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Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks’ former benchwarmer and now worldwide basketball sensation, is the new Cinderella Man of basketball, and maybe even more. As the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) first American-born player of Chinese-Taiwanese descent, Lin has notched impressive game statistics. The phenomenon that is “Linsanity” has struck at an interesting time, amidst whispers of a United States in decline and an Asia in ascent. While it is absurd to suggest that one successful Asian-American athlete holds the key to managing international relations, there are certainly lessons to draw from the parable of Jeremy Lin.