{"product_id":"linspired-the-jeremy-lin-story-9780310735236","title":"Linspired: The Jeremy Lin Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinspired\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the inside story of the remarkable and meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin, superstar of the New York Knicks the first Asian-American-born player of Chinese\/Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA. Discover the journey of the underdog who beat the odds to reach his current stardom and catch the attention of the sports world with both his incredible basketball skills and his on and off-court example of faith, persistence, and hard work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and not being drafted by an NBA team after graduating from Harvard, Lin signed a deal with his hometown team of the Golden State Warriors. After only his first year of play he was waived by the Warriors, but he was picked up by the Houston Rockets. Again, he was let go, on Christmas Eve, 2011. In spite of this disappointment, Lin always remained positive and trusted that God had a plan for his life and talents. Soon after, Lin was picked up when the New York Knicks needed a guard. After weeks of sitting on the bench, a teammate's injury placed Lin on the court, and since then he has captivated sports fans throughout the world with his tremendous skill and humble response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYorkey, Mike:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMike Yorkey is the author, co-author, editor, or collaborator of one hundred books. He has written for \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e travel section, \u003cem\u003eSkiing, Tennis Week, World Tennis, City Sports, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRacquet\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Encinitas, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorea, Jesse:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJesse Florea has written and edited for Focus on the Family for twenty-five years. As editorial director for youth publications, he oversees \u003cem\u003eClubhouse \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eClubhouse Jr. \u003c\/em\u003emagazines, and he cohosts the \"Official Adventures in Odyssey\" podcast. Jesse has written or cowritten more than thirty books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Case for Grace for Kids \u003c\/em\u003eand the bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe One-Year Sports Devotions for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDevotions for Super Average Kids.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives with his wife, Stephanie, in Colorado Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zonderkidz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491664597266,"sku":"9780310735236","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c701334c-987e-4e74-bdee-975b4c75be9b.jpg?v=1730547585","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/linspired-the-jeremy-lin-story-9780310735236","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}