Tim Tebow is a well-known Christian football player. Tebow is a quarterback who has played for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets. He is also well-known for the action “Tebowing” which is to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different (Tebowing, 2011). Along with “Tebowing” he also writes scriptures specifically Philippians 4:13 on his glare strips.
To Tim Tebow “Tebowing” is a way humbling himself, he said he “Tebows” “because that's a form of humbling yourself. I want to humble myself before the Lord and say thank you for this opportunity. Thank you for letting me play the game I love. Whether I'm good or bad, whether I'm the hero or the goat, whether I score four touchdowns or throw four interceptions, that will still be the same person, honoring the Lord."(Kumar, 2012). Tebow likes to look at it in a way that whether you are going to do good or bad all eyes are watching and he uses “Tebowing” as a way …show more content…
Philippians 4:13 reads, "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." Tebow talked to his coach about switching to John 3:16 saying “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.” His coach said, 'What?! That's a good point, Tim, but Philippians 4:13 is what got us here.' Tebow agreed not to change the verse, but he did change it during the national championship game against Ohio State, where 94 million people did a Google search for John 3:16 (Kumar, 2012). Although in 2010 writing on glare strips became banned in college football and is illegal in professional football because they were not being used for their intended original purpose to block out the