By Mallory Mattingly
Heisman Trophy winner, author, SEC college football analyst and speaker Tim Tebow knows that life is about much more than his athletic accomplishments.
“I think one of the most frustrating things in my life is that my biggest suffering has been for a sport,” he admitted in a video posted by More Than Athletes.
He added, “Like, tell me about the days when you want to be a better athlete or a better athlete, that you do something you don’t want to do.” “You wake up. You don’t want to wake up. You train, and you go a little bit further and a little bit harder, with a little more determination, so I can get a little better at this thing.”
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“And then when you think about it, it’s just a stupid game,” the former quarterback continued. “And yes, I know we love it, but it’s literally taking a fake pigskin and putting it inside one rectangle, inside another rectangle, and you’re like, I’m willing to put up with a lot for that. But still we’re not willing to suffer for an infinite amount of things. And if my life ends up being over and my biggest pain is making a team or scoring a touchdown, then I’ve missed the mark.”
Tebow’s focus is on eternity, which leads him to fight for the end of child trafficking through his foundation, among other causes.
The Tim Tebow Foundation website reads, “The Tim Tebow Foundation is gathering bipartisan support to champion the Renewed Hope Act of 2024. A bill that would help identify and locate the more than 50,000 unidentified children seen in the images who are being abused, raped, and tortured.” “Their images exist in global databases, and these children are waiting, hoping and praying that someone will recognize them. There is no time to wait; the time to act is now.”
“Our fight is about every boy and girl who needs a brighter day in their darkest hour,” Tebow shared on Instagram last year.
“I believe the ‘Renewed Hope Act of 2024’ to combat child sexual abuse is going to do just that: give children hope, protect them, love them, and show them faith, hope, and love in their worst time of need,” she said.
Tebow knows that “suffering” for the game of football is nothing compared to what Christ endured on the cross and asks us to do the same for His name.
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