What is Jeremy Lin's family?

Jeremy Lin's father and mother immigrated to the United States from Taiwan Province Province in 1970s. They studied computer engineering at Purdue University. Both husband and wife don't like sports, but watching the NBA, they like watching Dr. J. Owen play very much. Lin takes his three sons to the stadium three times a week, trying to make them imitate the actions of NBA superstars. All three sons joined the basketball team in high school, but only the second son, Jeremy Lin, became famous.

The following is an interview with his parents:

His parents believe that the root causes of his son's behavior, including going to Harvard and becoming an NBA player, are the educational methods he accepted from childhood that are "different from traditional oriental parents".

Parents in the East are generally willing to spend money to teach their children piano. How many people are willing to pay for a basketball coach for their children? This question, raised by his father Lin, may confuse the parents of most children in China. "We hired a basketball coach, so his basic movements have been very good." Lin said to.

Don't think that the Lins have also designed a Ding Junhui-style star-making road for their children. Until Jeremy Lin decided to play NBA in his junior year, his parents never thought that his son would become a professional player. On the contrary, when Jeremy Lin was a child, he was forced to play the piano hard for five or six years. "But I didn't practice in the end because it was a waste of money and time." Mom Wu Xinxin said with a smile, "If you are not interested, it is meaningless. Only by doing what you are interested in will you be fearless and have the determination to do everything best. "

Educating according to children's interests has been the education method of Jeremy Lin's parents for the past 20 years. This sounds the envy of all children and surprises all parents: can you do it with your child's interest?

Playing ball brings a series of benign effects.

Better homework, better health, no time to go out to study is not good.

The answer is yes. It is definitely not possible to "herd sheep" entirely by children's interests. Jeremy Lin's parents know this "interest-based" model very well.

Jeremy Lin played basketball with his father, brother and younger brother since childhood. Wu Xinxin believes that his son has the talent to play basketball. "But since his junior high school, we have asked him to get all A's, so he can play as long as he wants."

This is the simplest hook agreement between parents and children, but it is not a unilateral obligation of children. In this process, Lin and his wife have always paid attention to and helped the growth of booksellers. By the tenth grade (equivalent to the first grade), Jeremy Lin can join the first team of the school team and play ball with senior students two years older, but at the same time, the study pressure has also increased. "At this time, we can help him with his lessons, such as math, and try to help him learn. His mother sent him to play ball, and there were many things to do at home, but he was full no matter how busy he was. " Lin said to.

This has played a series of benign roles for Jeremy Lin. "First of all, children's homework will be better. In order to play ball, they will do their homework more actively and form the habit of finishing it on time. Second, they are in good health. Because of playing basketball, their brother ate more steaks than other children in high school. Thirdly, I learned how to relieve stress through exercise. Playing ball games when the homework pressure is high can release the pressure and ease the mood. And the fourth point, homework, play for a long time, no time to go out to study is not good, what alcohol, drugs ... "

The truth of playing ball and being a man.

Character cultivation is more important than the requirements of ball skills.

It is not difficult to understand that this is how Jeremy Lin graduated from Harvard. His college coach said that this is the best player on the school team he has ever taught. "Even if I don't play basketball in the future, it shouldn't be too difficult to find a job after graduating from Harvard." Wu Xinxin said with a smile. However, what makes Jeremy Lin's parents more proud of this kind of education is that children gradually learn the truth of being a man in their interests.

Lin gave an example. When he joined the first team in high school, he met a stronger opponent than himself. Jeremy Lin can't beat him. He will lose his temper and kick a chair. Although the coach likes this clever disciple very much and it is too late to encourage him, his parents will still ask the coach to send him to the corner for punishment. "We pay more attention to his personality cultivation than his skills."

Lin said: "when playing in the community, some people say that oriental children can't play." I told him that it doesn't matter what others say, we should do our own thing. Unexpectedly, he finally became an NBA player. "

"One revelation that may be useful to parents in the East is that we pay more attention to the process of children's growth than to the results." Wu Xinxin said