NBA star Jeremy Lin says Asian-American identity is part of his ‘superpower’
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“I’ve come to understand that my identity is part of my superpower,” the NBA champion told his alma mater’s class of 2021 on Wednesday in a video that he later shared to his Instagram account.
“Even though I will always be more than an Asian-American basketball player, just as each of you are more than your backgrounds, who I am and where I come from is woven into everything that I do. That’s the cold hard veritas.”
Lin has spoke before about his struggles during his early career, especially surrounding his identity when he broke through at the New York Knicks in the “Linsanity” era of 2012.
“I hope that you will take your identity and whatever background and life experiences you have to help change the lives of those around you,” the nine-year NBA veteran said. “Because after being at the top of the world during Linsanity, I can tell you that success without community is absolutely meaningless.”
