Tim Tebow
I didn't want to be like everyone else. I wanted to be better. If I did what everybody else did, then why would you look up to me? Why would I set an example?
Every time I step on the field, I'm going to give my whole heart regardless of the score.
I don't like to talk hypotheticals. I deal with the real life situations. I treat every day as a blessing.
When you try to be a role model, not everybody can relate to some of your highs - awards, championships. But everybody can relate to the lows. Everybody's gotten fired from a job or gotten cut. People learn more about you in those lows than they do in the highs.
I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.
I'll give my heart and soul whenever I step on that field and even when I'm on the sidelines. And at the end of the day, that's really all you can ask of someone.
I don't have to live the roller coaster other people live with my life. It's hard because people try to have an effect.
Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat.
Whatever avenue I feel like I can make a difference in, I'd love to do.
I think you sign up to win games, and compete, and go out there and lead a team no matter how you can do that.
It's not always the easiest thing to be the center of so much spilled ink.
When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.'
So much in football is touching, feeling, walking through, writing it on boards, drawing Xs and Os. And all those are the best for me.
When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It's a challenge to uphold their values and make their product look good. I take that personally.
You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated.
My whole life, my dream has been to be a quarterback.
But - but the greatest way to witness is by walking that straight and narrow and also realizing that you're going to mess up. That's what grace is for. We're going to fall, but we've got to get back up. And you've got to improve. And that's what I'm all about.
I try to be as real and honest about everything and very genuine with people and say, 'Listen, I'm a Christian, and I'm not perfect. I screw up every day, but I think that's what grace is all about.'
Before a game, you know, I can take off my helmet, run over there and spend a few moments with someone who is dealing with so much more than I've ever had to deal with and to love on them and care about them and in front of thousands and thousands of people, you know, let them know that they're more important than all of this.
Outside of football and training, I am somewhat of a homebody. Love hangin' out with my siblings and close friends.
I know there are a lot of people who believe in me as a player and a person, and I don't want to let them down.
I try to be active and to keep my body in the best shape I can possibly be in.
For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life.
Something I always try to practice is be anxious for nothing, but let your request be known to God.
Being physically fit helps me think better and feel better. I only have this one body. I want to make the most impact that I can; taking care of my body helps me help others. That's a big reason why I do it.
To be able to influence someone or to be able to have a group of guys come together to have a successful team and to be together all the time every day for, you know, a year and longer together, you have to have a - find a common ground. And that common ground for us is football.
You know, I think He honestly does care about how we play on the field, more than anything more than win or lose our hearts on the field.
I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God.
So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.
I am not better than anyone else just because I play football.
I'm blessed to have a little bit of success in football.
Love ice cream. I let myself have that about once a week. Vanilla.
I always love training at crazy times - it's an edge I'm creating over everyone else.
I rely on a lot of green drinks to get my vegetables.
If I believe that I became the best quarterback that I could possibly be, the best football player that I could possibly be... That's how I'm going to measure my career as a success or not.
I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer.
You read glowing things and it doesn't feel deserved. You read things that are critical and it cuts you to the bone.
I'm going to mess up. But I'm going to get back, you know, and get after it and try to do better the next day.
My No. 1 focus was on my foundation, the Tim Tebow Foundation, to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in the darkest hour of need.
So many times in today's society, we can put football No. 1. And I've done it in my life at certain times. You put football number one, this game is more important than anything else. Well, really, it's not. It's just a game.
My rookie year was huge for me as far as the learning curve, especially those last three games.
I definitely consider myself extremely blessed to have great partners in endorsing products. It's not about being on billboards. I endorse something because I believe in it.
I try to learn from every experience, good or bad.
I don't judge my success in life as a football player.
I don't judge my self-worth as a football player. Football is something I love. It's a fun career deal, but it's not what I want to do with my life, because I see football as a game.
For some reason in today's society, people look up to football players and you have a voice. And it's because of that voice you have the opportunity to impact people's lives.
I hope that when I'm 90 years old, I've accomplished a legacy that isn't all about me. I hope it's a legacy about the people who our foundation helps.
Being able to score touchdowns and win games is a way to get a platform. But, ultimately, if that's what you do in your life, and that's what your life is based on, I don't know - I feel like that's a little bit of a meaningless life.
I've always been attracted to girls whose hearts are the biggest thing about them. People can be very sweet and kind to others who can do a lot for them. I want to find a girl who will be the same person to those who can't do anything for her in return.