Through My Eyes - Review by Trent Strang

Through My Eyes

by Tim Tebow, Nathan Whitaker
Review by Trent Strang

“They said I couldn’t be a high school quarterback. They said I couldn’t get a D-1 scholarship. That you can’t make it, you’re not good enough, you’re not skilled enough. They said I couldn’t win a Heisman. They said I couldn’t win a National Championship. They said I wouldn’t be a first round draft pick. They said I couldn’t play in the league. I appreciate that, find what fuels you.” ~Tim Tebow (They Said Youtube.com)

Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker is an autobiography written by Mr. Timothy Tebow himself. Most people would ask what can be so thrilling about reading an autobiography on someone’s life? But this isn’t just any average Joe; Timothy Tebow has some of the most truly inspirational stories of overcoming adversity that I have ever heard. All of these stories are told in Through My Eyes first hand, from Tim Tebow himself. This is what makes the book so awe-inspiring and attention seizing.

Pamela Elaine and Robert Ramsey Tebow II wanted a preacher. They had children already but decided that they would have one more kid in hopes that he would become a preacher, following his father’s footsteps, who was a preacher already. When Pamela was pregnant with Tim she became deathly ill with an infection that was suppose to kill her baby. Against all odds a few months later Timothy Tebow was born in the Philippians, just the first of many instances where Tim was supposed to be denied. But against all odds he showed that he was not to be denied. The miracle birth of Tim Tebow marks just the beginning of an inspirational life Tim has lived and written about all in his book Through My Eyes.

Tim Tebow was a phenomenal athlete throughout his career. His parents wanted him to attend a high school where he could continue to pursue his career as a pastor, so he chose Nease High School which was a Catholic private school. At Nease, some of his coaches said he had the best work ethic and was one of the strongest kids they had ever seen coming in as a freshman. Tebow was so big that many people said that he couldn’t be a high school quarter back, but against everyone’s word he became a quarterback. He led Nease High School to the State title game and won it as a senior in high school. Tebow earned scholarships from nearly every division one school from the west coast all the way to the east coast and everyone in between. Tebow’s story, despite being a biography, is such an inspiration because despite all of the doubt everyone had in Tebow, he gritted his teeth and went through each daily grind, with everyone who ever doubted him in the back of his mind as motivation. He had something to prove, and was a man on a mission, but the most inspiring thing of all is his relationship with God and despite all of the popularity, he never let anything get bigger than life. He stayed humble and even to this day when he plays in the NFL he constantly preaches the word of God, and does all things through Christ. This is true inspiration.

You should read Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow if you enjoy sports, if you believe in God, or if you just flat out enjoy an inspirational story because Through My Eyes is all of thee above. From Tebow being a miracle child, to being doubted as a high school quarter back but then proving he could by winning the state title. Then he got a D-1 scholarship, won a Heisman, won two national titles as a Florida Gator, drafted by the Denver Broncos, won an NFL playoff game and most recently traded to the New York Jets. Not to mention while doing all of this he went on mission trips to the Philippians, preaches the word of god every day, doing what his parents dreamed, and on top of that he has started organizations to help children. Through My Eyes can relate to anyone I guarantee it, and that is why I recommend you to read the book because it truly highlights the beauty of life on earth, opportunity and God, are heavenly father from above.