Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World" on Wednesday. Jeremy Lin      (include).
“Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks starting point guard, is      individual that many children can aspire to be alike,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “kids can learn a great lesson     the injured Knicks point guard who graduated from Harvard University.”
“Jeremy Lin’s story is a great lesson for kids everywhere because     fights back so many of the prejudices and wrong ideas that unfairly hold children back. He’s changed the idea     Asian-American guards somehow can’t succeed in the NBA --- and that being a world-class athlete on the court is somehow contradictory with being an excellent student off the court.” Duncan said.
“It’s great to see good values      (reward) in professional sports because that’s not always the case.” Duncan said in the Time report. “Often it’s the bling, the glam, the individual that gets celebrated --- not the team and working together to advance a goal      (big) than oneself.”
Lin’s teammates seemed to take pride      the up-and-coming basketball star,     Lin remained modest about the      (recognize) by tweeting, “Now my face is red.”