I was just reading a story about the sort of “hero worship” aura surrounding Tim Tebow, the University of Florida quarterback who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy. (If you’re not a football fan or not a college football fan, you’ll have to indulge me. And why in the heck AREN’T you a fan??)
Who couldn’t love the kid? He comes from a really nice, happy family, who love him deeply. He was raised to be a humble, hard-working, Christian kid in the best senses of the word “Christian.” He was homeschooled, but apparently became a superhero high school football star thanks to a Florida law that allowed him to play public school football while being homeschooled.
Nice kid. Nice family. Great college football player, who may someday have a highly lucrative career in the NFL. What’s not to like?
I’ve tried my best to be cynical about the kid — as I am cynical about most things sports related — but I like him and wish him and his family only the best.