Comments on: Even in defeat, Tim Tebow is an exemplary young man

By: Libby

Libby — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:28:07 +0000

One of the other great things about Tebow is the effect he has on his teammates. We’d see it week after week during the post-game interviews on the local Denver news stations, teammates like Champ Bailey were brimming with admiration for him . Bailey and others would explain that because of Tebow, the team knew that he, and they, would play the full 60 minutes of the game. It’s been an incredible testament to how one person can make all the difference. Tebow cannot be swapped out with Orton or Cutler or just any quarterback, because his attitude and work ethic is not only what makes him successful, it makes the team successful. And Tebow also proves the reverse – that obnoxious, prima donna players like Jay Cutler harm the team.
With the press, It think it’s not so much that Tebow’s unabashed Christianity annoys them, it’s that the personality traits – humility, faith in himself despite the results of any game, etc. – that have contributed so much to his success. You can’t separate his faith from who he is, so you can’t appreciate his success without crediting his faith. Such a conundrum for these cynics.

By: Oldflyer

Oldflyer — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:56:48 +0000

Book, I don’t see anything wrong with “earned’ the Navy Cross.

I am trying hard to get my 15 year old twins, who are budding athletes, to focus on Tim Tebow as both an athletic and life role model. Although I respect and admire his religious faith, there is a lot to be learned, even if you tune out that factor. (Of course any sentient person must consider from whence his core is derived.) There is a lot of static in their lives, as is true of all young people today; but, I believe they are strong enough, and smart enough to push through it, and Tebow can be beacon to guide them.

I have documented before that my wife and I are long time Timmy fans. As former attendees of the U. of Florida (she actually graduated), we have been privileged to follow him for many years. My respect for the young man only grows.

By: Bookworm

Bookworm — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:52:19 +0000

Boxter: You’re absolutely right. That was a pretty pathetic cognitive error. I’ll correct it immediately.

By: Boxster

Boxster — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:45:05 +0000

Enjoyed the article, but have one point – one doesn’t “win” the Navy Cross. A quibble, but an important one, I think. It is awarded. Rest in peace, LCPL Hogan, America is blessed to have such men.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:10:55 +0000

Book, Mike posted a link where a San Fron chron hack journie said some football players were beaten up after they won the game by 20 pts, because they were “tebowing”.

The Left supports such violence. And they claim they are afraid of violence. Heh. If they were really afraid of violence, they would shut the hell up like they do about Islamic Jihad.

By: dustoffmom

dustoffmom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:05:02 +0000

Shoot…forget Tebow! (Although like you I am a real admirer of the young man) Tell me more about your dog and better yet, post a picture! He/she sounds a great deal like my mutt Andi and I am a real sucker for the mutts of the world.

By: MacG

MacG — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:26:19 +0000

I believe it was Joe DiMaggio that when asked whether it was a pennant game or the last game of a losing season, he gave 100%. “Because some 10 year old might be watching”. Contrast that with many of today’s headline grabbing “Man, I ain’t no role model! I din’t sign up for that $#%!” athletes and Tebow is refreshing.
May he play long and safe as he applies the biblical mandate to not let the world press him into its mold and lives out 1 Corinthians 13:1ff (and following) “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.”