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Blessing and a curse at the same time. me and my family are pretty low-key. so sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. but i recognize this is a unique opportunity. it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> beautiful pass to lin. >> the magic of jeremy lin continues. >> he really came out of nowhere. that's not normal. either you're a first-round pick and you go oh, look at that. but literally everybody's kind of overlooked him for the last 20 years. >> reporter: lin's scrappy and humble approach is part of what's captivated so many. he's been the talk of celebs on twitter and helped push m...

The yankees not winning the world series. >> how is that? >> what's he thinking? >> i want to know. >> why is that? i'm here to tell you. >> tell us, barnacle. >> because the new york yankees are one big happy family. >> that's right. let's start with heilman's trade. the new york knicks finally get excited. there's a new superstar coming to down. the knicks have traded for four-time all-star carmelo anthony in a three-team blockbuster deal. according to a league source, the nuggets will send anthony, chauncey billups, they'll go to the knicks. the knicks are giving up four of their top six pl...

We are going to see the snowflakes ending here shortly. but it's just a cold winter day and very cold from minneapolis to kansas city. winter returned to dallas. your windchill's down to 34 this morning. the southeast still looks okay. this is about it, though, mike. warmer from here and then going to rain on the east coast friday and wash away a lot of the snow. >> why don't i believe you? >> 50-50. >> okay. hey, you happy that carmelo anthony -- >> happy it's over. >> finally over. >> thankfully. >> all right. that's right. now for sports. new york knicks' fans get excited. there is indeed a...

Launching pad for the pros. myron played safety. a future, a shoo-in first-round pick in the nfl draft last year. millions of dollars to follow. that's when he basically quit when he put it all at risk. why did you leave, why did you quit football? >> i left football because the rogue scholarship was too great to pass up. it was either now or never. >> reporter: he won a prestigious scholarship, the chance to earn a master's degree in medical anthropology at oxford university in england. myron moved to england and watched the nfl draft from the sidelines. >> it hurt. it really did. inside deep...

>> how are you doing? >> reporter: a gifted athlete, he was all but assured enormous fame and even bigger money. then something happened. you quit basically. >> i did. i did. i don't like saying that word. >> reporter: from the moment he first touched a football myron rolle was a star. >> i was pretty good at it. i was bigger than other kids so i had some success. >> reporter: in high school espn ranked myron the number one senior football player in the country. 83 colleges made him an offer. >> myron rolle! >> reporter: myron chose florida state university, a prime launching pad for the pros....