Bubba meets Tebow. Bubba cries.
Masters champion Bubba Watson brought some major-winning clout to the Tim Tebow Foundation’s charity luncheon this week. In addition to making a $100,000 donation, golf’s second most famous left-hander presented the Jets quarterback with a very special gift.
According to the Christian Post (sample headline: “Were Adam and Eve cavemen?”), Watson preserved his Masters Tournament badge last week in the hope of offering it to the NFL star.
It, like the 24-year-old’s jersey, bears the number 15.
“I knew I’d see Tim in a week,” Watson said. “I told my caddie, I’m going to keep it unopened, and I’m going to hand it to him. I just felt like I should give it to him. It’s his football number, and I thought he might want it more now that I won.”
Watson’s affinity for Tebow, one of the most divisive figures in American sports, likely stems from their shared Florida heritage and outspoken adherence to the Christian faith.
Conor Nagle
Tebow got booed at the Yankee game last night….and the Yankees were playing well. Tough crowd.
Tebow’s only divisive to the anti-Christians movement.
MU Rules…only divisive to anti-Christians…come on now. He was divisive to his own team. He is divisive to his new team…he is pretty divisive. I don’t really have a problem with him, but it is more than just his Religious views that makes him divisive.
MU, lot of people (including other NFL players) resent this notion that Tebow works harder, or is more of a “winner”. Most players in the NFL work extremely hard, and take a lot of pride in it.
docsbro – I live in Denver and The only thing his team mates didn’t like about him was he couldn’t throw.
Now in NY, well everybody’s cranky and divisive there.
Well obviously everything wasn’t “peachy” or they would not have run him out of town with a quickness. I know plenty of his teammates supported him, but it was NOT a complete “love fest” or again he would still be there. Even after signing Payton there was no reason to trade him. There are no guarantees that Manning will make it through the season. Divisive to his teammates maybe NOT but divisive to the OVERALL organization… definitely.
docsbro -if you want to see where the most mean spirited stuff is written about Tebow you can check liberal sites like the Huffington Post who resent outspoken Christians gaining any notoriety. Not really religious myself but I find that a bit troubling. So, keeping it real, that’s what most of the “divisiveness is about.
I would have paid good money for that badge. Too bad. (;-
If Tebow is “divisive” it is because the media made him that way. He NEVER said anything in the media about out working other players or being a winner, etc, etc. In fact, I heard him play down the “Tebow-time” line many times saying that it is “Bronco time” or something similar to that. I’m not even a big fan of the guy, but his treatment is absurd. Especially when compared to the many other players who praise the lord in their after game speeches, then go out and bang a bunch of hookers, cheat on their wives, or bring guns into the locker rooms. Give me a break.
@MU and Steve. This isn’t about politics(liberal sites) or Religion. He is divisive because controversy follows him. Just to be clear something does NOT have to be negative to be divisive, positive things can cause division as well. I personally don’t have a problem with him as a person OR a quarterback. I think there is something very positive about seeing someone win while doing it different than everybody else. But there is a reason(other than Payton, because we know Elway wanted him gone) that he is NOT in Denver anymore.
Also, don’t use that same old tired “liberal media” BS. There are REAL people that don’t like him (and shocking yes some of them are Christians) because they don’t agree with “everything” he and HIS beliefs stand for. Not every Christian believes that you should kneel and pray on the sideline of a football game or point to heaven when you kick an extra point. There are some that believe as in Mathew 6:6 “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.” That personal prayer is for YOU and NOT everyone else.
Well said, Docsbro.
Not sure what you are talking about since I never mentioned anything about “liberal media”. I said “media”, meaning TV, papers, writers, etc. They are looking for ratings and nothing gives better ratings than controversy. Don’t assume what you want to insinuate in someone’s post. If I meant liberal media, I would say liberal media.
That being said, someone can pray in public, there is no rule against that. How many players tap their chest and point to the sky? How many huddle up after or before a game and pray? Tebow never asked anyone to kneel down and pray with him, he does it for himself. Now, if he tried to force others to do it with him, that would be a problem. Again, you are making assumptions not based on facts.
Steve I responded to you AND someone else.
Anyway, sure it is his right which is great and AS I said I think it is ridiculous that players bang there chest and point to the sky after an extra point or a made free throw. I also think that Conor was pretty on point in saying he is a divisive athlete. But I don’t like the idea that you HAVE to be a NON Christian to oppose his actions. That is ridiculous. There isn’t always some grand conspiracy. Sometimes people just don’t like other people.
I agree docsbro. I certainly don’t feel like you have to be a non-Christian to oppose his actions. I also believe that some simply find him divisive because he is a devout Christian who apparently lives his life that way in public.
Me personally, I don’t care what you or anyone else believes as long as you don’t push it on me. I actually don’t feel like Tebow or Bubba are doing that, but if they appeared on TV and said something like “everyone should be a Christian” or something similar, I would have a BIG problem with that. But, I certainly don’t expect people to hide who they are, public figure or not.
As far as I am concerned, Tebow is paid to play football, so everything else aside, I judge him as a football player, not based on his beliefs. As a professional football player, he has shown to be woefully inadequate. Yes, he was won some games, but so have a lot of players over the years. He has not shown anything on the field that would lead anyone with even a minor knowledge of the game to the conclusion that he has any business as a starting quarterback in the NFL. I think that as mentioned above, the fact that it has been pushed upon us that he has some sort of greater will or desire to win is the biggest cause of the backlash against him. Everyone wants to win,and in the pros, 99 percent of the people are working just as hard as he is to do so.