台灣之子 福爾摩沙之光: 林書豪的成功故事
Taiwan’s Proud Son And Formosa’s Glory: The Story of Jeremy Lin 曾恆利 編著
序言 (一) PREFACE (I)
I have known Professor Henry Tseng for almost fifty years. Since coming to the United States, he added to his law degree from a University in Taiwan with numerous degrees like Master of Library Science, Juris Doctor, Master of Law, and Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration etc. from various American Universities. He served as tenured Professor of Law and Director of Law Library in two state capitals’ schools of law. His expertise was in intellectual property and copyright law, and he wrote “New Copyright U.S.A.” in 1979, a guide for both teachers and librarians, wrote & compiled “The Law Schools of the World” in 1977. He also authored a “Complete Guide to Legal Materials in Microform” in 1976, among others. Quite a few of his articles and book reviews have appeared in many professional journals.
That is the academic side of Professor Tseng. He has a deep devotion to Taiwan. His abiding love for the island country is constant and contagious. Every time the sons and daughters of Taiwan made news around the world, he is always so exalted to spread the word that the people of Taiwan are so proud of them. Examples abound. Dr. Yuan T. Lee (李遠哲) won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986. Jason Wu (吳季剛) designed twice the inaugural ball gowns for First Lady Michelle Obama. Dr. W. P. Andrew Lee (李為平), a surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, recently did a double-arm transplant for a veteran successfully. Yani Tseng (曾雅妮), the world’s top-ranked lady golfer, has been sensational. Last year, Jeremy Lin (林書豪) became a phenom in NBA. Professor Tseng has collected more than 55 descriptions like Linsanity, Linsomnia, Lincinderella, VaLINtime, etc. He is all in when he focuses his attention on a certain project, and this book is a wonderful culmination of that effort.
It is a great tribute to Jeremy Lin as the first Taiwanese-American NBA player. It is also a great manifestation of Henry’s love for Taiwan that this work comes into being.
By Daniel J. Yeh (葉榮秋)
序言 (二)
我的朋友曾恒利教授，獻身教育工作，向來樂於服務人群，勤於探討新知，甘於投入社會公益，安於分享心得，令我敬仰。曾博士是台灣早期留美學人，主修法律，在美國從事法學教育工作數十年，他專攻智慧財產權，並在美國法律期刊上發表多篇論文，嘉惠學子。如今，他退而不休，為彰揚林書豪成功的故事，為要激勵人心向上，孜孜不倦，不辭勞苦，藉機提携後進，深觸我心。
在美亞裔多數是第一代移民，因語言、文化的障礙，為求在美國立足創業，倍極艱辛，對美國主流的職業籃球活動，往往無瑕顧及或參與，對球隊的組織、名稱、分組及比賽規則，所知甚為有限，也對各隊超級球星的名字、隊屬及薪金等要事，無心多加認識。這次曾教授有系統的加以整理成書，詳加介绍，大開眾人眼界，協助大家融入美國主流休閒活動。
2012年二月，紐約天氣雖寒氣逼人，但因“林旋風”或“林來瘋”在NBA的異象，風起雲湧，吹起陣陣强烈暖流，不只溫暖了紐約客的心，更讓全世界的人震撼不已﹔不只跌破籃球專家或球迷們的眼鏡，更在亞裔族群中，不分男女老幼，對籃球運動激起巨大回響﹔不只觀賞林書豪精堪的球技，更從他崛起的過程，驚奇的發現那令人深省的感人故事。
放眼望去，美國職業籃球隊的球員，不管是那一隊，都是以黑人為主，何以致此，一則是籃球運動的學習機會，容易又普及，不受經濟環境的限制﹔再則，因一旦球技超人被選為NBA球員，待遇優厚，人人嚮往，所以黑人族群自幼投入，全力追求，球技厚實，體力久練成鋼，自然獨佔市場，這些NBA巨星，他們的成長過程中，為了要有較多的時間來打球，很少注意到其他的課業活動。在這樣的激烈的競爭環境下，一個身高體力有限的亞裔青年，要能被選進NBA是多麼不容易，更何况林書豪是美國頂尖學府哈佛大學的學生，正常課業本就繁重，想在NBA占一席之地，可想而知，更是難上加難。
林書豪歷盡辛酸，從一個無名小子，早期在哈佛大學時，曾被大學教練低估漠視，後來進入NBA又頻頻蒙羞，在短短二周内，二次無奈地被球隊釋出轉隊，就是在金州勇士與紐約尼克隊時，也分别被羞辱似地，下放到D-League次級聯盟去操練，這樣的遭遇，情何以堪，林書豪多次表達，若非他有堅定的信仰，若非他緊緊依靠上帝靈性的指引，豈能如此﹗
在他屢次被漠視蒙羞之時，他從不自暴自棄，猶然堅強潛忍，他祈求上帝的幫助，極力充實自己，等待時機，他堅信機會永遠是給做好準備的人。林書豪是最近60年來打進NBA的哈佛畢業生，他的父母來自台灣，一個非職業籃球傳統族群的亞裔，他今天能成為運動媒體的寵兒，能被這麼多球迷所推崇，能擔任休士頓隊當家先發控球後衛，我們對他背後的故事，以及造就這樣成就的心路歷程，一定要努力去探討，彰顯緣由，以便給我們大家以及我們後代子孫，得到最大的鼓勵與啟示。
感謝曾恆利博士的智慧與投入，他完成了這個工作，形成我們台美人最重要的資產。
李銘正 敬寫於 紐約
