Friday, February 17, 2012

也为 LIN 狂

短短十来天,神奇小子林书豪一飞冲天,是此刻体坛星河中最耀眼的明星。一位出生于美国的华人,  毕业于谈不上有深厚篮球传统的藤校,NBA 选秀落榜,尽管终于挤进联盟,一年多来板凳坐穿,  被好几支球队弃用。但几乎一夜之间,他却变成纽约尼克斯的首发控球后卫,篮球圣地--麦迪逊花园球场的主人。
一个有着阳光般笑脸的邻家大男孩,在他挚爱的球场运筹帷幄,纵横驰骋。在震天的欢呼声中,篮球就是他手中的魔杖,一挥舞,整个地球都几乎停止旋转,因他而震颤。

"In a world of infinite data and endless observation, Lin has now broadsided us like an unseen torpedo, fired from a submarine we didn't even know existed."- Sports blogger Bryan Harvey
如此小概率事件,碰巧又发生在纽约,于是成了石破天惊的大新闻。转眼间,LIN 被天才的好事者点化成一个魔幻般的音节,  LINSANITYLINCREDIBLELINSATIABLELINDEFINITE为娱乐的狂潮推波助澜。

林的横空出世,对无数球迷来说,是一阵久违,清新的风。可贵的是,他在风眼,却气定神闲。对资深的篮球行家而言,他颠覆了权威,但还有多少璞玉已被常规教条,有色眼镜无情地埋葬?
近两周来,许多体育专栏记者,自由撰稿者们大概都已熬过夜为林泼墨舒毫。他/她们用生花的妙笔,从方方面面剖析现象背后的本质。当我读到这篇文章,这段话,一直纷飞的思绪突然如雪花落地一般找到了归属:
“He has made the sports world stop, listen and look, wide-eyed and fully engaged, as he continues to simultaneously defy expectations and exceed the ever-mounting hype. Perhaps most importantly, he has reminded us all why we fall in love with sports in the first place, why we pass that love along to our children and why we want to see someone have their dream come true so that we have something to believe in.”

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