All through high school he never missed a practice nor a game but remained a bench-warmer all four years.

在整个中学阶段，他从来没有错过过任何异常比赛或者练习，但是四年当中他仍然是坐在场边的替补队员。

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All through high school he never missed a practice but still remained a bench warmer all four years. His faithful father always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.

整个中学时期，男孩没有误过一场训练或者比赛，但他仍然是一个板凳队员，而他的父亲也一直在鼓励着他。

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Wait, that guy, I know him. He is just a bench warmer.

等等，那个男生，我认得他。他只是一个“板凳”。

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In a little more than a month, Lin moved from being a bench-warmer to one of the most popular athletes on the planet.

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He says he received a "phenomenal" education and became a starter on the football team rather than a bench-warmer as he might have been at Yale.

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