Tebow was in LA yesterday for the ESPYs and, while being hit up by fans for his autograph, he was hit up by TMZ for details about his lovelife. (Maybe we should call it "TTMZ?")
Tebow's modest answer: "I don't have a girlfriend."
And yet the Google trend "Tim Tebow Girlfriend" continues. (TT really seemed to take the TMZ paparazzi ambush in stride, don't you think? When you've been hit by Greg Hardy, TMZ is easy.)
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Again, Lucy Pinder NOT Tebow's Girlfriend
But "Tim Tebow Girlfriend" is, as of this posting, the No. 8 search phrase on Google Trends.
Not quite the same as when Tebow wore the "John 3:16" eyeblack in the national-title game and it spent the next 24 hours as one of the most-searched terms on Google.*
(* - And, according to statements from Urban Meyer relayed from Tebow's mom and dad, that Google search activity was a material reason cited for his return to Florida for one more year.)
Not quite the same as when Tebow wore the "John 3:16" eyeblack in the national-title game and it spent the next 24 hours as one of the most-searched terms on Google.*
(* - And, according to statements from Urban Meyer relayed from Tebow's mom and dad, that Google search activity was a material reason cited for his return to Florida for one more year.)
Friday, January 9, 2009
About Tebow's John 3:16 Eyeblack
OK, so about Tim Tebow's "John 3:16" eye-black...
Some don't like the in-your-face evangelism. Unsurprising.
However, surprising even myself, I don't mind it, because -- generally -- he's so much less in-your-face than others...
...And much less in-your-face than you would expect from a player whose faith is as integral to his life as Tim (a development that made me re-think my own biases, to be honest).
In his first interview last night on the award podium, note the first thing he said. It wasn't "I want to thank Jesus." It was this:
"I just want to thank the fans. They are so unbelievable... I just love being a Gator and I thank all of you!"
From my observations -- and I have observed him a lot (specifically about this issue of proseletyzing) -- he seems to make an active effort to be inclusive. He doesn't -- and won't -- ignore his faith; he brings it up all the time. He simply does it in a fairly thoughtful/careful way.
Just got this message on my Facebook Wall from an old college buddy, with an Onion-like headline mashing up Tebow's faith -- and my faith in Tebow:
(Seriously: It's like I was waiting for the guy in the rainbow wig who sits behind field goals to show up and do a little dance on the sidelines about it. He totally ruined John 3:16. Honestly: What was wrong with Phil 4:13? There was a nice little winning streak with Phil 4:13! Did he really want to jinx things by changing it up NOW? Come ON!)
Some don't like the in-your-face evangelism. Unsurprising.
However, surprising even myself, I don't mind it, because -- generally -- he's so much less in-your-face than others...
...And much less in-your-face than you would expect from a player whose faith is as integral to his life as Tim (a development that made me re-think my own biases, to be honest).
In his first interview last night on the award podium, note the first thing he said. It wasn't "I want to thank Jesus." It was this:
"I just want to thank the fans. They are so unbelievable... I just love being a Gator and I thank all of you!"
From my observations -- and I have observed him a lot (specifically about this issue of proseletyzing) -- he seems to make an active effort to be inclusive. He doesn't -- and won't -- ignore his faith; he brings it up all the time. He simply does it in a fairly thoughtful/careful way.
Just got this message on my Facebook Wall from an old college buddy, with an Onion-like headline mashing up Tebow's faith -- and my faith in Tebow:
This just in: Shanoff Converts to Christianity - "Christ makes me feel closer to Tim."Want to hear the most ridiculous part? When Tebow originally came out onto the field last night, I was like, "Hey, what happened to Phil 4:13? John 3:16 is so cliche."
(Seriously: It's like I was waiting for the guy in the rainbow wig who sits behind field goals to show up and do a little dance on the sidelines about it. He totally ruined John 3:16. Honestly: What was wrong with Phil 4:13? There was a nice little winning streak with Phil 4:13! Did he really want to jinx things by changing it up NOW? Come ON!)
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