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bluedigger

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Thu Feb 9, 2012, 03:19 PM Feb 2012

The Gifted Young Athlete: An open letter from Kenny Powers to Tim Tebow

As Yogi Berra famously said, "it's like Deja Vu came all over itself again."

The more I read about Tim Tebow, the more I see similarities to my own life story. Our story begins with a young mother- to-be who wants an abortion. Instead, she mans up and has the baby, giving birth to a son-child.

This special son-child makes a life out of bucking the odds. Though neither the strongest nor the fastest, he excels at sports. Many experts doubt the remarkable lad. They tell him he throws funny, and that he doesn't have the right physique for the game. It's science, they say. He'll only go so far.

But the Gifted Young Athlete refuses to let the doubters shit in his Wheaties. To hell with science. The Gifted Young Athlete knows that he has something stronger. He has God on his side. So he presses on and keeps a good attitude, and every time he beats the odds in life he proves the experts wrong.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7552472/kenny-powers-eastbound-sends-open-letter-tim-tebow


Thank God for Kenny Powers!
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The Gifted Young Athlete: An open letter from Kenny Powers to Tim Tebow (Original Post) bluedigger Feb 2012 OP
My Prediction ProfessorGAC Feb 2012 #1
I think you misunderestimate Kenny. bluedigger Feb 2012 #3
Did you just mention Tim Tebow???? El Supremo Feb 2012 #2
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