lawyers,financialanalystsormusiciansratherthan

athletes.

'snsationalritostardomintheNBAremindsusofYaoMing,

r,Yao'sheightandtheharshtraininghe

receivedundertheState-sponsoredsportssystemmeanthewas

,ontheotherhand,a1.91mtallHarvard

Universityeconomicsgraduate,showsthatathletesofChineheritage

cansucceedwithoutthe.

'sstunningsuccesshasignitedanewAmericandreamfor

Chine-Americans,andhixamplecanrveasanincentivefor

Chineofficialsinchargeofsportstoproceedfasterinrenovatingthe

country'ssportssystem.

'shardwork,aswellasthedisciplineandcreativityhedisplayson

thecourt,willhelptoboostChina'simage.

HewillalsohelpreigniteChinefans'passionforthesportwhichhadfadedafterYao

Ming'sretirement.

WehopeLinwillcontinuetoproducesuchon-courtexcitementandwishhimwellinhis

choncareer.

ESPN的道歉声明：Lastnight,’smobilewebsitepostedanoffensiveheadline

referencingJeremyLinat2:dlinewasremovedat3:

conductingacompletereviewofourcross-platformeditorialproceduresandaredetermining

etandapologize

forthismistake.

美国东部时间昨天凌晨两点半，ESPN移动平台网站刊发了一条针对林书豪的带有冒犯性的头条标题，这

个标题于凌晨3点05分被摘掉，我们目前正在对我们相关平台的编辑流程做完整的调查，以确定编辑是

否违背规章，我们将确保以后类似的事情不再发生。我们深表遗憾，并为这样的错误道歉。

ESPN发表的第二次道歉声明与采取的处理措施：

AtESPNweareawareofthreeoffensiveandinappropriatecommentsmadeonESPNoutlets

duringourcoverageofJeremyLin.

sincelearnedofasimilarreference

engaged

inathoroughreviewofallthreeandhavetakenthefollowingaction:

•TheESPNemployeeresponsibleforourMobileheadlinehasbeendismisd.

•TheESPNEWSanchorhasbeensuspendedfor30days.

•TheradiocommentatorisnotanESPNemployee.

Weagainapologize,omplishmentsareasourceofgreatprideto

theAsian-Americancommunity,h

lf-examination,improvededitorialpracticesandcontrols,andrespontoconstructive

criticism,wewillbebetterinthefuture.

为什么说ChinkintheArmor是个恶劣的种族污辱标题？

在美语中，Chink（或chinki、chinky和chinkie）是对中国人或华裔极具种族侮辱性的

蔑称，相当于英语中的Nigger（黑鬼）。在电视、新闻报道、书刊杂志以及歌曲歌词中，

都应避免使用Chink这种蔑称。

《华盛顿邮报》对ESPN道歉一事的报道

NEWYORK—ESPNabbr.娱乐体育节目电视网（EntertainmentSportsProgrammingNetwork）；

hasapologizedforusingaracialslurinaheadlineforastoryonKnicks

nsationJeremyLin.

ESPNrantheheadline"ChinkintheArmor"afterLinhadnineturnoversinNew

York'slosstotheNewOrleansHornetsonFridaynightonitsmobilewebsitethat

couldbeenonphonesandtabletcomputers.

"Idon'tthinkitwasonpurpoorwhatever,but(at)thesametimetheyhave

rommyendIdon'learntoforgive,and

Idon'fullynot."我不认为这是故意或什么的，

但同时他们已然道歉。所以，从我来说，我不会再介意这件事。人必须学会谅解。我甚至不认为这是有意

的，或者说但愿不是。---JeremyLin林书豪

WhitneyHouston

CHRISTOPHERCRUISE:Saturday,hundredsofpeoplewillgatherinNewark,

NewJery,ty-eightyearold

mmslooksbackat

thelifeofthesinger,actress,andmother.

(MUSIC)

JUNESIMMS:ThatisWhitneyHoustonperformingthesong,"I'mEvery

Woman."Andthatiswhatmanywholovedthesingersay:Whitneywavery

inherhometownofNewarksaysheneverforgotwhereshe

friendandgospelsingerMarvinWinansrecentlysaidthat

belowthesurfaceWhitneyHoustonwasstillthesamelittlegirlfromNew

Jery.

Achildhoodfriendofthestar,GregoryWhittle,remembersgrowingupwithher.

GREGORYWHITE:"Alotoftimeinthebamentyoucouldhearhersinging.

trictlyfromGod."

beheldattheNewHopeBaptist

lso

amemberofthechurchchoir.

(MUSIC:"GreatestLoveofAll")

herrvedinthemilitaryand

oustonwasnottheonlyfamily

sDionneandDeeDeeWarwickwerecousinsofWhitney

formanceearlierthis

week,ArethaFranklinrememberedhergoddaughterwithasongandpraifor

themusicandmemories.

Asateenager,WhitneyHoustonperformedasaback-upsingerforChakaKhan,

alsohadasuccessfulmodelingcareerby

tureappearedonthecoverofSeventeenand

insidemagazinesincludingGlamourandCosmopolitan.

Innineteeneightythree,CliveDavis,theheadofAristarecords,heardWhitney

redherarecordingagreementsoon

nexttwoyears,WhitneyHoustonworkedonherfirstrecordalbum.

"WhitneyHouston"wasreleadinnineteeneighty-five.

Slowlybutsurely,edinthenumberonepositionon

Billboardmagazine'

firstnumberonesinglefromthealbumwas"SavingAllMyLoveforYou."

(MUSIC)

Anotherpopularsongfromthatfirstalbumwasthisdancenumber"HowWillI

Know."

(MUSIC)

Thealbum"WhitneyHouston"insthe

biggest-llingfirstalbumbyanyartist.

um"Whitney"soldtwenty

madeherthefirstfemaleartisttoentertheBillboardTop

yHoustonwasclearingapathof

recognitionforwomenartists.

However,ordedthe

soundtrackforandstarredin"TheBodyguard,"innineteenninety-two.

estoryofa

relationshipbetweenapopmusicstarandaformercretrviceagentwho

iewasabighit,makingmorethanfourhundredmillion

film'spopularitydidnotevencome

clotothesuccessofthealbumthatwentwithit.

"TheBodyguard"-four

hesinglesis"IWillAlwaysLoveYou,"a

yHouston'sversion

soldmanymorecopies.

(MUSIC)

Innineteenninety-two,WhitneyHouston'ried

singerBobbyBrown,riagesurpridmany

rownwasconsideredan

industry"badboy,"whileWhitneyHoustonhadaninnocencethatledtoher

nicknamethe"promqueenofsoul."

SheandBobbyBrownhadadaughter,BobbiKristina,innineteenninety-three.

Inthelatenineteennineties,WhitneyHouston'sprofessionalbehaviorbeganto

antocancelshowsandwaslateforimportant

earancechanged;

portssaidshewasabusingdrugsandalcohol.

(MUSIC:"IHaveNothing")

WhitneyHoustonandBobbyBrownendedtheirmarriageintwothousandven.

enteredatreatmentprogram.

Intwothousandten,shereportedshewasdrug-free.

But,lastSaturday,thesingerandactresswasfounddeadinherhotelroomin

r,news

reportssayWhitneyHouston'sfamilyhasbeentoldtheentertainerdiedfrom

takingtoomanyprescriptiondrugs.

Herventhandfinalstudioalbum,"ILooktoYou,"wasreleadintwo

eyouwithWhitney

HoustonperformingtheLeonRusllsong,"ASongforYou."

10LessonsJeremyLinCanTeachUsBeforeWeGoToWork

eemslikethe

phenomenonhasgoneworldwide.

Friday’s38pointperformancebyHarvardgradJeremyLinfortheNewYork

KnicksagainsttheLALakerswashisgreatestperformanceyetasastarter,sincehe

burstontothesceneandpropelledtheteamto4straightwins.

Linnowhasover200,’sgotover800,000on

Weibo–including200,000newonesinthe24hourperiodafterbeatingtheLakers.

Butthere’n’tjustamodern-day,

emyLinstoryisincrediblypopular

becauwecanallealittlebitofourlvesinthisman’sstrugglesandnow

success.

Whatcanallofuslearnfromthisyoungman—andhowcanweapplythe

samelessonstoourownliveswhenwegobacktoworkonMondaymorning?

’sonlythe4thgraduatefromHarvard

’salsooneofonlyahandfulofAsian-Americanstomake

entbytheKnickstoplayfortheirD-Leagueteam3weeksagoinErie,

’dalreadybeencutbytwootherNBAteamsbeforejoiningtheKnicksthis

’vegottobelieveinyourlf,evenwhennooneeldoes.

即使没人相信你也不能绝望。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球队宾州

伊利海鹰队。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。

tostartfortheKnicksbecau

er

toudemirehadtoleave

ldhavesquanderedtheopportunityand

erknowwhen

,they’rewhenyouleastexpectthem.

’tfritterthemaway.

当机会来临时要好好把握。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。拜伦戴维斯（BaronDavis）一直无法上场。其他控球后卫也不能出战。卡

梅罗·安东尼（CarmeloAnthony）受伤了。阿玛雷斯塔德迈尔(AmareStoudemire)因为

家人去世而离队奔丧。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。

milywillalwaysbethereforyou,’tuntil

afewdaysagothatLingothiscontractguaranteedbytheKnicksfortherestof

that,osleeponhis

brother’ilyalwaysbelievedin

dehimcontinue

antyourfamilytobelieveinyoulikethat,you’vegottobe

thereforthemtoowhentheyneedit.

3.你的家人将一直支持你，因此你不应让他们失望。直到最近几天，林书豪才获得尼克斯

队的保障性合同，不用为余下来的赛季而担忧。在这之前，他随时都可能被球队裁掉。此前

他只能在纽约市下东区的哥哥家睡沙发。他的家人一直都相信他，在他快要放弃的时候也

给予他支持。这使他坚守自己的信念。如果你希望家人像这样支持你，你需要在适当的时候

有所表现，不要让他们失望。

’tMichaelJordanorKobeBryant.

He’’sapasranddistributor–whocanalsoscorevery

’tworkforhiminGoldenStateorHouston–wherehewasbeforelanding

eD’Antoni’ssystemattheKnickshasbeenperfectforhim

’vegottodoyourbesttounderstandwhatyour

strengthsareandthenensurethatyou’reinasystem(ajobororganizationor

industry)i,peopleoverlookthe

talentsyoubringtothetable.

寻找适合你风格的体制。林书豪不是迈克尔乔丹（MichaelJordan）或者科比布莱恩特

（KobeBryant）。他不是纯正的得分手。他是传球手和球权分配者——但也能很好的得分。

在加盟尼克斯队之前，他先后为金州勇士队和休斯顿火箭队效力，但是那里不适合他。麦

克德安东尼（MikeD'Antoni）在尼克斯队的体制非常适合他，能让他展现自己的优点。你

应该尽最大所能去了解自己的长处，之后确保你所处的体制（职位或者组织或者行业）非

常适合这些长处。否则，你所展现的才华只会被忽略。

’bably

sureyoudon’thaveaJeremyLin

livingamongyounow?Howdoyouknowthat“Mike”couldn’tdoamazingthingsif

yougavehimanewprojecttorunwith?Howdoyouknow“Sarah”isn’ttheright

persontotaketheopenjobinLondonthatyou’vebeentalkingoverwithyour

colleagues?’’sAsian-American.

yassumptionshaveyoumadeabouttalentaroundyou?

Don’tbeliketheGeneralManagersinGoldenStateandHouston,andlettalentslip

ltheirmoney,scouts,andtesting,theydidn’thave

nowwhatyourpeople(orevenyourlf)

isreallycapableof?Takeofftheblindersofassumptionsyouwearwhenyoulook

attheworld.

不要忽视团队里可能存在的人才。你现在可能负责管理企业内部的人员。你确定自己身边

不存在林书豪这样的人才？你怎么知道若让“马某某”负责某个新项目他不会有优异的表

现？对于你和同事一直谈论的伦敦的空缺职位，你如何确定“沙某某”不是任职的合适人

选？我们对身边的人有各种成见。林书豪来自哈佛大学。他是美籍华人。他不一定能在NBA

玩得转。你对身边的人才有多少各种各样的假设？不要像金州或者休斯顿的球队经理那样，

让人才从手中溜走。尽管他们拥有资金、球探，还进行了试训，但是他们并不清楚自己手上

有什么牌。你知道自己的手下（甚至你自己）真正擅长于什么吗？在观察世界的时候，请

摘下你的有色眼镜。

willloveyouforbeinganoriginal,’

’ill

JeremyLin—erthatis.

Thatdoesn’tmeanyoudon’tworkhard—itjustmeansyoufindwhatyou’regood

llloveyouforbeingyou,

Garlandsaiditbest:Alwaysbeafirst-rateversionofyourlf,insteadofa

cond-rateversionofsomebodyel.

人们喜欢你是因为你保持自我，而不是模仿他人。你应该保持自我，而不是做迈克尔·乔

丹的二流复制品。世上不可能有另外一个迈克尔·乔丹。只需要做林书豪——你自己。不管

那是什么。这不意味着你不需要努力——只是意味着你应该找到自己擅长的，然后坚持下

去。球迷们会因为你保持自我而爱上你，就像他们喜欢林书豪一样。朱迪·加兰(JudyGarland)

此言妙矣：“永远做一流版本的自己，不做二流版本的别人。”（Alwaysbeafirst-rate

versionofyourlf,insteadofacond-rateversionofsomebodyel.）

nedayareluckyenoughtohavenewspaperswanttoputyou

onthecoverinordertollmore,don’’sbeenremarkable

shisteammates

andfanslovehimthatmuchmore.

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。

umakeothersaroundyoulookgood,’

tknowhowgoodTysonChandlerwas,

hastChandlerupmanytimesoverthelastweekforeasydunksbecauhedrew

’spartlywhytheKnicksareplayingso

’sbeautiful

nthemediaswarmsLin,hetellsthemhowgoodhisteammatesare.

Dothesamewithyourpeersandreports.

如果你能给身边的人也添光加彩，那么他们将一直喜欢你。我此前并不清楚泰森·钱德勒

（TysonChandler）有多优秀，直到看到他和林书豪一起打球。在上周，林书豪通过吸引防

守后的传球，为钱德勒创造了很多轻松灌篮的机会。这也是尼克斯队成绩这么好的原因之

一。他们更加努力地与队友分享球权。这是非常令人赏心悦目的。当媒体簇拥在身边时，林

书豪告诉他们自己的队友是多么的优秀。在对待自己的同僚和报告时，请予以参照。

oplebelieve

inGod,someindestiny,eryoubelievein,begratefulforit.

不要忘记生活中运气或命运的重要性。有些人相信主，有些人相信命运，有些人相信运气。

不管你信什么，请保持感恩的心。

ldn’thaveizedhisopportunityifhehadn’tworked

renoshortcutstohardwork.

’vegotaTigerMomwho’salwayspushed

youtoworkhard,,letyourconsciencebeyourownTigerMom!Getup

early,uldyougetany?You

canonlycontrolwhatyoucontrolandthatmeansyou’vegottoworkharderthan

anyoneelyouknow.

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。如果你有一个虎妈

（TigerMom），天天督促你努力工作，这就非常好。如果没有，那请让你的自觉成为你自

己的虎妈！早点起床，晚点睡觉。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。

peweallcanapplythelessonstoour

ownworkandfamilylife.

There’sagreatlinefromaNewYorkTimesarticleonLinandhisfaithwhichis

worthitforallofustoremember(fromRomans5:3-5):

sufferingproducescharacter,andcharacterproduceshope,andhopedoesnot

disappointus.