Through My Eyes By Tim Tebow: Summary

As a boy, Tim had two dreams playing in the NFL and becoming a best-selling author. Both of those dreams have come true. Timothy John, "Tim" Green is a former American football player, a radio and television personality, and currently a best-selling author.

Fast forward to Wednesday. Tebow played in his first official game since signing a minor league contract with the New York Mets earlier this month. Tebow stepped into the box in front of a sparse but undoubtedly attentive crowd and

“ It always seems impossible until it’s done.” The book “ The Quarterback Switch” by Matt Christopher is about Michael and Tim and one of the brothers has to sit on the sidelines while his brother plays on the team. Even when it seems, you can’t do something if you put your mind into it you will succeed. In the book “The Quarterback Switch” Michael and Tim try to put their mind into the game to succeed.

On a crisp summer day, August the fourteenth, nineteen-eighty seven, a legend in football and leader in Christ was born, named Timothy Richard Tebow. He was born into a small town in the Philippines called Makati City. Tim Tebow’s parents were originally from America but they moved to the Philippines to do baptist missionary work (Whitaker, 5). In October of 1990 Tim Tebow’s family of four other older siblings moved to Jacksonville, Florida where Tim was raised. The Tebow’s next door neighbor, Uncle Dick, was like a true uncle to Tim. Most of his childhood memories were spent in Uncle Dick’s household (Whitaker, 7).

Eli Manning was not always the tranquil, placid quarterback that we see today. He was once a young child who was not engrossed in football or sports at all. Being seven and five years younger than his elder brothers, Cooper and Peyton, he was never tangled in their loud, often bloody fraternal battles over basketball or checkers or life. “I

Professional football coach, Tony Dungy, is a man of honor and strength throughout his book “Quiet Strength”. Overall, “Quiet strength” is a memoir of Tony Dungy’s life which captures his discovery of what it means to be a Godly leader, on and off the field. In addition, Tony discovers that listening to God as well as those who he has put in his life will give him peace together with wisdom to get through his son's tragic suicide, and media struggles with players Personally, I connected with how Tony portrayed his son’s suicide in his book, considering the stigmas tied to suicide.

Through My Eyes, is a book about Tim Tebow contributing life lessons to children and him growing up and his successful life through high school, college, and NFL football. Tim started his journey off by going over to the Philippines and spreading god's words to little children. These moments show great character and leadership that football teams all over America are looking for. He always followed god by wearing eye-black that says Phil 3:16. Tebow was only fifteen years old at the time, so he knew these kids need more god in their life so he gave them gods hoped and words. Tim ultimately decided after a trip to transfer to Nease High School, and start as a sophomore at quarterback. This decision was the best choice he made his whole career, it completely changed his path, changing his football career forever. But unfortunately he came up short in his Sophomore and Junior years of winning a High School Championship, but finally succeeded in his Senior at Nease. After his Senior year Tim was not done he received eighty scholarships to schools to play college football, but was only interested in eight, but finalized to two. His next verdict was on two top ten football schools. He was either going to

Tony Dungy is a highly respected pillar in the athletic community. Breaking barriers throughout his coaching carrier; he was propelled into the spotlight when he became the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl title. Shortly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI came much intrigue into his coaching style and personal life. Many wondering how he gained the respect of all his players and produced positive results while maintaining a calm demeanor. In his book, Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy speaks on the importance of faith and family. Emphasizing the power of prayer, commitment, and patience within faith. As well as the impact of his family on his career, that ultimately changed the path he had preferred for himself.

To the majority of America, Auburn University Football is just a sport. To the thousands of Auburn Tigers fans worldwide, it is so much more than that. Tim Stanfield describes it as “…more than a game…it’s a passion” (Stanfield et al. 61). The culture surrounding Auburn Tigers football is a family and tight-knit community. As Pat Dye, past coach of the Auburn Tigers puts it, “We are close here, and that is part of what it means to be a Tiger” (Glier xii). There are generations of Tigers fans, “family” traditions, and the support and encouragement of a family behind every Tiger out there playing. To be a

When one think of Tim Tebow what comes to mind? Outspoken Christian, success football player, fantastic book writer, or current right fielder for the New York Mets. Much of his life is explained in his book Through My Eyes (2011). Tebow was born August 14, 1987 in Makati, (Tebow, 2011). As a young kid Tebow was a very active kid playing very many sports his favorite being football (Tebow, 2011). Many of weekends were filled with the word of god and sporting events whether it be football or baseball (Tebow, 2011). According to Tebow (2011) he and his brothers would go out for hours and practice baseball and football. Tebow was the youngest of five so he had a lot working against him when it came to playing with his brothers (Tebow, 2011). He

Athletics in America has gone from being one of our greatest past times, to an epidemic that engulfs greed, selfishness, and sets a bad example for our society. We are given bad examples as a society to follow. Deemed by his horrid Super Bowl performance, Cam Newton, one of the most predominate and controversial quarterbacks in today’s society has been criticized time and again for they way he carries himself on and off the field. His most recent stint has brought a great deal of negativity to the sports world. There is hope, though. Most famously known in the media as the fiancé of Ciera, one of the world’s most musically influential and imaged based celebrity, right under Beyoncé. His stats on the field compared to Cam Newton are immensely

The status quo holds that the connection between experience and social connections is unidirectional. Simply put, experience affects social connections, period. However, social connections can affect one’s experiences through psychological and biological changes. Barbara Fredrickson in her paper Love.2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do and Become explains how the biology of love and creating bonds can affect a person physically, psychologically and biologically. In The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks, Sacks elaborates on the stories of a multitude of people who went blind at some point in their lives. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle presents us with

Professional football coach, Tony Dungy, is a man of honor and strength throughout his book “Quiet Strength”. Overall, “Quiet strength” is a memoir of Tony Dungy’s life which captures his discovery of what it means to be a Godly leader, on and off the field. Tony’s upbringing set him up for a lifetime of possibilities which allowed him to go farther than most. In addition, Tony discovers that listening to God as well as who he has put in our lives will give him peace together with wisdom through his son's tragic suicide, and media fiascos with players. Personally, I connected with how honorably Tony handled his son’s suicide, especially with the stigma in the christian community regarding suicide.

Author Joseph Campbell once wrote that life can be split into three things. These things are stuff that can't be talked about, words that describe these things, and the boring everyday talk we find ourselves in. However, there have been a series of poems that can help deal with the things that are hard to talk about. Each poem is different, yet they have one thing in common Love.

For a lot of kids, it’s not until it’s all said and done, and they look back on it several years later, that they realize the difference the sport made in their lives. They are proud of playing the game. Have you ever met anybody who accomplished playing four years of high school football, and at the end of that run said, ‘Man, I wish I wouldn’t have played’? It doesn’t get said. Football players aren’t perfect. Nobody is. But millions of former players, one by one, can recount the life-altering principles they learned from football. They know the value of football is the values in football.That’s why high school football – and particularly high school coaches – play such a vital role in our society. Our football coaches are on the front lines of the battle for the hearts and minds of the boys in our society.