Students emulate football hero Tim Tebow. This pose has been a widespread phenomenon. Photo Credit: ALEXANDRA MADAR
BY JACOB FIERMAN
Fast, strong, and quick all describe characteristics or athletes in sports today. Compassionate, empathetic, and well-spoken currently define very few athletes. Tim Tebow, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, however does the impossible, he incorporates both his physical attributes and his kind heart in his everyday life. While most players under a microscope tend to mess up, Tebow uses the limelight to spread his charitable ideas and world changing goals.
Tebow wants to be remembered not just for football, but also for making a difference off of the field. Tebow has set up the Tim Tebow foundation, which serves to help better the lives of people in both America and worldwide. Over the offseason he travels to third world countries where he helps build homes, hospitals, and other buildings necessary to help poor countries function. Recently he has started a fundraiser to help build a hospital in the Philippines, which will provide treatment for children who lack proper health care. Tebow dedicates much of his time to helping stuggling communities become better functioning.
Before each football game, he “hosts” a kid or teen with health problems. This means that he brings a child to the game, lets them sit in reserved seats, go on to the field for warm ups, and finish off the day with a dinner. This is all thanks to Tebow’s W15H Program. Countless kids have been helped through their illness because of Tebow encouraging them to never give up and get better.
Of course Tim Tebow is a trendy guy, constantly in the spotlight. This may be why he was instantly recognized for striking one of the most memorable poses of the decade; Tebowing. Tebowing is when Tim goes down on one knee after a good play, or after the game, where he prays. Fans instantly adopted this ritual by copying it and performing the act wherever, whenever.
With all of the good, people still seem to try and find the bad. Whether it is people criticizing his playing ability, labeling him a goodie goodie, or even just saying they dislike him because he plays for a rival team. Even if one does not like Tebow on the field, they must notice his extreme presence off of the field.
Tim Tebow is quite the polarizing figure. He is the type of sports figure that you either dislike or love. This doesn’t make a difference to Tebow, he enjoys facing adversity, thrives off of challenges and will never back away from achieving his goals. There are many things you can say about Tim Tebow but if you could only choose one, it would have to be inspirational.
