Tim Tebow, you are better than that.
You are better than complaining about losing the Heisman.
You are better than saying maybe you should come back to school to try to join Archie Griffin as the only two-time Heisman winners.
It is time for a little lesson in humility and grace.
lesson you can learn from Chris Leak.
You remember Leak.
The former
Gators quarterback fans loved to hate. The guy everyone wanted run out of town, but instead of leaving, stayed around to guide UF to the national championship in 2006.
Leak had to deal with far worse than being left off a few Heisman ballots. He had to endure being booed in his own stadium. Vitriolic message boards that called for him to be benched for an unproven true freshman. A coach who completely changed the offense, making him look as good as a fat man in a Speedo.
The indignity of being forgotten right after winning a national championship.
Never once did Leak complain. He never made the situation about himself. He never said he would use the booing as motivation. Or the rampant calls to be replaced by Tebow as motivation. Even when he led the Gators to the national championship over
Ohio State, Leak never gloated.
Hearing Tebow turn a team pursuit of a national championship into revenge for himself, well, that is something Leak would never have done.
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