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My first dunk ever was in middle school. We were playing, me and my church friends, and I dunked it, and I swear I could not sleep that night.
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In many ways, the longer I live, I understand that there are so many things outside my control. That's why I believe faith is such a big part of the story. There are so many things that were orchestrated by God, that were put into place to make this perfect storm, that created Linsanity.
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Stuff about me dating Kim Kardashian - I have no idea where that came from and all these other rumors. I don't think I'm that type.
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People are moved by my story, but they're only moved by my story because of what I do on the court.
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Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of stereotypes.
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Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him.
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I'm not playing to prove anything to anybody.
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I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks. There was definitely a little bit of 'what's going on?' in my prayers.
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I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.
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It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in your life, or having less privacy in your day-to-day activities, that's an area I need to get more accustomed to.
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My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.