Ill also add another point.
Any player (asian or black or white) putting up lin-type numbers in NYC gets top billing on ESPN Sportscenter every night.
Same player (but asian) gets CNN/NBC/NYT headlines.
Thats the difference between being a sports story and a human-interest story. Race and underdog and ivy league moves 20/10 a game from the back page headline to the front page. thats the difference between water cooler fodder and a household name.
Knicks go 10-0 with Lin and he becomes an internet meme...a true Linderella story.
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Any player (asian or black or white) putting up lin-type numbers in NYC gets top billing on ESPN Sportscenter every night.
Same player (but asian) gets CNN/NBC/NYT headlines.
Thats the difference between being a sports story and a human-interest story. Race and underdog and ivy league moves 20/10 a game from the back page headline to the front page. thats the difference between water cooler fodder and a household name.
Knicks go 10-0 with Lin and he becomes an internet meme...a true Linderella story.
Solo