华裔美国小子掀起“林来疯”(3/3)

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概括: 从"板凳"球员到场上“救星”，23岁的哈佛高材生林书豪的华丽蜕变。一起来听听关于"林来疯"的报道吧~~
Hints：Jeremy Lin
Chinese Taipei Basketball Association
one in four
Chen Sheng-hong
Esquire Taiwan
翻译: Olivertt
校对: 雨尽无言
组长: 莜珍
答疑: 大爱柯南Jeremy Lin's popularity is likely to give basketball another chance at becoming a major sport in Taiwan. Baseball is the most popular sport locally, both on the field and on television. But a local professional basketball league has been growing since 2003.
That league had started to change local opinions about basketball even before Jeremy Lin became popular. The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association says one in four Taiwanese already follow basketball.
NBA games are broadcast in Taiwan during the off-season in baseball. The NBA has even held marketing events in Taipei to increase its fan base.
Today young players can be found shooting hoops on any Taiwanese school ground with a basketball court. Chen Sheng-hong, a former basketball reporter and editor-in-chief of Esquire Taiwan, says some of them hope to be the next Jeremy Lin.
"Why he's so popular in Taiwan, I think as a Taiwan basketball journalist for many years I think Jeremy Lin is a dream come true for anyone, 'cause we can see he is not very tall or very strong or very quick. Actually he is just a mediocre basketball player build, but he still can earn a place in NBA. So that's why people here are so crazy about him."林书豪的走红似乎为篮球变为台湾的主流运动带来了另一次机会。在当地，无论在球场上还是电视上，棒球都是最流行的运动。但是一家当地的专业篮球联盟已经从2003年开始不断壮大。
在林书豪走红以前，这家联盟就已经开始改变当地人对于篮球的看法。中国台北篮球协会称，四分之一的台湾人已经开始喜欢篮球。
在淡季，台湾各台会转播NBA球赛。NBA已经在台北举办了多种市场活动来扩大它的粉丝群。
今天，台湾任何一所学校都开设有篮球课程，并且可以在操场上看到年轻球员投篮的身影。前篮球记者，现任台湾《君子杂志》主编陈胜鸿称，他们当中有人希望成为下一个林书豪。
“为什么他在台湾那么红？作为一个资深台湾篮球记者，我认为林书豪是很多人梦想成真的典范，因为我们知道他个子并不是很高，体格也不是十分强壮，速度也不是十分快。其实他只是一个普普通通的篮球选手，但是他仍然可以在NBA夺得一席之地。这就是这里的人们为他疯狂的原因。”