Seems like everybody wants to Tebow these days.
I was watching the Knicks game Monday night and by the time they took note of the “Jeremy Lin phenomenon,” I put down my paper and focused on the game.
The announcers had already mentioned some guy named “Novak,” who was bombing threes from all over. NBA basketball is not my favorite sport, but I generally know all the players and, as a sometime Philadelphia 76ers’ fan, I know the Knicks fairly well.
I had never heard of “Novak” or “Lin,” so I Googled both and watched the rest of the game. Novak is your typical journeyman. But by the time Lin hoisted up a rainbow three, then stuck out his tongue (which was oddly colored purple) in a spontaneous show of childhood joy, I was intrigued.
The guy has quite a story, which the New York Times covers here.
Hang with me here, I promise this is not just another excuse for me to talk sports or politics.
So after the game, the announcers naturally want to interview Lin. I mean the crowd is chanting his name and wearing “Lin” T-shirts. Two games and he has captivated the city.
So Lin starts the interview with “I just want to thank my savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” My first thought was, “I wonder if he starts the interview that way were it not for Tim Tebow.”
I kinda doubt it. Many of us think Tebow has come and gone and his impact nonexistent. I’m not so sure.
I’m not saying he’s going to change the world, but he seems to already be changing our sports world. Last week, I did a blog post here about how the Catholic Church wants boxer Manny Pacquiao to be its Tebow.
So we will see. A lot of it depends on whether Tebow can continue having success on the field. At any rate, I can’t wait for the 2012 NFL season to begin.
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As I noted yesterday, we here at the YDR religion desk started a new feature in today’s paper called, “Answering the Call.”
Check it out. The Rev. Randy Hughes of Christ United Methodist Church, 200 N. Main St., Jacobus stepped up and agreed to go first.
This feature will run every two weeks in the York Daily Record. In it, we hope to put a human face on area pastors and how they came to serve God. If you have a candidate in mind for this space, email me at jhilton@ydr.com, or call me at 717-771-2024.
