Throughout the past 10 years, a former Florida Gator has made his mark as being one of the most positive people alive. His name is Tim Tebow. Tebow has been an example for all the great philanthropy he does as well as for the strong faith belief he has. His faith and spirituality has allowed him to persevere and even act as inspiration for many people around the world.

Currently, Tim Tebow is making his mark in baseball, recently hitting two home runs for this baseball season. For those who don’t know, Tebow was a Heisman Trophy winning, two-time national champion at the University of Florida. Playing at the position of quarterback throughout college and making himself known as possibly being one of the greatest college quarterbacks to ever play, Tebow went to the NFL. While he had to climb the ladder starting from the NFL Draft, he was picked in the first round and eventually started for the Denver Broncos. In 2011, he made himself known for being the miracle man, leading comeback after comeback every single week. Tebow even won a playoff game for the Broncos against the Steelers, before losing to the Patriots in the Playoffs. That regular season for the Denver Broncos remains as one of the most memorable regular season performances in recent time. After the 2011 season, Tebow was eventually shipped from Denver to New York, where things did not work out very well. Eventually, Tebow was released by the New York Jets. Unfortunately, Tebow never got a chance to play in the regular season of the NFL after this. With only a couple short cameos in preseason football with the Patriots and the Eagles, Tebow’s football career ended on a relatively bitter note on the basis that many believed he was not able to throw at a very high level.

It was about a year or so ago when Tebow decided to attempt becoming a professional baseball player. When asked critically about why he was making the move, Tebow had a simple reply:

When are dreams based on chances? Dreams are based on something that’s in your heart that are passions, that are something that you want to go try. Not on chances. I mean, I’m so grateful that I get to go pursue something even if it’s a long shot … I think that’s something that’s unfortunate in society is a lot of people just go do what they feel like they should do and live with the status quo and go live by all these rules … rather than striving for something because the ultimate goal isn’t to succeed or fail, the ultimate goal is to give it everything you have for something that’s on your heart and a dream and pursuing that.

Tebow has repeatedly made many haters throughout his careers in professional sports. In football, the basis was his throwing mechanics, while in baseball it is the fact that he is pursuing something with the odds not in his favor. Nevertheless, Tebow has always found his strength and support in his family and spirituality. Tebow’s foundation is strong, and his endless will to strive for happiness in all he does is exactly what separates him from many others. In the end, Tebow will be one of the greatest sportsmen to have played professional sports because Tebow plays to express... not to impress.