Tim Tebow starts with letting his interviewer know that he is loyal to University of Florida and will spend his senior year there. The next topic brought up is the Gators’ one point loss to Ole Miss. After the game, Tebow made a pledge; he stated, “To the fans, the Gator Nation, I’m sorry. Extremely sorry. But I promise you one thing: a lot of good will come from this. You will never see a player, in the entire country, play as hard as I will play the rest of the season. You will never see someone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody the rest of this season. And you will never see a team play harder than we will play the rest of the season. God bless” (Tim Tebow on ESPN). He goes on to say that that set the mood for the rest of the season. It was cool to him how they were able to bounce back from that loss and win a championship. They went through the rest of their games not being the prettiest team, but they cared the most about each other and winning together. The next subject brought up is Tebow’s penalty for excessive celebration. Tebow comments that it was worth the yards they lost in that game. Doing the gator chomp wasn’t expressing his success but the success of his team and the gator nation as a whole. When asked which year was better for his individual accomplishments, 2007 or 2008, Tebow answered 2008 saying wins are more important than statistics. He believes that leadership will keep the edge for the year after their championship. Tebow ends the interview by praising his head coach, Urban Meyer, saying, “how hard he works that’s how hard we have to work, his character that’s our character, his integrity that’s our integrity” (Tim Tebow on ESPN).
With this interview, you are able to see more of what went into the success of the Gators in 2008. Tebow expresses the determination of the whole team after the loss to Ole Miss. It brought out a need to prove that they still had it. To pull it together and come out with a championship after that struggle was a huge accomplishment for the team. It showed what they were made of and that nothing could make them stumble and fail. The Gators have a very strong sense of pride. Sometimes that pride can hurt them as it did with Tebow's penalty. However, in a sense, they deserve the bragging rights. The Florida Gators want players and fans to realize who they are and what they've done. They did it all together with the help of an amazing coach. Having that loyalty, pride, and determination, that is what makes the Gators stand apart from other college football teams.
"Tim Tebow on ESPN." YouTube. Web. 07 Apr 2010.
Good job 50/50
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