First, there was planking. Then, horsemaning. A little after that,
owling was born. And now, people have officially combined a crazy, just-because Internet meme with a real-life sports star. Ladies and gentlemen, we introduce to you: tebowing.
If you don't know what tebowing is yet, let us enlighten you. Tim Tebow is the current quarterback for the Denver Broncos. He also happens to be quite religious and tends to get down on one knee and pray from time to time -- even while everyone is watching. So, naturally, people started joining in on the fun and
tebowing is now a full-blown internet sensation, with a legitimate website and all.
What does the star of the new internet meme have to say about it? He's as pleased as can be.
"What's funny about it is how rapidly it's caught on, and how much it has taken off," Tebow told press in the Broncos' locker room.But doesn't he get that most people...are mocking him? Maybe, but Tebow says he tries to focus on the positive part of it. "
It's not my job to see peoples' reasons behind it, but I know (of a kid) with cancer that tweeted me, 'Tebowing while I'm chemoing' — how cool is that?" Tebow said. "That's worth it right now. If that gives him any encouragement or puts a smile on his face, or gives him encouragement to pray, that's completely awesome."Way to keep your head up, Tebow. Or should we say down? Be it religious or just for fun, are you a fan of tebowing?
ego and irony-challenged followers. If this isn't bad enough, we're
actually seeing them CRY like imbeciles at the end of a game.
"Losing is just... so... hard!"
WTF, NFL?
a FOOTBALL GAME when there are starving children with AIDS being
crushed to death in landslides all over the planet at any given moment.
First-World "Christian" priorities, eh? ,':O\
Crying does, indeed, mark someone as an imbecile. When you lose,
you congratulate your opponents and try to do better next time. Period.
That's the sort of character that underpins sporting events everywhere.
Somehow, you've missed this. Boo-hoo-hoo. :O)
Conservatism is a religious denomination.
There are lots more like him on the Left, yammering about the pathological paranoia of the Right.
As a Fiscal Conservative, my foremost concern lies in protecting my livelihood. Way after this, come the "social" issues. If my views on religion and/or the NFL mark me as a Liberal in your eyes, you're the one with the disorder.
Maybe he goes to the wrong church. XD
I never played ball in school. Boxed half-assed in college
and in the service, but never broke down and cried when
I lost. It wasn't fashionable back then.
as to the obvious attention whoring going on. No idea that crying after
a loss amounts to bad sportsmanship.
People like this think *everything* is a reason for political yammering.
Disagree and you're a Liberal... because that's what "Liberalism" is.
Protip: Go back and read "his" avatar... you might learn that she's a
female.
in this bizarre conversation, to start with.
Teams notwithstanding, you and I enjoy football in very different ways.
We do not bring this crap to sporting contests.
And these things ALWAYS escalate-- one year it's a swat on the butt, a fist bump, a pat on the back, a hug... and now we have boxers hugging *and* kissing in the ring. Might not want to see what next year will bring. Simple solution: touch gloves and box. Take the cuddling and genuflecting somewhere besides the boxing ring.
The whole 'taunting' thing had to be contained because players started stashing PROPS in the end zones to parade back and forth to celebrate their Great Emotional Triumphs.
Solution: ban it, everything like it, and enforce the ban.
This season's tears of despair will catch on and they'll ALL be doing it next year. Thee years from now, we'll have full-fledged tantrums on the field because that's how these things evolve. And even if they don't, for some reason, stop the crying crap and play the game properly.
We're taught all of these things from our early grade school years. What part of this was so hard to learn along with all the other boys and girls back then?
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And for $20+ just to park, they ought to be more respectful than ever.
because you don't place any value on it.
You seem to view it as entertainment, with no regard
for the honor of The Sport. Sportsmanship pervades
society at all levels, and its degradation shouldn't be
taken lightly.
I know that nobody's going to make you understand this,
but I gave it a good shot, anyway.
And you don't make the rules as to what good sportsmanship is or is not.
Crying is not a measure of bad sportsmanship. It's a measure of an athlete's love of the sport. A measure of the pain they feel for losing and their team losing. Just because you're a neanderthal doesn't mean all football players should be neanderthals. I appreciate the fact that they have feelings and are willing to let their fans see them.
Obviously no one is going to make YOU understand this. But... I gave it a good shot, anyway.
Oh, sockpuppet... you were so afraid of the truth that you had to block me? What kind of sportmanship is that? Yep... just like I thought. All show and no go.