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One of the most meaningful stories he shared came from his
college football days: After losing a difficult game, Tebow
had to attend an awards show, where he was up for a few
awards. Frustrated and disappointed by the recent loss and
continually losing the awards he was in the running for, he
initially struggled to appreciate the moment. That perspective
changed when he met a young girl attending the event who
had endured lifelong health challenges and fought simply to
walk. Her strength shifted his outlook entirely.
“Perspective is one of the hardest things in life to gain but it’s
one of the easiest things in life to lose,” Tebow said, “I be-
lieve one of the greatest forms of tragedy is being successful
in everything that doesn’t matter, and we have to fight to
keep perspective.”
By the end of his keynote, Tebow reflected on the direction of
his life and the legacy he hopes to leave behind. While much
of the first half of his life was defined by football victories
and athletic fame, he shared that his focus today is on causes
that matter far beyond the field. Through his foundation and
other initiatives, Tebow is deeply involved in the fight against
human trafficking and in supporting vulnerable children
around the world.
“One of the greatest disappointments in my life is that my
biggest effort, focus, intensity, and passion was for a game,”
Tebow said. “But at the end of my life, hopefully, if we could
have a conversation, I could say it started for a game, but it
ended for the things that really matter.”
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