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5 Olympic sports Tim Tebow should try instead of baseball

By Steven Kubitza

Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators former quarterback Tim Tebow on the sideline during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators former quarterback Tim Tebow on the sideline during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 9, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Anders Weiss and Nareg Guregian (USA) compete during the men
Aug 9, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Anders Weiss and Nareg Guregian (USA) compete during the men /

The Olympics allow athletes to spend years focusing on a single event, with the hope of achieving glory on the greatest stage in all of athletics.

A sport often overlooked in the U.S. is rowing, one of the most grueling events in the entire Olympics.

Aside from the fact this year’s competitors must steer through sewage and human waste, rowing requires years of intense training and extreme mental discipline to keep going, when the body wants nothing more than to casually row and enjoy the scenery.

Tebow could take up rowing and begin to work toward becoming one of the world’s best. He could row up and down and all around the U.S., spreading the word of his endeavor and bringing some national popularity to a sport most commonly associated with Ivy Leaguers.

Competing in the single sculls portion of Olympic rowing would allow Tebow to compete individually, as finding a partner may be too hard to accomplish.

After he misses a fly ball and the scouts begin to file out, Tebow can focus on spending his days on the rowing machine and out on the water, all for an event that is all about being in elite shape. Unlike baseball, where it actually helps to have played once or twice in the past 10 years.

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