Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tebow Time
I'm still reading Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow and have loved every minute of it. I'm about halfway done now and I'd like to point out a couple things.
1) Tim Tebow is probably the hardest working athlete in the country. His mentality of working out is 'Someone is out there working harder than you.' That was his thought every time he picked up a dumbbell or went through a drill in practice. I would love to see him workout, just to watch his effort. He is a beast!
2) Tim Tebow trusts God with 100% of his heart. There is never a time that Tebow doesn't pray to God for guidance or praise. Even as I watch him on TV, he praises God for his abilities, the opportunity to play in the NFL, the opportunity to witness in front of thousands of viewers, and even losses. After the Broncos lost to the Patriots, Tebow still thanked God for what he has been blessed with.
I don't understand how people can hate on Tim Tebow so much. Even though he's an unorthodox quarterback in the NFL, he still has the leadership, talent, and effort to put together a win. He is a great inspiration to all people. Tebow deserves a lot more credit than he's given, but the critics will always have something to talk about. We will continue on with this 'controversy' and see what happens, but in the end Tebow has God on his side and that's all that he really wants.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Reading CAN Be Fun!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Oh Education...
- 3 lesson plans for Content Area Literacy
- Strategy Proposal for Content Area Literacy
- Observation notebook for Content Area Literacy
- 4 lesson plans for Ed Psych
- Presentation of those lesson plans for Ed Psych
- Observation notebook for Ed Psych
- Teach one class of PE at the High School
- Teach four classes of PE at the Intermediate School
- Do an entire booklet of stuff for my Methods class (not going to go into all that detail)
- Resume work for Organization and Administration of PE
- Swimming final
Monday, November 28, 2011
Through My Eyes (Part 2)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Through My Eyes
I just started reading Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow. I chose this book for a couple reasons. Obviously, it's a book about sports so that already sparks my interest. More importantly, I'm very interested in Tebow's story. I've hear a lot of great things about his attitude, personality, and faith. He has made a name for himself in the football world and the Christian world.
I read this week for 90 minutes, all in one sitting.
Tebow starts his book at the Heisman award ceremony. He had an amazing season of football with the Florida Gators, throwing for over 2,500 yards, rushing for over 500 yards, and putting up 40 touchdowns. Two other big name quarterbacks were in the running, too. Those two were Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford. Unfortunately for Tebow, Bradford won the Heisman.
Tebow was born in the Phillippines. His parents had decided that God was calling them to do mission work in the Phillippines. Unexpectedly, Tebow's mother was with child. She already had four children and hadn't planned on another, but God had other plans. The doctor told Tebow's mother that he was a "mass of fetal tissue" and the only way for her to survive was to abort the baby. The family prayed about it and decided to keep the "mass."
Eight months later, a baby was born. Tim Tebow was a miracle baby, as the doctor stated. Right away, Mom and Dad knew that Tim was something special.
As Tebow grew up, he had a natural competitive nature. Growing up with two older brothers, Tebow wanted to be just like them. Baseball was Tebow's first sport. The boys would throw the ball around, pitch to each other, and work on their batting. By the time Tebow was old enough for T-ball, he didn't want to hit off of a tee. His coach ended up underhand pitching to Tebow.
Tebow couldn't understand why his coaches would always say stuff about having fun and doing everything to have fun. Tebow was so competitive already that he wanted to make sure his team won. As long as there was a score beign kept, Tebow wanted to win. Obviously, his competitive nature carried on through his life.
Mom and Dad always taught the kids to be humble. They would only talk about their achievements if someone asked about them. The parents also did a lot of teaching about the Bible. Tebow tried to get as much understanding as he could out of his parents. At the age of six years old, Tebow accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior.
Talk about mature at a young age. I love Tebow for what he does, but knowing that he accepted Jesus at the age of six just blows my mind. I can already tell that I'm going to love this book.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 12)
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 11)
Monday, October 31, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 10)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 9)
Quiet Strength (Part 8)
Monday, October 10, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 7)
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 6)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 5)
Quiet Strength (Part 4)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Why the NFL is so great
- It's a sport.
- It takes great skill to play your position well.
- Plays have a lot of components to it. Everybody must know everyone's assignment. Lots of memorization is required.
- Guys running at full speed to tackled another guy.
- It's so unpredictable. Just because a team is ranked higher than the other, doesn't mean they're going to win.
- It's an adrenaline rush. A kickoff return for 108 yards to win the game just gets you going!
- It's something the whole family can watch.
- So much tradition is involved.
- It changes constantly! Players retire, get drafted, get cut, get hurt, holdout on a contract, etc. Coaches get fired or retire. Rules are also changing to make the game safer (not exactly a fan of all the new rules).
- Teams can score three touchdowns within 70 seconds (check the Michigan-Notre Dame game from this weekend)
- The Super Bowl is one of the most watched events on national/world television.
- You can eat junk food during the game! It's 100% acceptable!
- The sounds of a big hit is music to the ears.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 3)
Last time I left off, Tony Dungy had won the Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dungy started celebrating with some of his Steelers buddies when Dungy received notice that he had been traded. Dungy was on his way to San Francisco to join the 49ers. That season, the 49ers went 2-14. Dungy, again, was traded to the New York Giants. Unfortunately for Dungy, he was released at the end of training camp. As Dungy pondered on what his future may be, he decided to retire from playing in the National Football League.
Before Dungy left New York, one of his coaches came up to him and gave a pitch to start coaching. Not long after that talk, the giants called Dungy to be one of their coaches. At the same time, the Steelers had also offered Dungy a coaching deal. Having such a great relationship with the Steelers, Dungy decided to join the club and become the youngest coach in the NFL.
After moving back to Pittsburgh, the team chaplain called Dungy to speak at a local church. One of the Steelers' lineman, Ted Peterson, was originally supposed to speak, but was sick. Dungy accepted. That Sunday, he showed up to the church and explained the situation. The senior pastor decided to get to know Dungy during breakfast so he could give the congregation a little introduction for him. Dungy did well speaking and after the service, the senior pastor came up to him to tell how well he did. However, he also added that he wanted Dungy to meet a young lady from the congregation. Hesitant, Dungy declined and told him another time may better.
Time had gone by and the pastor continued to push for the meeting of this young lady. Finally, Dungy accepted. He went to her house to meet her and immediately, Dungy was exstatic. Lauren Harris was gorgeous and Dungy couldn't believe she was single. Dungy also met her parents while he was there. They chatted for a while, but shortly after, Harris had to go to a class. Dungy also had to leave for work. Dungy knew right away that there was something different about Harris and wanted to meet up again.
They started hanging out and getting to know each other more. As they progressed, Dungy knew she was the one and proposed. She said yes and they got married.
After their marriage, Dungy went through many different teams as a coach. He stayed at Pittsburgh for a while as the defensive coordinator, then to Cincinnati as the defensive backs coach, then to Kansas City as the defensive coordinator, then to Minnesota at the defensive coordinator. During this time, the Dungy's also had three kids.
Dungy had to make a lot of decisions for his family and for himself. Every time a new opportunity arose, Dungy went to the Lord for guidance. He faithfully prayed and felt that every decision that he made was the Lord's decision, as well. Dungy is definitely a great role model to me. He is a living example of what a Christian should be. This is why Tony Dungy is my favorite coach.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Quiet Strength (Part 2)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Quiet Strength
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
My Sad Excuse for a Blog
Thursday, May 19, 2011
What a guy!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Hooray for Friends!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
PT Round 3!
Friday, January 28, 2011
So cool!
- Junior Physical Education Major at Southwestern College
- PROUD uncle of two nephews and two nieces
- Still dating the lovely Molly Komlofske. Currently at a year and a half on Feb. 7th
- Thinking about moving to Vietnam for mission work
- Totally kidding about that last one haha
- Probably going to do Project Transformation again this summer. It's so good!!!