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Retraction on my Tebow Rant

Hi,

I'd like to apologize for my rant on Tim Tebow a few weeks ago. In bashing the guy, I neglected to do something that irritates me more than anything when I see others doing it- I didn't do research from the pro Tebow side of the argument. I judged him based on his fans, rather than his character. After watching and reading some interviews, the guy is a very kind and humble human being. He doesn't brag about how great he is or bash his teammates or staff. I may find the end zone antics a little bit annoying, but you know what, I can get over it.

Yes, he talks about his faith, but he answers honestly. It's obvious that he takes his Christianity seriously and is proud to be a Christian-there's nothing wrong with that in my book. Tebow states what he believes when asked in a polite, sincere and intelligent manner. Just watch this interview. You'll have to forgive the sensational Youtube title and Sean Hannity as host:



Many of you know I'm not the most athletic guy in the world. I love watching sports, but I think I get turned off by sports fans-in my experience, they tend to be unfeeling, unthinking brutes who live just to watch the next game. This is especially true in football- It's deified in America, and I hate how I'm looked at like I'm crazy because I didn't watch the Browns vs. Falcons game (with my luck, this is a matchup that has probably never happened due to some NFC AFC BBC ABC conference line of scrimmage hail-mary regulations). Don't get me wrong, I love a good football game as much as the next guy- I just hate the idea of spending entire Sunday mornings, afternoons and nights watching football when there's so many more interesting things to do.

I think I saw Tebow personified as America's glorification of football, and got even more annoyed when I erroneously saw that he was equivocating football with Christianity. He's not doing this at all- in interview after interview, he says that his main goal is to be a good role model for kids, a good team-player, and to make a difference in the world. I think he's doing this- I may not love football, but many Americans do, and he's reaching them where they're at.

So if you'll excuse me, I have to finish up eating this piece of humble pie. It actually doesn't taste too bad.