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Tim Tebow: The Ultimate Team Sport

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Imagine what would it be like to grow up on a farm with two brothers, travel to the philippines, win the Heisman Trophy, be like a lion on the college football field:) and become a quarterback in the NFL, well that is exactly what Tim Tebow has done. This book talked about his early childhood, his highschool years, and his journey to the NFL and what he did when he got there. In this journal I will be questioning, predicting, and connecting.
First, I was wondering why Tim Tebow decided to play football over baseball? Tim tebow was a four star recruit in high school for baseball, while he was only a 3 star recruit for football. Imagine how hard the decision must have been for him. If he chose one and it ended up not working out how devastating it would be. Nonetheless he had to be very warily on his decision. In his book he tells the reader a couple reasons for why he went with football. The first quote I found for his decision, is that in chapter six he says “I had always had a passion for both sports, but now I needed to make a decision. I chose to play football for it is the ultimate team sport.”(Whitaker 66). He goes on to later say in the chapter that …show more content…

Throughout Tim Tebow's entire life he has been a dedicated christian, and Someone who loves sports. He has obviously spent a lot of time playing both football, basketball, but he has also spent a little time playing basketball. I made many connections between his life and mine. First off, I have been a dedicated christian going to church on Sundays and Wednesdays along with volunteering with my church to help the homeless and others in need. Just like hour Tim enjoys football and baseball, I also enjoy them a lot. I play football in the fall and baseball in the spring into the summer. I also play basketball casually. I may not be a four star athlete like Tim was, but It is still feasible that I can connect to Tim very well. These are the reasons for why I made connections to Tim

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