"I was shocked cause I didn't even know that they made my jersey. I didn't know that they made it so fast, so when I saw it I was like, I had to look three times and I was like, 'Did they customize that?' And then I saw a couple of other ones and I was like, ok, they must've made them overnight or something"
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The intent is modest, almost disarming. Lin frames himself as an outsider to his own hype, someone still operating on pre-fame assumptions about how the world works. That stance mattered during “Linsanity,” when his rise wasn’t carefully staged by a franchise or a branding team; it was chaotic, sudden, and public. His surprise signals authenticity, and in sports culture authenticity is currency.
The subtext is sharper than he lets on. Overnight jerseys suggest an industry trained to monetize narrative at the first spike in search traffic. Lin’s story - an underdog, Asian American visibility, Harvard pedigree, improbable breakout - became a product category so quickly it startled even the protagonist. There’s awe in the tone, but also a quiet hint of unease: if they can manufacture your name that fast, they can move on just as fast.
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Lin, Jeremy. (2026, January 18). I was shocked cause I didn't even know that they made my jersey. I didn't know that they made it so fast, so when I saw it I was like, I had to look three times and I was like, 'Did they customize that?' And then I saw a couple of other ones and I was like, ok, they must've made them overnight or something. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-shocked-cause-i-didnt-even-know-that-they-21833/
Chicago Style
Lin, Jeremy. "I was shocked cause I didn't even know that they made my jersey. I didn't know that they made it so fast, so when I saw it I was like, I had to look three times and I was like, 'Did they customize that?' And then I saw a couple of other ones and I was like, ok, they must've made them overnight or something." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-shocked-cause-i-didnt-even-know-that-they-21833/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I was shocked cause I didn't even know that they made my jersey. I didn't know that they made it so fast, so when I saw it I was like, I had to look three times and I was like, 'Did they customize that?' And then I saw a couple of other ones and I was like, ok, they must've made them overnight or something." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-shocked-cause-i-didnt-even-know-that-they-21833/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
