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CanSocDem

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7. My point is...
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 04:22 PM
Jul 2018


...that despite his weird public persona, not at all unusual in professional sports, he obviously has more athletic ability than most of us. His football history alone sets him apart.

'What became clear in that hallway is the sports Tebow is very much the true Tebow. While his faith is important to him and the good he vows to do is genuine, he is at the core a sports geek – a man not fully comfortable with being a cultural sensation, a man happiest when finding a way to isolate a tight end against an undersized cornerback.

This suspicion has been confirmed by coaches and scouts who have worked closely with Tebow. They tell fantastic stories about a player who could walk up to a dry-erase board and diagram the plays of many of the NFL’s best offensive minds. Those who saw it for the first time were flabbergasted. No one, they said, did this. No one.'


He could've used more coaching in baseball for sure...maybe his "toolness" prevented that. But he gave it a shot and for that I respect him. His religious beliefs are not mine but I suspect they helped him get where he is.


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