Tim Tebow
Posted on 07/31/2009 10:40:52 AM PDT by NYer
Tim Tebow
LifeSiteNews.com) - Last week Florida Gators Quarterback Tim Tebow's photo may have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, the same magazine that is best known for its annual "swimsuit issue," but the contrast between the two cover stories couldn't have been more glaring.
At 21 years of age and graced with boyish good looks, Tebow is one of the most talked about rising stars of the NCAA; but the football superstar literally left reporters speechless last week when he answered a question during a press conference about whether or not he is "saving himself" for marriage. quot;Yes I am," said Tebow briefly, who then indicated he was ready for the next question. However, in the video of the press conference, a reporter is heard stumbling over his words in the background as he tries to ask a follow-up question. Tebow then laughs, obviously reacting to the reactions of the reporters in the room.
"I think y'all were stunned by that," he says. "Y'all can't even ask a question. Wow. I mean, I was ready for that question. I don't think y'all were."
It wasn't the only controversial remark that Tebow made that day. In response to another question about whether or not people may be tired of the volume of coverage devoted to the young football star, Tebow, a devout Christian, said that the level of exposure he receives is a mixed blessing. However, he said, he looks at the positive side that, thanks to his fame, he has been able to share his Christian faith with so many people.
In addition, the football star told the reporters that he believes that the publicity given to his mother's story has helped other women choose not to abort their unborn children. Tebow's mother, who serves as a Christian missionary together with her husband, was pressured to abort Tebow following a life-threatening infection she suffered while pregnant with him. Doctors pressured her to abort her son to save her own life, but she ultimately resisted the pressure and both mother and child survived the birth.
"There has been a lot of people that have been encouraged not to have an abortion because they heard the story of my mom, or they have been encouraged because they have heard me give my faith on TV or in a report or something," said Tebow.
"You know what, although there has been a backlash, oh, well. You know what, I'll deal with it if I have to. It's not a big deal to me because of the kids and people that have been encouraged by the stories we have tried to tell and by the life that I've tried to live."
Growing up Tebow would often help his parents with their Christian mission work in the Philippines. He was homeschooled by his mother, who instilled in her children strong Christian values.
Tebow was the first home-schooled athlete to be nominated for the Heisman Trophy. "That's really cool," he said at the time. "A lot of times people have this stereotype of homeschoolers as not very athletic - it's like, go win a spelling bee or something like that - it's an honor for me to be the first one to do that.
“He is a rdical Christian, swimming against the tide of public opinion.”
“All those who live Godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
All.
Why is this a Catholic Ping?
Kind of hard to believe this young man is in a Florida school. ;-)
The reason for that is that anyone who is not born again needs to hear about salvation by Christ Jesus. Religion can’t do that. Not any religion.
Michael Caine meets an attractive young woman who tells him she has been an orphan since her missionary parents went to Africa and were eaten by their Bible Study group.
I’m not having sex with hot young college girls either.
Where is MY medal?
“literally left reporters speechless”
...I’ll bet it did! To them he should’ve already had syphillis 3 times, crabs, herpes and should be trans-sexual. All the norm in their crusty, dark and demented little brains.
My thoughts exactly...lol.
He is a better man than me. If I was in that guy’s shoes, I would be taking full advantage of co-eds nationwide.
Florida = beach bunnies. QB = many, many opportunities.
This fine young man is a class act. I have to profess a preference in that he ends up with my St. Louis Rams who have experience with a great QB with the same type of qualities in Kurt Warner. Kurt brought St. Louis a Super Bowl trophy so bring in Tim and do it again!
As a high school football player that sometimes tried to spread this line to attract chicks I know that if he is sincere then he will now need to hire bodyguards to keep the women off him.
“Actually it was none of their damn business.”
He could have told them that. He didn’t. He answered the question.
I suspect he won’t make it. Especially now.
You're right about that!
he also has given pro-life speeches.
One wonders if all this was known about him as a freshman, would he have ever been awarded the Heisman?
Wonder how many Tim Tebows have been tossed in the dumpster the past 37 years?
“HOW DARE YOU
PUBLICLY EMBRACE
TRADITIONAL VALUES
WHEN PUBLICLY ASKED
TO BETRAY THEM!”
Great article, good post. Thanks for sharing it.
Tell that to the two flight missionaries who were PROTESTANT but got killed trying to share their faith in South America. Ironically, it was their wives who ultimately reached those people (who killed their husbands) and their villages were widely converted!
I would say the Protestants have had their share of martyrdoms, especially the baptist and adventist Kulaks who were killed by the millions in Stalinist Russia!
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