Ah yes, the image we are becoming very familiar with. Tim Tebow, NFL breakout star and devout Christian. As we know, many people like to give him crap about praying, having constant praise to God on national TV, having scripture on his eye-black, the list goes on and on. For me, I see him as a really good example to how as Christians we need to act DAILY. Yes, he does have the spot light on him on a regular basis so the accountability factor is always there, but to think for a second that behind closed doors he stops being the Tim Tebow that  we see on tv….well to think that would be ridiculous.

I am sure his slips up on occasion, as we all do. But look at this way, how will you remember Tim when he is done playing in the NFL? Will it be because of his mad football skills or will it be because of how he represented us as Christians and when given the chance he never passed up the ability to talk about God and how he continually thankful for all the things  that he has done in his life. I know my answer.

 

 

Here are 7 things that most might not know about good Ole’ Tim Tebow.

7. Arms or legs, he can beat you either way: Like Michael Vick, Tebow is lauded for his ability to create plays by running the football when a passing play doesn’t present itself. During his 2007 campaign at the helm of the Florida Gators, Tebow became the first college football player to both run and throw for 20 or more touchdowns in a single season.

6. He’s a toy store near you: Move over He-Man! Tebow’s amazing popularity inspired sports toy manufacturer McFarlane Toys to release three plastic incarnations of No. 15, from his Florida days to his stint with the Broncos.

5. Ka-Ching: Even in this sluggish economy, Tebow gets people to open their wallets in his honor. His Broncos jersey has been one of the NFL’s hottest-selling items since he was drafted in 2010, as it set a draft record for jersey sales, was the league’s top-selling jersey in each month since he was drafted; and putting the Broncos on top in jersey sales by team.

4. His contemporaries are not just Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, but Spider-man and The Incredible Hulk: Marvel artists immortalized the quarterback as a superhero called “Super Tim” for a piece on ESPN’s Sportscenter. Said Marvel Custom Solutions’ Bill Rosemann: “Like the Marvel heroes who pull off last minute victories, Tim Tebow has fans around the world on the edge of their seats and believing that — in our own lives — when time is running out and all looks lost, we can dig deep inside and use our various strengths to triumph over insurmountable odds.”

3. Won’t you be his neighbor? Tebow was recently voted the best celebrity neighbor for 2012, with 11 percent of voters saying they’d like to see him pull up in the next driveway. Tebow edged some A-list names for the honors: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (10 percent), and Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux (9 percent of the vote).

2. Despite the amazing amounts of attention, he’s still under a million Twitter followers: His verified Twitter account has just more than 871,000 followers as of early Monday, a figure that’s sure to grow as the Broncos continue through the post-season. Still, with less than a million followers, the crossover star is well behind all three Kardashian sisters, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

1. He’s a video game tough guy, literally: In this year’s edition of the Cadillac of football video franchises — Madden — the rugged quarterback was ranked a near-perfect  98 in the toughness category, tying seven other players for the technical thumbs-up.

Souce: RadarOnline

 

-Blessings,

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