Jeremy Lin brings 'Linsanity' to Houston July 19, 2012 -- Updated 2325 GMT (0725 HKT) Lin makes his media debut as a Houston Rocket Thursday "I just think I'm going to have fun playing here," Lin tells CNN "I'm going to try to help the team become as good as we can," Lin says Being a role model for younger Asians is important for him, Lin says (CNN) -- Jeremy Lin expects to have fun playing in front of Houston's "very loyal and very crazy" basketball fans, the NBA star said Thursday. Lin made his media debut as a Houston Rocket Thursday after the New York Knicks failed to match Houston's three-year, $25 million offer for the point guard. "The biggest thing is to know what I'm playing for and to just stay consistent and not change anything," Lin told reporters at a press conference. You know I've always played for God and that's all I'm worried about. The Rockets dropped Lin from the team just seven months ago, before the Harvard-educated basketball phenom captured worldwide attention by leading the Knicks to a string of victories last year. Lin, an undrafted point guard of Taiwanese descent, burst onto the scene in early February when then-Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni called him off the bench as the team struggled to an 8-15 start. "Linsanity" came into the lexicon as Lin's heroics led the Knicks on an improbable seven-game winning streak. As for Houston, "I've heard the fans here are very loyal and very crazy," Lin told CNN's Mark McKay. I just think I'm going to have fun playing here. As long as me and my teammates are having fun playing basketball, that's really all that matters. McKay asked Lin if he was concerned he might be a flash in the pan and not a perennial all-star. "No one has the answer to that question," Lin said. The only thing I can tell them is I'm going to work as hard as I can and I'm going to buy into this team and I'm going to try to help the team become as good as we can. It's not about how many times you can become an All-Star, it's about your own team's success. Lin said retired Rocket Yao Ming, a Chinese basketball star, sent him a text message of congratulations after his return to Houston was announced. "I've always had so much respect for him," Lin said. I would watch him when I was a kid, anytime he would come to the Bay area, I would buy tickets and go watch him play. Being a role model for younger Asians is important for him, Lin said. NBA stars have game off the court, too "I have a strong desire in my heart to be able to break certain stereotypes about Asians and Asian-Americans, especially in sports," he said. I just think as time goes on, I think we'll start to see more Asian-Americans in sports and we will be able to earn more and more respect when it comes to sports.