I want to talk about basketball since we currently have the 36th William Jones Cup (an international basketball tournament held annually) in Taiwan. This time, eight male and six female teams joined the competition. I hope the Chinese Taipei team will grab the championship title.
Students, starting from junior high school, prefer to play basketball. There are many basketball courses in schools and parks. Students can play basketball after school, during weekends, and on vacations. Especially, the craze brought by Jeremy Lin swept the country. More young people are crazy for playing basketball.
Who is Jeremy Lin? What kind of charm does Jeremy Lin have to made basketball be all the rage? Jeremy is a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He brought the Linsanity fad two years ago. Taiwanese are proud of his efforts and the youth follow his tracks. When NBA season finished, Jeremy visited Taiwan and attended the basketball camp to teach the participants how to play basketball well, which also encourage young people’s love of basketball.
Playing basketball offers three advantages: First, it enables social interaction. Second, it promotes physical fitness. Third, it offers further challenges. With these mentioned advantages, no wonder why basketball became a hit worldwide, including Taiwan.