In interviews Lin has talked about being fat since childhood, and how that has left him with little confidence in his appearance and often made him the butt of other people's jokes. Even during what should have been his greatest moments, like winning competitions, he would be heckled and attacked- "Don't start getting any big ideas!
他曾在受訪時表示，由於從小就胖，不僅自己對外型沒信心，也常成為別人的笑柄，即使偶有獲獎奪冠的光彩時刻，但更常被譏笑「你別作夢了！」