jeremy lin, role model

Jeremy Lin, Role Model for

Traders

If you pay attention to NBA basketball — and even if you

don’t — you may have heard of the “Linsanity” phenome-

non.Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American point guard for the

New York Knicks, seemingly exploded out of nowhere in

February to have the best NBA debut ever.Lin averaged

27.3 points per game in his first four starts — a feat un-

matched since the NBA merged with the ABA in 1976.

So here’s the thing no one could figure out: How did a

player that talented, go so unnoticed for so long?

As Kobe Bryant more or less expressed after the Lakers got

trounced by Lin: “Guys like that don’t just show up out of

nowhere.”

Before his chance to shine with the Knicks, Lin was seen

as a disappointment for the Golden State Warriors and

the Houston Rockets.

And as a college player, Lin wasn’t that heavily recruited.

(He wound up playing for Harvard — not exactly a basket-

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ball power — and no one dubbed him a future NBA star.)

So what happened? How did everybody (or almost every-

body) “miss it?”

Or, alternatively, how did a mediocre player suddenly

become a superstar overnight?

As it turns out, those are the wrong questions to ask. Lin’s

previous teams missed out on his superstar talent because

he didn’t have it back then. He slowly but surely

aquired it.

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ness within him… and he had to cultivate it

over time, with the help of coaches, family and

friends.

Even if you hate basketball, I consider it a must read,

because the key factors in Lin’s success are not so far re-

moved from what makes a great trader.

In the beginning, Jeremy Lin was physically weak and beset

by bad habits. He didn’t have the body of an NBA player, or

the fundamental skills of a world class point guard. His

game was a hodge podge of gaps, holes and flaws.But the

raw talent — the foundation, the essential clay — was

there. Lin’s coaches saw that, underneath all the medi-

ocrity, the kid at least had potential.

A willingness to work his ass off.

Soon, Smart noticed something else. Lin was the first

player at the Warriors’ training center every day, eating

breakfast by 8:30 a.m. “Then, all of sudden, you’d hear a

ball bouncing on the floor,” Smart said. Practice typically

began at noon.

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The guy was fanatically dedicated, even when he was a no-

body, a third-stringer.

He saw his own chance for greatness and started preparing

for it, long before the cheering crowds came.

I love this part too: On his path to becoming a breakout

star, Lin actually had to move DOWN a level… and endure

what many other players in his situation would have con-

sidered humiliating:

Lin kept arriving early, leaving late, devouring film and

working studiously with Silas and later Lloyd Pierce.

But what Lin really needed was game repetition. The

Warriors sent him to Reno, their D-League affiliate, on

three occasions. That is where the lessons started to

take hold.

I freakin’ love it!

Think of what kind of drive, what kind of desire and men-

tal focus it must have taken to maintain a winner’s attitude

in the face of that slight.

Getting yanked from the big show to play in the boonies

has to be a major blow to any athlete’s ego. And to endure it

multiple times, up and back down like a yo-yo, every time

wondering if you’re good enough?

It would have been so easy for Lin to become bitter, or lazy,

or complacent and resentful at the cards he had been dealt.

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But instead he kept believing in himself… kept following

that path to greatness. And another step on that path was

getting big:

He compared Lin to a stretched-out rubber band — flexi-

ble, but lacking that snap-back quality. The goal was to

make him “stiffer,” through a training program of heavy

weights and low repetition, in conjunction with a

high-protein diet. With the added muscle, Lin pushed his

weight to 212 pounds from 200, while increasing his verti-

cal leap by 3.5 inches, Wagner said. The result is evident ev-

ery time Lin barrels into the lane this season.

“The biggest thing I see is when he gets intro traffic, he’s

able to maintain his direction and his balance, because he’s

stronger,” Wagner said, adding, “He’s a physical guard.

That’s where I see his hard work and the program he did

with us paying off.”

Wagner added: “Before, he was a motorcycle: he was ma-

neuverable, but very off-balance. Now he’s like a Porsche:

he’s fast, but he’s stable.”

No wonder the Warriors and the Rockets didn’t appreciate

him!

On his way to the Knicks, Jeremy Lin was TRANS-

FORMED… his entire game, and his entire physique,

were taken to new levels through a process of relentless fo-

cus and 360 degree evolution.

Guys like Jeremy Lin are incredibly rare — more

so because of mindset than the talent.

Again, think of what it took for an overlooked bench

warmer to transform himself into one of the hottest

starters in NBA history:

A deep and persistent belief in himself (and his ability to

succeed).

A willingness to outwork everyone else — to show up early

and stay late, day after day after day.

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A willingness to persevere in the face of setbacks (being

busted down multiple times) that were actually opportuni-

ties in disguise.

The Jeremy Lin story is a great one for traders to digest be-

cause, when it comes to trading, we all start out with flaws

and holes in our game.

Unlike the Shaquille O’ Neals and Lebron Jameses of the

world, NO ONE is born to trading greatness overnight.

Trading is such a multi-faceted and subtle game, personal

evolution is not just one of the paths to greatness — it’s the

only path!

To become a great trader, or even just a skilled journeyman

trader who puts food on the table for the family, flaws have

to be ferretted out… holes have to be filled in… weak sides

have to be strengthened. Extensive mental conditioning,

ample seasoning and full contact training is required.

And all of this has to be done through an extended period

of repetition, repetition, repetition — time in the saddle —

with relentless focus and dedicated practice the corner-

stones, “coming together” over a period of time.

The exciting thing is, trading does not require innate physi-

cal gifts. You don’t have to be 6′ 2″ and quick in the paint to

be a great trader. (Steve Cohen, one of the greatest traders

ever, looks like George Costanza from Seinfeld.)

Nor does trading have an age limit. You don’t have to hang

up your game by 35 the way most athletes do. Heck, a lot of

trading legends didn’t even begin til 35 age or later. George

Soros started Quantum Fund at 39, then dominated mar-

kets well into his 70s. (And he’s still playing in his 80s, al-

beit with his own $25 billion stash!)

You do have to have the “spark.” You have to have that

something, deep down, that whispers in your ear and tells

you, “I can play this game.” And you have to be honest with

yourself as to whether that spark is there.

But if that spark is there, everything else can come. You can

expect to start with gaps, flaws, weaknesses, and gaping

holes in your game… just like Jeremy Lin did. Just like all

traders do.

And with the right training and guidance, delivered

through persistence and self belief, you can evolve your

way to trading “greatness” too — however you choose to

define it.

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Arun said:

Nice one!

July 28, 2015 | Reply

chandureddym said:

Everytime I read an inspirational write up here,

the more I will get inspired from your message.

Thanks a lot for your inspiration. Thank you sir.


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A. S. Chakraborty said:

Yes Sir. The very spark with honest self belief that

tells oneself – I can play the game – the seed that

may grow into a gigantic tree – insight of every

great coaches : Thanks.


Sam said:

Thanks Bramesh..


Saurabh said:

Bramesh, sometimes I just fall short of words to

appreciate the work you do to motivate traders

like me. It is so inspiring and heart touch-

ing.please keep up the good work.


Trading Pattern said:

Too good indeed!


Yogesh Bhatia said:

Really great write up..Brilliant..


nagesh said:

YOU ARE SIMPLY GENIUS SIR. EVERY

WEEK YOU MOTIVATE US WITH THESE

KIND OF INSPIRATIONAL STORIES. Thank

YOU so much from all of US.



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