Tim Tebow is a Hockey Player
by Busted Twigg on Dec 7, 2011 5:58 PM MST
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OK, not in the literal sense that the guy pulls on the skates and chases around a little black puck, but the guy is a hockey player.
There's been a lot of noise in the mainstream media about Tim Tebow. The guy is a total enigma for NFL writers and TV personalities. They're used to guys like Ray Lewis who run around beating their chest, or Chad Ochocinco who is all about Chad Ochocinco, or even Shannon Sharpe with his razor sharp wit. Tebow? He's none of these, and it really hangs them up.
I will admit that I am not in the cult of Tebow. I don't really think much of him as a quarterback. I have little to no patience for his born-again theology. I will admit to really liking the "aw shucks" personae of guys like Joe Sakic. Quoteless Joe spoke in cliches, talked about the team. If pressed, he'd admit to feeling blessed with a certain talent that made him successful in the NHL. Sakic is a bit of an extreme case, but look at Ryan O'Reilly. Listen to his First Star interviews (no NHL.com or YouTube, sorry) after recent wins. They're all about team, getting a couple of lucky bounces, team, happy to get an opportunity to play, team (ad nauseum). They guy controlled play on the ice, yet he speaks as if he had just won at roulette.
With that in your head, listen to a Tebow post-game press conference. It's about team, lucky bounces, opportunity to play, strong work from the defense, team... With his size, athletic ability and will to win, it's too bad he wasn't born in Southern Ontario. He'd have made one hell of a hockey player.
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A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 7, 2011 8:26 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
rec'd
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 5:23 PM MST up reply actions
Tim Tebow once ate sacrilegious waffles for breakfast.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 12:18 AM MST reply actions
Tim Tebow is the Lord Jimmy Howard of the NFL
true story bro!
by Markopolo on Dec 8, 2011 8:09 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
Tim Tebow's grass is green on both sides
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Tim Tebow was like “I believe in God.”
And everyone was like “HAHA THAT’S INSANE I AM GOING TO MAKE FUN OF YOU FOREVER.”
Totally makes sense.
Your post makes sense, Twiggy. Sorry that a quarterback who believes in God made people decide not to pay any attention to it.
At the end of every NFL game, players from both teams gather at mid-field for a prayer. Plenty of QBs participate. I don’t think belief is the issue. The fact that he throws it out in front of everything he says and does puts people off. I also think the media has no idea what to make of a player who has achieved so much (at least at the collegiate level) who does not have a monster ego. In that he’s like a hockey player.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
I can’t remember the last time that Tebow – not the media, but Tebow – made a point of his faith. He takes a knee during field goals. He thanks God in post-game interviews. OK. He’s not the one controlling the cameras or telling the sportswriters to go apeshit about it. He’s just one guy, taking a knee on the sidelines and thanking God for his success. One of many.
As far as autobiographies and that odd Super Bowl commercial situation, well, I’m not surprised to see a young superstar being taken advantage of for the financial benefit of his agent and/or parents.
He may be a total chump, I don’t know. I just think that the evidence isn’t really there. All we have is a very, very young football player who gets as much publicity as our biggest politicians, and does it with more humility and dignity than any of them.
Media, media, media. I’ll say it until I die: The media is the single worst and least honest thing in our culture. They are all sharing one horribly atrophied brain, and can’t stop chasing carrots.
Tebow is seven days younger than Sidney Crosby. Imagine if Crosby had written an autobiography before playing a shift, becoming the youngest captain, winning a Cup, winning a gold medal, winning a scoring title. Look at all the hate for Crosby because of the media’s love for him. Now imagine that same media love for a guy who’s accomplished nothing at the pro level. That’s where a lot of hate comes from.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I can’t remember the last time that Tebow – not the media, but Tebow – made a point of his faith.
Totally going to agree with this. Yes, he thanks God frequently. An athlete who thanks his deity? Surely that’s never happened before!
I think the reason it’s become such a huge part of his persona is because when he’s asked about it, he doesn’t shy away from answering. He talks openly about it when the topic is broached. He isn’t looking to turn every single interview into a sermon, he just rolls with the punches.
I think the extreme hate he gets is as ridiculous as the extreme love. Religion makes people really sensitive so it’s not surprising the athlete who isn’t afraid to talk about his faith and isn’t ashamed of who he is rubs a whole bunch of people the wrong way. I have a hard time disliking a guy for not backing down from who he is and ignoring all the people who hate him for that. He is who he is and he’s proud of that. How can you not have respect for that?
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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The way he “handles”, for lack of a better term, his religion reminds me a lot of Boods.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 16, 2011 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
Didn't Tebow have a Super Bowl ad about abortion?
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 14, 2011 6:57 AM MST up reply actions
Tebow had his autobiography out before he’d played a single NFL game. I have no words to express how pathetic I think that is.
this makes no sense. If you could write an autobiography about your legendary college football career and make tons of money off of it you would too and dont pretend otherwise. Its petty
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 5:25 PM MST up reply actions
I wouldnt
pffffffffff money.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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The world is ending
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
WTF?
Second thought… I SO don’t want to know.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 16, 2011 11:16 AM MST up reply actions
I don’t know what’s worse, the sentiment or the artwork. Are there Centaurs in the Bible?
In unison: "Wonder twin powers Activate!" Varly: "Form of Goal"; Giggy: "Shape of Tending."
No, but unicorns get a mention.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 16, 2011 3:12 PM MST up reply actions
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