Tebow Quotes & Sayings

Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my faith isn't just a little piece of my life. It is my life. It's not a question of whether I'm outspoken about it or not. I'm definitely not ashamed of it. — Tim Tebow

I am someone that is very competitive. When I'm on the field, I compete. When I'm practicing, when I'm in meetings. I'm a competitor in everything. — Tim Tebow

I don't like to talk hypotheticals. I deal with the real life situations. I treat every day as a blessing. — Tim Tebow

People have to realize that just because you're a Christian, it doesn't mean that you're perfect, because every once in a while everyone stumbles. — Tim Tebow

I want to use my connections with coaches, players, celebrities, whomever, and if I can take that friendship and use it to help someone else, I'm going to take advantage of that. I'm not going to apologize for that. — Tim Tebow

No disrespect to Kyle Orton, who's been solid and stable for both the Broncos and the Bears, but I think the upside for Tim Tebow is greater right now. — Terrell Davis

You know how ESPN works; they'll throw themselves into a frenzy over Tebow's white bread lame ass niceness and then vilify Johnny Football just 'cause he rages now and then. — Dabo Swinney

I had the opportunity to go into the hospitals and talk to kids and see a kid and make him smile. Why? Because I'm a special person? No. It had nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with me being the quarterback at the University of Florida. And to not take advantage of that is a shame. — Tim Tebow

What's amazing when you get up and do something is what God does in your life. We just have to get up and do something. — Tim Tebow

Mom used to quote Isaiah 64: about waiting on the Lord. It doesn't mean being complacent. It means understanding that he has a plan, and that we're not the ones in control. In the meantime, we need to strive to use our gifts and abilities fully. — Tim Tebow

I really try to enjoy life and have joy with what I do. — Tim Tebow

Strong leaders encourage you to do things for your own benefit, not just theirs. — Tim Tebow

I try to stay centered in my faith and my family and the close people around me. — Tim Tebow

When your identity is found in Christ, your identity never changes. You are always a child of God. — Tim Tebow

I'm just another guy starting out. — Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow's like the snake doctor for Florida. Gotta stop the snake doctor, keep the Gators from moving the ball ... this time he snaked Alabama with a play action pass. — Gary Danielson

I'm not perfect. And who knows how many times I've fallen short. We all fall short. That's the amazing thing about the grace of God. — Tim Tebow

Something I learned early in college (is) to not worry about what I can't controlBut what I can control is my attitude, my effort, my focus every single day and that's what I'm trying to worry about. — Tim Tebow

We can control a few things: our attitude, our effort, our focus and how we go about treating our teammates. — Tim Tebow

I know there are a lot of people who believe in me as a player and a person, and I don't want to let them down. — Tim Tebow

There's always someone out there training for your spot. For my scholarship at the University of Florida, for my job with the Denver Broncos, for my position with the New York Jets. And that's the reason to get up earlier or stay up later. — Tim Tebow

There are several things that keep me grounded and focused ... When you can humble yourself to say 'I'm no more important than anyone else. I just have a gift.' — Tim Tebow

Don't be normal. Be an example. — Tim Tebow

When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.' — Tim Tebow

I guess, first and foremost, I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. — Tim Tebow

Ben Roethlisberger is Tim Tebow minus Jesus. — Daniel Tosh

I don't judge my self-worth as a football player. Football is something I love. It's a fun career deal, but it's not what I want to do with my life, because I see football as a game. — Tim Tebow

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people. — Tim Tebow

When we win, I'm excited about winning. That way, I get the ups and downs of a football season. But I also know that it's never as good as it seems; it's never as bad as seems. You always have to stay focused because you never know, for me. My role, it could expand. So you just got to always be ready. — Tim Tebow

My passion is kids, more than just kids is underprivileged kids and orphans. — Tim Tebow

Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives. — Tim Tebow

Along the way there's going to be a lot of obstacles, a lot of adversity, a lot of people who will tell you you're not good enough. I'm here to tell you that you are. Everyone that tells you that you're not is because they didn't accomplish something. — Tim Tebow

You need to have something to motivate you, something to give you an edge. — Tim Tebow

I want to support kids that not a lot of people believe in. Give them an opportunity to do good in school, play sports and get scholarships. — Tim Tebow

You can be extremely bright and still have dyslexia. You just have to understand how you learn and how you process information. When you know that, you can overcome a lot of the obstacles that come with dyslexia. — Tim Tebow

I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday. — Tim Tebow

How many people are not as good as they could be at their job because they don't love it? They're not passionate about it. If you don't like something, why are you doing it? — Tim Tebow

I've been blessed to have an amazing mom and two amazing sisters - so they set a very high standard. — Tim Tebow

I am competitively aggressive. My dream since I was a young boy was to be an NFL quarterback. I am living that dream. — Tim Tebow

Of course I want to look nice and have a good appearance, but more than the outer shell, I want people to want to be around me for my heart. — Tim Tebow

I want to make someone's life better because I'm here. If you have that attitude it will change your day and change your life. — Tim Tebow

So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves. — Tim Tebow

But the more you make the choice to live above your feelings, to trust God instead of what you may feel like doing, the stronger your faith becomes. It's not about being perfect. We will always been on a journey of growing closer to God. — Tim Tebow

I don't know what my future holds, but I do know who holds my future. — Tim Tebow

I am not better than anyone else just because I play football. — Tim Tebow

Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat. — Tim Tebow

It's attractive when girls have faith. That is a big thing for me. — Tim Tebow

I would love to continue to be someone that is positive but also be someone that is objective, — Tim Tebow

I think you sign up to win games, and compete, and go out there and lead a team no matter how you can do that. — Tim Tebow

I'm not somebody that opens a playbook and just turns and reads and reads. That doesn't do it for me. — Tim Tebow

First and foremost is what this country was based on: one nation under God. — Tim Tebow

I'm blessed, because of my faith, that I don't have to worry about the future because I know who holds my future — Tim Tebow

What's so amazing in today's society is people look up to football players. And as a football player, you have a platform. And it's so much more important than any touchdown or trophy or anything you could win with football. Its taking that platform and be able to influence people. — Tim Tebow

When I meet somebody I want to leave a better impression than when I got there. — Tim Tebow

My integrity means more to me than any fame or money. When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. — Tim Tebow

I try to be as real and honest about everything and very genuine with people and say, 'Listen, I'm a Christian, and I'm not perfect. I screw up every day, but I think that's what grace is all about.' — Tim Tebow

Before a game, you know, I can take off my helmet, run over there and spend a few moments with someone who is dealing with so much more than I've ever had to deal with and to love on them and care about them and in front of thousands and thousands of people, you know, let them know that they're more important than all of this. — Tim Tebow

It's hard to create new friendships outside sports. — Tim Tebow

When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It's a challenge to uphold their values and make their product look good. I take that personally. — Tim Tebow

As a competitor and an athlete, you have to believe in yourself. And you have to believe in the people who believe in you. — Tim Tebow

It's a shame that so many people are so intimidated and bothered by Tim Tebow's stance as a Christian. He's not bothering anybody. He's simply being who He is and giving all glory to His Lord. — Monica Johnson

I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback. — Tim Tebow

If I didn't work as hard as I could, then I think it would be a bit like saying, 'God, thanks for giving me this ability, but I don't really care about it. I'm going to do something else, and I'm not going to work quite as hard. — Tim Tebow

I want to improve as a football player, but even more importantly, I really want to improve as a person. — Tim Tebow

On the field I'm trying to play for the glory of God but then also I'm trying to give everything I have and win and compete. And so I think more than just winning or losing, I think He cares about where our hearts are when we're playing. — Tim Tebow

The lows are disappointing but that makes the highs much sweeterThat's what drives you to compete. — Tim Tebow

If you do base your life on how many touchdowns you score, how many championships you win, then when you have a setback, then when you have an injury, you're not playing, or something goes wrong, your self-worth goes down. — Tim Tebow

For me, getting on a knee and praying is a very special deal for me. A very special moment. For me, it was honoring that and not letting people go out there and make a mockery of it and do a lot of different things and just kind of keeping it safe. — Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow may be back in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. As you remember, he was thrown out of the league when he landed his gyrocopter on the White House lawn. — David Letterman

I don't judge my success in life as a football player. — Tim Tebow

I'm going to listen to John Elway. He knows what he's talking about. — Tim Tebow

My relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing in my life. So any time I get an opportunity to tell Him that I love Him or given opportunity to shout Him out on national TV, I'm gonna take that opportunity. And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with Him that I want to give Him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. — Tim Tebow

I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, 'Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.' And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God. — Tim Tebow

But - but the greatest way to witness is by walking that straight and narrow and also realizing that you're going to mess up. That's what grace is for. We're going to fall, but we've got to get back up. And you've got to improve. And that's what I'm all about. — Tim Tebow

Helping raise money for kids - there's nothing better than that. — Tim Tebow

Regardless of how your life will impact others and what that will look like, I just know that when your identity is grounded in God, when you trust in Him, you become part of a bigger picture. And you begin to live out this wonderful poem He has written for your life. This is the truth when life is smooth sailing, and this is the truth when storms come. — Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow has been on the bench longer than Ruth Bader Ginsburg. — David Letterman

At the end of the day, everything is God's plan, and he cares about what we do. He cares about our hearts, how we play the game, and how we treat people. He's definitely involved with how we handle sports and not just the outcome of it. I'm proud when athletes mention God in any way. — Tim Tebow

If I've already thought through a situation and have a response prepared ahead of time in the event temptation rears its ugly head, it is that much easier to resist. — Tim Tebow

It's not always the easiest thing to be the center of so much spilled ink. — Tim Tebow

Talk about your blessings more than you talk about your burdens. — Tim Tebow

You never know how the tough times you are going through today will inspire someone else tomorrow. — Tim Tebow

Being attracted to someone plays a big part, but there's also so much more than that for me. It's about finding someone sweet and kind - and that has a servant's heart. — Tim Tebow

I believe that everyone, regardless of who they are, should do something that is greater than themselves. Whether it's adoption, or helping people who are sick or poor, or whatever. That's what God put us on this earth to do. — Tim Tebow

There's a lot of things that go into scoring touchdowns and leading your team. It's not just the game itself, but going back and studying tape to pick apart everything I did. It's nice to have something to go on, doing it full speed in a game situation. — Tim Tebow

I'll give my heart and soul whenever I step on that field and even when I'm on the sidelines. And at the end of the day, that's really all you can ask of someone. — Tim Tebow

People would say I'm more polished as a passer than Tebow and Cam, but I'm not as physical a runner. But I am 6'2', 223, and I can throw with the best of them. — Robert Griffin III

For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life. — Tim Tebow

I'm not always the best at picking out what goes together. I always want to be presentable, but more than that, I want to be different. I've never just wanted to follow the crowd. I think that goes back to when I was a boy. If everyone was doing one thing, I'd do something different. — Tim Tebow

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up. — Tim Tebow

And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve. — Tim Tebow

So many times in today's society, we can put football No. 1. And I've done it in my life at certain times. You put football number one, this game is more important than anything else. Well, really, it's not. It's just a game. — Tim Tebow

It's important to take God's love personally, though it may not be an easy thing to do. Sure, God loves the world, but he also loves each one of us individually. — Tim Tebow

If you believe, sometimes unbelievable things are possible. — Tim Tebow

I have so many things to work on, and so many ways that I fail. But that's what grace is all about. And I constantly wake up every morning trying to get better, trying to improve, trying to walk closer to God. — Tim Tebow

The media will make a controversy out of anything, if they can. — Tim Tebow

You and I were created by God to be so much more than normal ... Following the crowd is not a winning approach to life. In the end it's a loser's game, because we never become who God created us to be by trying to be like everybody else. — Tim Tebow

My No. 1 focus was on my foundation, the Tim Tebow Foundation, to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in the darkest hour of need. — Tim Tebow

You know, I think He honestly does care about how we play on the field, more than anything more than win or lose our hearts on the field. — Tim Tebow

You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates. — Tim Tebow