"And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. And then right after I give him the honor and glory, I always try to give my teammates the honor and glory. And that's how it works because Christ comes first in my life, and then my family, and then my teammates"
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The language is tellingly relational. “A relationship that I have with him” reframes faith away from doctrine and toward intimacy, the kind of phrasing that plays well in American evangelical culture where authenticity is measured by personal testimony. “Honor and glory” is overtly biblical vocabulary, but Tebow uses it like a postgame ritual: a repeatable sequence that can be executed “anytime I have the opportunity.” That matters. Opportunity is media time. He’s acknowledging the platform while trying to sanctify it.
Then comes the strategic pivot: after God, he “always” redirects praise to teammates. That’s locker-room politics and leadership wrapped in piety. It inoculates against accusations of selfishness and, not incidentally, against the suspicion that faith-talk is just spotlight-chasing. The final ranking - Christ, family, teammates - is a creed of prioritization meant to reassure multiple audiences at once: religious fans hear devotion, families hear stability, teammates hear loyalty. The subtext is control. By narrating his priorities, Tebow controls the story others might tell about him.
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Tebow, Tim. (2026, January 15). And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. And then right after I give him the honor and glory, I always try to give my teammates the honor and glory. And that's how it works because Christ comes first in my life, and then my family, and then my teammates. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-so-i-look-at-it-as-a-relationship-that-i-have-145307/
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Tebow, Tim. "And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. And then right after I give him the honor and glory, I always try to give my teammates the honor and glory. And that's how it works because Christ comes first in my life, and then my family, and then my teammates." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-so-i-look-at-it-as-a-relationship-that-i-have-145307/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. And then right after I give him the honor and glory, I always try to give my teammates the honor and glory. And that's how it works because Christ comes first in my life, and then my family, and then my teammates." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-so-i-look-at-it-as-a-relationship-that-i-have-145307/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

