Timothy Tebow Reflection

Tim Tebow is one of the most inspirational active sports players to younger kids and even adults. Tim Tebow has overcome many challenges in his life, he won the national championship in football at University of Florida as quarterback. He later entered the draft and was picked by the Denver Broncos in the first round and twenty- fifth pick. When Tim Tebow joined the league it was not for him, he had only bad games situations we usually go deep down to find talents that we never knew we had. We tend to rise to the occasion and complete tasks that need to be done by us because we are the bravest to do it. I do agree with this specific prompt because there have been times where I have had to rise above and be the bigger man to complete challenges. There are also many famous figures such as: Tim Tebow, my great uncle, and Steve Jobs. These people in one way or another have started with nothing and made millions and billions. They have all found talents that they did not know they had. Their hidden talents have impacted families, fans, and the evolution of technology.

Tim matured from a boy to a man by the end of the book My Brother Sam Is Dead. In the beginning, Tim adores Sam and wants to do everything he does. When Sam goes to war, Tim starts to learn how to more independent and how to do stuff without complaining. At the end, Tim has finally grown up and has a better understanding of the world.Throughout the book, Coller and Coller show us how Tim grows from the dependent boy he once was and how he turns into a independent young

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

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

And lastly, an example that reveals Tim’s struggle is evident when he says, “For more than twenty years I've had to live with it, feeling the shame,[...].” (page 1) and “I survived, but it's not a

He has had 2 concussions, a cervical neck injury, hand finger fracture, inguinal hip sprain, pedal achilles tear, and a pedal ankle sprain. All of those injuries could of ended his career if he didn’t treat it right. The main injuries that were kind of major was when he fractured his finger, broke his foot, and just had an injury a couple days ago injuring his lower leg. As if he had any more problems while playing football I don’t know.

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).

Tim Tebow sits below the stage nervously waiting for the announcement of the Heisman Trophy Winner. He flashes through his life, remembering the hardships and walls he broke through to get to this amazing point. In the story Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker, Tebow recalls his ride through life that got his to the biggest stage in college football. This novel is based on Tim Tebow’s life before the NFL. He takes you through his many spiritual and athletic events he experienced in his life. Tebow was an athletic phenom who was good at every sport he played including baseball, basketball, and most importantly football. Tim Tebow’s autobiography has great, descriptive events that everyone should read and experience.

The emotional pain of reliving the story arouses sympathy in the reader, which as a result allows the audience to identify with Tim’s struggle. He also mentions having to “live with it, feeling the shame, trying to push it away,” which evokes empathy in the reader. It is certain that throughout one’s lifetime, they will experience an event that leaves them guilt-stricken or feeling shameful. By describing his feelings towards the story, O’Brien arouses sympathy in the reader in a way similar to the “ordinary world” phase of the hero’s journey archetype.

Tim Tebow is a Minor League Baseball player. He had switched from the National Football League to play baseball for the Minor League team of the New York Mets. He had switched sports because the Patriots wanted him to change his position from quarterback. He told them that he couldn’t picture himself as anything other than quarterback before he made the switch.

Taylor started off as a young country girl in Pittman Country, and was traumatized by the mishap of Newt Hardbine's fathers over fulled tire incident. Taylor said "a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine father over the top of the Standard Oil sign. (1) Kingsolver" It was more than enough to in steel an internal fear

Ron Wolf of the Green Bay Packers had a feeling about Brett Favre the next year and pursued the idea of trading for him. When this process was taking place Brett had to pass his physical exam. The doctors told Wolf that Brett would last five years tops, because of a hip condition similar to what took hall a famer Deon Sanders out of the league. Wolf went with his gut feeling and traded first round draft pick Tony Smith for Favre. Brett came to Green Bay still in the shadows as he was backing up starting quarterback Don “Magic Man” Majkowski at the time. In the third game of the season, Majkowski sustained an injury to a ligament in this foot. Favre trotted onto the Lambeau Field not knowing that this would be one of his numerous come from behind victories. Down 23-17 with 1:07 to go in the fourth quarter, Brett drove the Pack the length of the field, once again throwing the game winning touchdown pass to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Second, from a personal standpoint, Tim Tebow will most likely stay in college and finish it then go to the NFL. Tim Tebow is able to go to the NFL straight away, but he

Yet he is not there yet he is still trying his very best to make it to the top. Since he was one of the top prospects of his era in the NFL but then started to go downhill and then retired he is trying to do the same with another sport baseball. A effect of this though is that Tim Tebow is starting to receive a ton of hate from outside social media and some people are going as far to say it's because of his recent fame that, that’s the only reason why teams and coaches are giving him a chance. Even though Tim Tebow actually has some true talent and is trying his very best to work out and excel in the MLB. A repercussion to this is that celebrities might start thinking that if Tim Tebow can just “give it a shot” in the MLB then they might as well too.

He started his first season as a backup but then by his last three games he became a starter. During his first season with the Bronco’s, he became the first quarterback in the history of the NFL to rush for a touchdown in each of the games he started. In 2012, Tebow was traded to the New York Jets and after one year of playing for them, he was signed to the New England Patriots. Sadly, he was cut from the Patriots in August of 2013 because the team had to get down to 53 players. He took this well, he thanked the Patriots and then decided to explore a career in broadcasting while still looking for opportunities to play in the NFL. In 2015 he was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles but then was released after their 4th preseason game in September of that same