This kid just gets it. He understands his role as an athlete, a role model and more importantly, as a human being. Humanitarian work in the Philippines? Spending time with inmates and orphans? Not on the resume of your typical college athlete.
Maybe he'll have a nice set of Heisman trophy bookends in the near future as well.
He deserves it.
-----------------
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/article934989.ece
The Florida junior quarterback repeated as the Maxwell Award winner for the nation's best all-around football player and joined Notre Dame's Johnny Lattner (1952, 1953) as the only two-time winners.
But it was the Disney Spirit Award he received that moved Tebow most. He and his family were the subject of the evening's most emotional moment when Tebow was recognized for his humanitarian work in the Philippines and his countless hours spent sharing the Gospel with inmates and orphans.
"This means a lot, especially for me it means more than winning the Heisman or those (other) awards because it's about what I do off the field, and that's more important," Tebow, 21, said.
The Disney Spirit Award is given annually to college football's most inspirational figure. Tebow said after receiving the award that he sometimes feels the pressure of being a role model, but he welcomes it.
"There are so many athletes today that say, 'I'm not a role model, I'm not a role model,' and they make so many excuses," Tebow said. "Well, whether you like it or not, you are a role model. You're either a good one or a bad one, and unfortunately most of them are bad role models today. For me, I just want to be a good role model, like Danny Wuerffel was for me and several other guys that I looked up to. I want to be someone that kids can look up to in today's society."
No comments:
Post a Comment