Tim Tebow Says Winning World Series Would Mean More Than Super Bowl
Tim Tebow once had dreams of winning multiple Super Bowl rings, but these days he's revealing why a World Series championship win would mean so much more to him.
The 29-year-old former NFL player-turned-professional baseball hopeful is signed to the Arizona Fall League's Scottsdale Scorpions. When asked what it would mean for him to become a major league baseball player and win a championship in baseball, the former Heisman Trophy-winning college football champion revealed it would mean more than winning a Super Bowl championship.
"I don't know. I think it would probably mean more," he told Sports Illustrated. "I think because of the ups and the downs and just the battle of picking something up that you haven't done in 12 years, I think it would mean more."
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Last year, Tebow announced that he would the make the pursuit of baseball his priority. On the heels of two college football championships at the University of Florida, Tebow struggled to find his place in the NFL after being drafted to the Denver Broncos in 2010.
After being dropped by the Broncos, Tebow signed to the New York Jets for one season in 2012. Since then, the quarterback had trouble finding a home in the NFL.
Although the New England Patriots gave him an opportunity to join the pre-season squad in 2013, he was cut before the regular season began. In 2015, Tebow suffered a similar fate with the Philadelphia Eagles.
When he first signed on with the Patriots, Tebow recalled having dreams to win multiple championships with the team.
"I felt like, 'Hey, going to the Patriots was gonna be a dream come true.' Play under Tom Brady, and then when he retires we'll go play for Belichick and win a bunch of Super Bowls — and that was my goal," Tebow said in an interview with CBS Sports. "That's what I thought was gonna happen, and then you get cut and it's like, 'Hey, what do I do next?'"
While some critics initially scoffed at Tebow's baseball pursuits, Tebow explained why he wanted to at least try to live out one of his dreams.
"This isn't about publicity. It's definitely not about money," he told reporters last year. " I took a pay cut to do this. For me, you pursue what you love regardless of what else happens. If you fail or fall flat on your face, and that's the worst thing that can happen, it's OK."
For those who criticized Tebow, he questioned, "when did pursuing what you love become such a bad thing?"
