I Believe in Tim Tebow

"I've come to believe in Tim Tebow for what he does off a football field, which is represent the best parts of us, the parts I want to be and so rarely am." ~ Rick Reilly

I realize this Tim Tebow character is becoming a frequent topic of my blog.

Does anyone know him? Have any sort of connection? Big, strong, football playing, Christian guy with blue eyes and a big heart.....I'm just saying, I think there could be a strong chance that he's Mr. Right. You know, supposing he's not actually dating Lindsay Vonn as the National Enquirer wants me to belive. (Please, say it ain't so!)

Anyhow, last week I stumbled on this article talking about believing in Tim Tebow. My favorite line was: "I've come to believe in Tim Tebow for what he does off a football field, which is represent the best parts of us, the parts I want to be and so rarely am."

Listen, I don't care whatsoever about your thoughts on Tim Tebow as a football player (shocking to hear me say I don't care about football, I know). I don't really care about your thoughts on how he choses to profess his faith. But I do care about the fact that he is a good person. He's using his fame and fortune to help others. He makes a difference in people's lives. That's something everyone should be able to appreciate.

And if you ask me, if you do that, I don't care how well you can throw a football. (Sidenote because you know I can't totally leave football out....clearly he throws one pretty dang well since he's won two national championships, a Heisman and made the playoffs with the Broncos).

And I love that he is the same whether it is after his biggest win or his biggest loss. What does he do? He goes and makes a difference in someone's life. He doesn't have to do this. He could go get live it up in some nightclub in Denver. He could go drive around in some fancy car with a bunch of cheerleaders. He could go read all about hismelf in the paper. None of thee things would be wrong for him to do.

Instead, he spends time making a difference. He puts someone else first. That's something I think we could all do a lot more of. Do I believe in Tim Tebow on the field? I do. Does he sometimes fail? Yes....you saw that on Saturday. But I believe in him even more off the field....where it matters.