'linsanity'

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In 2013, Mr. Jeremy Lin burst on the NBA scene like a rocket. Playing in Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks, he went on a scoring binge for about ten games in which he averaged over 25 points per game, capturing the American sports scene's attention, and igniting what came to be called 'Linsanity.'

They've thrown down the gauntlet The Asians have a golf 'major' now won Hideki Matsuyama, Masters Tournament Champion The first from the Land of the Rising Sun Ms. Naomi Osaki has won Tennis' Grand Slam Mr. Shohei Otani could be the next Babe Ruth for glam Mr. Yu Darvish was the hottest pitcher in the NL last year Ichiro Suzuki garnered over 3,000 MLB hits as Japanese fans cheered And I predict that there lurks a Chinese missile Whose shooting touch is that of an accurate pistol He's ready for the NBA to welcome him back in A Harvard grad, no less, by the name of Jeremy Lin As the world now sees China as America's #1 superpower rival So is the world of sports witnessing an awesome Asian revival

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Judy Ball

Date: 4/14/2021 9:34:00 PM

WoW! Look Out Yanks. Batten Down The Hatches. Great write Gershon. Very informative. God Bless, JB

Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/15/2021 5:26:00 PM

All those 'Break up the Yankees' cries finally worked, eh?! lol. Thanks, Judy. :) gw