Slade H
Here's the link:
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20071206/NEWS/712060310
I pulled it up earlier, but now it won't let me. Server must be overloaded or something. Can you tell me if you can pull it up. If you can can you copy and paste it here please. It's a great article!
Hey JCam, can you copy and paste it?
No, could you copy the whole article and paste it here? Along with the authors name attached to it so it's not copyright infringement.
I would like to read the whole thing, because I got interrupted and now I can't pull it up! TY!
Thanks bud! 10 pts. to you!
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Worked for me. I was able to pull it up easily.
Wow! That was a great article. Hard to believe that he almost did not came into existence. Thanks for the link! See what happens when you follow your faith. Most Americans just need to trust in God whenever things go bad just like Pam Tebow did.
Oh, I get what you are saying now. Sure here it is:
Tebow's family ties
By SUZY A. RICHARDSON
Sun staff writer
12:00 am, December 6, 2007
As a top contender for the Heisman Trophy, Tim Tebow, the sophomore quarterback who has been dubbed Florida's superhero, will have the eyes of the sports world fixed on him.
But while the Gator Nation anxiously waits to hear if he will make history as the first sophomore to receive the coveted award, the tight-knit family who knows him best says instead of focusing on a win, they are focusing on supporting the baby of their family, whom they affectionately call Timmy.
For Tim's mom, Pam Tebow, that means ensuring that her youngest son will be suitably dressed during the Heisman Trophy ceremony held Saturday at 8 p.m. in New York City.
"I'm so busy making sure Timmy has a black belt and socks to wear with his shoes . . . all those details that a mother has to remember," she said.
But, Pam says the real preparation has nothing to do with socks and shoes. Instead, it has to do with his upbringing. "You have to start young; you can't start when they're 20," she said, recalling that Tim "hated" to lose, even as a skinny kid playing T-ball.
During those seemingly insignificant losses, she and her husband, Bob, taught Tim some of his most valuable lessons, including how to deal with disappointments.
"We taught our children from a young age that in everything, you give thanks to the Lord," she said. "There's something supernatural that takes place when you trade your anxieties for God's peace."
Pam says most of Tim's life lessons began at home, on the family's 44-acre farm on the outskirts of Jacksonville, where all of the Tebow children were home-schooled.
She credits her husband with using the farm to teach the five children a strong work ethic � something that she says has allowed Tim to excel on and off the football field.
"They would mend fences, take care of the vegetable garden and the cattle," she said. "There were things that were required of them. Part of my husband's strategy was to build strong men, not just build fences."
For Pam, though, Tim's story begins years before life on the farm in Jacksonville.
In 1985, she and her husband moved to the Philippines, where they served as Christian missionaries.
Hoping to expand their family, they prayed for "Timmy" by name.
Just before she became pregnant, Pam fell into a coma after contracting amoebic dysentery, a bacteria transmitted through contaminated drinking water.
Her treatment required a series of strong medications. As a result of those medications, doctors told Pam the fetus had been irreversibly damaged, and they strongly advised her to have an abortion.
She refused because of her faith, she said.
Pam spent the last two months of her pregnancy on bed rest, and on her due date � Aug. 14, 1987 � she gave birth to a healthy baby boy, who she described as "skinny, but rather long."
Three years later, the family moved back to the U.S., while continuing to run their family ministry, the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association (btea.org), in the Philippines. Every year, the family returns with volunteers to work with the ministry, which now employs 50 people and includes an orphanage.
On Saturday, the Tebows will be worlds away from the Philippines and their little family farm where Tim learned so many lessons. But one thing remains the same: the tight-knit family will be together, and they will be by Tim's side.
Tim's oldest sister, Christy Tebow-Allen works as a missionary in Asia. And though she is the only sibling who will not be by her baby brother's side during the ceremony, she will be waiting by her phone to hear the results.
"I am not surprised that Timmy is a finalist for the Heisman," she wrote in an e-mail. "The combination of Timmy's God-given talent, hard work, character and leadership have made a mark on and off the football field."
Tim's brother, UF senior engineering student Peter Tebow, who will be at the ceremony, says that even without a win, he is impressed by what Tim has already accomplished, both as a football player, and as a person.
"It's so exciting to see the accomplishments that he has had, but more importantly, it's exciting to see the kind of person he is," he said.
Following the ceremony, the family has planned a party for Tim and the people closest to him.
"It's more of a support group because we're all going to be together, and that's the fun of it," Pam said. "You don't have to win to have a party."
"Our job is to convey to Timmy that, win or lose, we love him the same," she added. "We're not focused on winning. We're really just focused on him."
Edit: No problem. Happy I could help you. I like Tim Tebow. He is a very athletic quarterback and now I see why. He's my favorite to win the Heisman.
why is Tim Tebow considered such a risk every QB is a risk only about 25% of first rounders ever pan out?
wolfy5db
I know he doesn't have a perfect throwing motion and needs to learn to read defenses. But lots of succesful QB's don't have perfect throwing motion most notable being Kozar and Rivers. He has everything else Mobility, decent arm strength, great work ethic, and desire to learn. I'm a Bronco fan and not estatic about the pick, I think we had other pressing needs we needed to address more and could have gotten Tebow later in the draft. But he has just as much a chance to suceed as Clausen or Mccoy. All these guys are crap shoots so give me a break, quit listening to Mel Kiper, Mcshay and all these other combine Gurus if they were so good they would have been hired as a GM of some team. Trust the real NFL personal and from what I hear there are alot that are high on Tebow. John Gruden one of the best QB coaches ever thinks he's going to be great and I trust him more than I would just about anyone. Only about a fourth of QBs drafted in the first round ever pan out anyway. So all you so called draft experts kiss off, and let the real scouts do the work, and all the fans out there you dont know dick so like I said let the real experts do their job and their were more than you know that were high on Tebow and he would have been a first round pick even if the Broncos didn't nab him. Buffalo, Cleveland, Raiders, Jax, they would have all tried trading up and getting him. Vikings might have even taken him, they were pretty high on him. Not saying he will pan out just saying no more of a risk than any QB taken in first round. Steve Young also loves him and I say he know a little something about lefty mobile QB's, let time be the judge half the first rounders are going to be nothing anyways we put to much value on these picks. They are 20 year old kids with no expeirence.
of course he won't be able to run as much as he did in college but he can move out of the pocket to avoid pressure. His arm strength is fine, it's his mechanics and ability to read defenses that are questions and what rookie qb is going to read defenses. He is a 67% passer and everyone will say that's because the competion is as great in college but all these players are coming from college and all playing this same competion. He played in the toughtest conference in NCAA. The people who don't like him are the draft experts, the true QB gurus seem to love him, Gruden, Young, Mcdaniels. Who you going to trust on a QB Gruden or Kiper give me a break
See I know he's a risk and might not pan out. But my point is so is every other QB taken in the first round, and this was the end of the first round, and it is a question. I want to know how everyone can jump to this conclusion. Gruden coached up Brett Favre, Rich Gannon, and Brad Johnson. I know Favre a hall of famer but gruden helped in that process. But point is there are varying opinions on Tebow so don't make it sound like the worst pick ever, it was the 25th pick not a top ten. So give it a chance. It's not like they were going to get a sure fire hall of famer there. They took a chance so what
tnk I never said he wasn't a risk, I said all these players are risks
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Your argument got a big red F when you called Gruden a QB expert and "one of the best QB coaches ever." The only thing regarding QB's that guy is an expert at is putting them through the ringer. He won a Super Bowl with Tony Dungy's team and then couldn't do s**t. Also, I hate when people ask a question but are really just using it as a platform to rant.
That being said, Tebow is still a risk. He is not an NFL ready QB, he's not even close. He comes from the exact same system as Rex Grossman and we all know how well that went. His passing and snap handling mechanics need a lot of work. He's had less than 1,000 pass attempts in his college career for just under 9,300 yards in 48 games with a 66.4% completion rate. Clausen had 1100 attempts for 8150 yards over 35 games, 62.6% completion rate. Bradford had 900 attempts for 8400 years over 31 games with a 67.6% completion rate. Both Clausen and Bradford are blowing him out of the water in average passing yards/game. Just to illustrate the difference between college and NFL, Kyle Orton attempted 541 passes for 3800 yards last season alone. To me saying you don't understand why people consider him a risk means you either don't understand football or didn't look at the numbers.
It's true any draft pick is a risk, but there are always varying degrees of that risk. QB's especially are risky and even more so when they don't come from an NFL style offense.
Here's the good news, he has a lot of up sides. He's very athletic and while not the quickest guy out there, he's quicker than you'd think a guy that big would be. The Broncos couldn't have drafted a kid that will work harder. If Tebow isn't successful at the next level it won't be because he's a lazy a** and gets fat. (I'm looking at you, J. Russell!) And it won't be because he goes out and gets into a bunch of trouble. He won't have a prima donna attitude and just expect everyone to cater to him. He's a natural leader and by all accounts I've seen is a generally well liked guy. He's a great athlete and with the right team he will be successful, it just may not be as a QB. He has the potential with some time to be an NFL QB, but he also has great potential if they convert him to something else. And that is his tremendous upside, that he could be so versatile.
I don't think the majority of the experts are saying he'll never be a success in the NFL, but realistically he is a risk, especially for a team that has immediate QB needs. Fortunately for him and the Broncos that isn't the case in Denver. He should end up with a very good situation in Denver and that will give him a greater shot at success.
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