New York Knicks sudden superstar made basketball an idol before failure led him back to trusting God.

Jeremy Lin, then a third-string point guard for the NBA’s New York Knicks, found himself suddenly in the limelight a little more than a week ago after leading his team to a surprise victory against New Jersey Nets. Before coach Mike D’Antoni put Lin in the game out of desperation, few Knicks fans, let alone anyone else, had ever heard of the Harvard grad already cut from two other NBA teams.

But now, as he leads the Knicks on a seven-game-and-counting winning streak, everyone’s talking about Lin, his underdog story and his faith.

Sports commentators are calling Lin the “Taiwanese Tebow,” a nod to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, who sparked so much debate last year about public displays of faith. Although the men share a habit of giving God glory during post-game interviews, Lin’s friends say the quiet and unassuming basketball player has little in common with the demonstrative football star.

But Lin’s story of perseverance on the basketball court cannot be separated from his testimony of dedication to God, a faith that sustained him through rejection, humiliation and now, unexpected fame. Through each setback Lin encountered on his way to becoming a household name, the devout basketball player trusted God and used his trials to encourage others.

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