"I have so many things to work on, and so many ways that I fail. But that's what grace is all about. And I constantly wake up every morning trying to get better, trying to improve, trying to walk closer to God"
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“Grace” does the heavy lifting. In evangelical Christian language, it’s not just forgiveness; it’s an alternative to scorekeeping. Tebow is translating a high-performance world - where you’re measured, ranked, and cut - into a spiritual economy where the tally doesn’t define your worth. That’s the subtext: you can be relentlessly driven without being crushed by the metrics. The line quietly rebukes both the macho sports myth (real winners don’t admit weakness) and the harsh fan/media gaze (one bad game = you are the bad game).
The repetition of “trying” matters, too. It’s almost rhythmic, like a pregame routine, but aimed inward: “wake up… trying to get better… trying to improve… trying to walk closer.” He keeps the familiar athletic grammar of training and progress, then redirects it toward God. That rhetorical pivot lets Tebow stay legible to sports culture while signaling that his deepest accountability isn’t to coaches, commentators, or even legacy.
Contextually, it’s the Tim Tebow bargain: public faith that risks becoming a caricature, redeemed by humility and effort. The intent isn’t to claim moral superiority; it’s to make belief sound like work, not a halo.
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Tebow, Tim. (2026, February 18). I have so many things to work on, and so many ways that I fail. But that's what grace is all about. And I constantly wake up every morning trying to get better, trying to improve, trying to walk closer to God. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-so-many-things-to-work-on-and-so-many-ways-65266/
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Tebow, Tim. "I have so many things to work on, and so many ways that I fail. But that's what grace is all about. And I constantly wake up every morning trying to get better, trying to improve, trying to walk closer to God." FixQuotes. February 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-so-many-things-to-work-on-and-so-many-ways-65266/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I have so many things to work on, and so many ways that I fail. But that's what grace is all about. And I constantly wake up every morning trying to get better, trying to improve, trying to walk closer to God." FixQuotes, 18 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-so-many-things-to-work-on-and-so-many-ways-65266/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.





