Sports are at the center of our lives for much of us at an early age. We have all grown up looking to become the next Babe Ruth or Tiger Woods or Joe Montana (whatever sports superstar you choose to look up to). Especially in our American culture we have the need to grab onto the hopes and dreams of our favorite sports teams. How do you decide your favorite sports or sports teams. Well it is a serious formula that takes years to understand, actually for a lot of us it is related to where we call home or who are family believes to be the best or favorite.
For me I was born in the great state of Missouri in St. Louis where I began my relationship with the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams. As I continued through my life I moved to Florida and now became a Florida Gators fanatic. My life then continues and Tiger Woods grabbed my heart with his powerful drives and exciting fist pumps. As I continued to grow and move I added two other sports to my list being the Indianapolis Colts (thanks to my beautiful wife) and Lebron James (currently the Miami Heat).
All of these people seemed to grab my heart in different ways and for different reasons. Either for their underdog championships or their truimph against adversity or merely their dominance when no one else would step up to the plate.
I have become a person that seems to connect with each of these members of sports, so much that I feel like I am one of the men on that team. I connect so much that it sometimes feels like your committment to the team or player will allow them to be successful. Even though this seems to be so ridiculous when you think about it, when it comes down to it we all have our favorite jersey or our favorite hat that we all believe will have an effect on our favorite if and when we wear it. At the peak of our favorite season of sports our emotions can go up and down like a roller coaster, but their is nothing better than watching your team capture that elusive championship.
For some reason, as Americans, sports have been able to take our minds away from everything else that is happening in our lives to give us hope and joy. I am thankful for sports and their excitement, but most of all the hope and joy that it brings sometimes to a dreary day.
Thank you sports for the relationship.
till another day,
normallyINDIE
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Book Review - Through my Eyes by Tim Tebow
If you have spent any time with me at all, you know how much of a Gator fan I am. I spend much of the year anticipating Labor Day Weekend for the start of the college football regular season and another Gators run at a National Championship.
From 1997 - 2000 my family and I lived in South Florida. These were my formative college football years and upon learning of the power of Florida football, I had to choose Miami, FSU, or Florida. For some odd reason I decided to choose Florida and ever since 1999 I bleed blue and orange.
Naturally over the last 6 years I have grown to love our very own Tim Tebow. Since his first start as a freshman in 2005 I was a fan. Part of me wishes I would have watched him in high school, but in junior high I was not as much a gator fanatic as now. As he brought two national championships, a heisman,and countless other awards, my love for Tim Tebow continued to grow. I am currently a St. Louis and Indianapolis fan in the NFL therefore I hoped that when draft day came around in 2010 that one of my teams would call Tebow's name. But sadly that did not happen and I had to become a Broncos fan as well. This was not hard seeing as both the Colts and Rams are in the midst of rebuilding years.
Upon hearing about Tebow's book Through my Eyes, I realized that if I was a true fan I had to read is book and most of all understand a little more about the character of the person that I call a role model.
The book offers just that. It offers the reader the opportunity to be involved in the life of Tebow, his struggles and sins, as well as his successes and spiritual triumphs. The book lets you into the private life of Tim Tebow and most of all his thoughts about not only his time at Florida, but also his time presently at Denver.
The book is an easy read, but I sort of like that for the audience he is trying to reach. It is not deeply rooting in any literary ideals, but it gets the point across in a powerful way. It shows Tebow's true passions as a player and a person. I highly recommend this book for someone who is looking for someone to model after.
As the hoopla of TebowMaina is in full swing, I would suggest you read this book before you decide to jump on the Tebow Train although it is very soon headed for a Super Bowl.
till another day,
normallyINDIE
From 1997 - 2000 my family and I lived in South Florida. These were my formative college football years and upon learning of the power of Florida football, I had to choose Miami, FSU, or Florida. For some odd reason I decided to choose Florida and ever since 1999 I bleed blue and orange.
Naturally over the last 6 years I have grown to love our very own Tim Tebow. Since his first start as a freshman in 2005 I was a fan. Part of me wishes I would have watched him in high school, but in junior high I was not as much a gator fanatic as now. As he brought two national championships, a heisman,and countless other awards, my love for Tim Tebow continued to grow. I am currently a St. Louis and Indianapolis fan in the NFL therefore I hoped that when draft day came around in 2010 that one of my teams would call Tebow's name. But sadly that did not happen and I had to become a Broncos fan as well. This was not hard seeing as both the Colts and Rams are in the midst of rebuilding years.
Upon hearing about Tebow's book Through my Eyes, I realized that if I was a true fan I had to read is book and most of all understand a little more about the character of the person that I call a role model.
The book offers just that. It offers the reader the opportunity to be involved in the life of Tebow, his struggles and sins, as well as his successes and spiritual triumphs. The book lets you into the private life of Tim Tebow and most of all his thoughts about not only his time at Florida, but also his time presently at Denver.
The book is an easy read, but I sort of like that for the audience he is trying to reach. It is not deeply rooting in any literary ideals, but it gets the point across in a powerful way. It shows Tebow's true passions as a player and a person. I highly recommend this book for someone who is looking for someone to model after.
As the hoopla of TebowMaina is in full swing, I would suggest you read this book before you decide to jump on the Tebow Train although it is very soon headed for a Super Bowl.
till another day,
normallyINDIE
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