People
laughed, even media people, because people
were charmed. Tebow has that ability. When he
isn't making people uncomfortable with his
religious talk -- like it or not, there are
people who do get uncomfortable -- Tebow is
charming them with his guilelessness. He talks
like an earnest 20-year-old, and he refuses to
be goaded into self-absorption. When he is
asked about teammates, he praises them. When
he is asked about coaches, he praises them.
When he is asked about himself, he praises
God. Some people love that. Some don't. Either
way, it has contributed to the
larger-than-sports, almost larger-than-life,
mystique of Tebow.
As
Tebow stood there in his jeans and
sweater-vest, I asked him if he had any idea
how big his phenomenon had become.
"I'm just thankful for the
platform God has given me," Tebow said