Fullname	Lindsey Caroline Kildow
Country	USA
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom,Combined
Club	Vail SSC
Skis	Head
Boots	Head
Bindings	Head
Sponsor	Head
Birth date	October 18, 1984
Birth place	St. Paul, Minnesota,
Height
Weight
Wcdebut	November 18, 2000(age 16)
Website	LindseyVonn.com
Olympicteams	3 – ''(2002–10)''
Olympicmedals	2
Olympicgolds	1
Worldsteams	4 – ''(2005–11)''
Worldsmedals	5
Worldsgolds	2
Wcseasons	10th – (''2002, '04–12)''
Wcwins	53
Wcpodiums	97
Wcoveralls	4 – (''2008–10, 2012)''
Wctitles	12 – (5 DH, 4 SG, 3 KB)
Show-medals	yes
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Lindsey Caroline Vonn (née Kildow; born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. She has won four overall World Cup championships – one of only two female skiers to do so, along with Annemarie Moser-Pröll – with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010, plus another in 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first ever in the event for an American woman. She has also won five consecutive World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline, four consecutive titles in Super G, and three consecutive titles in the combined as of 2012.

Vonn is one of five women to have won World Cup races in all five disciplines of alpine skiing – downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined – and has won 53 World Cup races in her career as of March 14, 2012. Only two women have more World Cup victories in their careers, Austrian Annemarie Moser-Pröll with 62 and Swiss Vreni Schneider with 55, both retired from active racing. With her Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals in 2009 (plus three silver medals in 2007 / 2011), and four overall World Cup titles, Vonn has become the most successful American skier in the history of alpine skiing.

Vonn received the Laureus World Sports Awards Sportswoman of the Year for 2010. She was also honored again as the USOC's sportswoman of the year for 2010.

Personal life

Vonn was born Lindsey Caroline Kildow in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Linda Anne (née Krohn) and Alan Lee Kildow. She was raised in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, in Burnsville. Vonn was on skis at age two, before moving into Erich Sailer's renowned development program at Buck Hill, which also produced slalom racer Kristina Koznick. Her father, who had been a national junior skiing champion before a knee injury at 18, "pushed" her very hard, according to Sailer.

When Vonn was ten years old, she met Olympic gold medalist ski racer Picabo Street, whom she considers her heroine and role model. Their meeting made such an impression on Street that she remembered the meeting and later served as Vonn's mentor in skiing. Vonn commuted to Colorado to train for several years before her family moved to Vail in the late 1990s.

Vonn attended University of Missouri High School, an online program through the university's Center for Distance and Independent Study.

Vonn appeared in ''Sports Illustrated''s Swimsuit Edition that featured Winter Olympians in 2010. Vonn also made No. 59 on ''Maxim'''s Hot 100 list.

She married fellow 2002 Olympian and former U.S. Ski Team athlete Thomas Vonn on September 29, 2007, at the Silver Lake Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah. On November 27, 2011, it was announced that Lindsey and Thomas Vonn had begun divorce proceedings after four years of marriage.

Vonn frequently stays at the home of her friend and major competitor, Maria Riesch in Garmisch, Germany. Traditionally, Lindsey and Thomas Vonn spend Christmas Eve at the Riesch family home; Lindsey is fluent in German (including Austro-Bavarian). During the off-season, the Vonns reside in Vail, Colorado., but also have residences in Germany and Atlanta. During the World Cup racing season in Europe, the U.S. team stays in Kirchberg. The most unusual of Vonn's trophies also lives in Kirchberg: Olympe the cow. Vonn won the oversized pet in 2005 in Val D'Isère. Vonn's nicknames are "Kildon", "Don Don" and "The Don." Her hobbies include cycling, tennis, reading, and watching NBC's ''Law & Order;'' Vonn appeared as a guest star in the final series episode ("Rubber Room") on ''Law & Order'' on May 24, 2010.

On December 7, 2011, Vonn notched her first World Cup victory on U.S. snow, at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Due to a lack of snow in France, its Super G was rescheduled in advance for a Wednesday on the Birds of Prey course. Her limited success on U.S. snow is primarily due to a lack of speed events; only three have been run in the U.S. during her career. It was the first home win by an American woman in 17 years, when Hilary Lindh of Alaska won the downhill in nearby Vail in December 1994. Vonn has had significant success in North America with eleven wins in Canada over eight seasons, all at Lake Louise, Alberta; she swept all three speed events at Lake Louise in December 2011. The eleven wins at Lake Louise broke the record held by Renate Goetschl for most career wins at a single resort.

Skiing career

Early years

In 1999, Vonn became the first American female to win at Italy's ''Trofeo Topolino'' (for skiers of ages 11–14) where she was victorious in slalom. After climbing through the ranks of the U.S. Ski Team, she made her World Cup debut at age 16 on November 18, 2000 in Park City, Utah.

2002–2005

In her Olympic debut at the 2002 Winter Olympics at age 17, Vonn raced in both slalom and combined in Salt Lake City, with her best result coming with sixth in combined. On March 4, 2003, she earned a silver medal in downhill in the Junior World Championship at Puy Saint-Vincent, France.

Vonn credits a change in her attitude towards training after a bike ride with fellow ski racer Julia Mancuso and Mancuso's father Ciro while visiting them at their Lake Tahoe home in California. With little biking experience, she quickly found herself miles behind Julia and Ciro. Alone and embarrassed, she decided she needed to drastically revise her training regimen and her attitude towards training if she was going to be successful.

On March 24, 2004, Vonn was the downhill silver medalist at the U.S. Alpine Championships in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In December 2004, Vonn climbed onto the World Cup podium for the first time with a third place finish in downhill in January 2004 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy prior to her maiden victory in that specialty at Lake Louise, Alberta in December 2004. She captured five more World Cup podiums over the next two months.

In 2005, she competed in four races at her first World Championships held in Bormio, Italy, pulling in fourth place finishes in both the downhill and the combined. She was ninth in Super-G, but failed to finish the giant slalom. She cited the unexpected appearance of her father, with whom she has a strained relationship, for rattling her before the event.

2006–2007

At her second Winter Olympics in 2006, Vonn clocked the second best time in the first practice run yet crashed in the second training run for the downhill race on February 13, 2006 in San Sicario, Italy; she was evacuated by helicopter to Turin and was hospitalized overnight. Despite a bruised hip and strong pains, she returned on the slope two days later to compete and finished eighth. The gritty performance earned her the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award, as voted by American fans, fellow Team USA athletes, former U.S. Olympians, and members of the media for best representing the Olympic Spirit.

Vonn earned her first "big race" medals with silver in both downhill and Super-G at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden. A training crash before the slalom caused her a low-level ACL sprain to her right knee, ending her season four weeks early. Nevertheless, she finished third for the season in the women's 2007 World Cup disciplines of downhill and Super G.

2008–2010: Winning the overall World Cup for 3 consecutive years

In 2008, Lindsey Vonn won the overall World Cup title. She became only the second American woman to do so, following Tamara McKinney in 1983. American Bode Miller won the men's title to complete the first U.S. sweep of the men's and women's overall titles in 25 years (McKinney and Phil Mahre in 1983). She also won the World Cup season title in the downhill and the U.S. Alpine Championships combined title (downhill & slalom), marking her best ski season to date. Vonn also established a new all-time record for most World Cup downhill victories by an American with ten, winning at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on March 8.

In 2009, Vonn repeated as overall World Cup champion, as well as repeating as champion in the downhill and also winning the season championship in Super-G by winning the final race of the season. During the season, she broke Tamara McKinney's American record of 18 World Cup victories when she won the Super G at Tarvisio in February. Her nine World Cup wins also set an American single-season record, surpassing Phil Mahre's total of eight in 1982. At the 2009 World Championships in Val-d'Isère, France, Vonn won her first world championship and became the first American woman to win the world Super-G title. In the super combined event, she won the downhill portion and had appeared to have finished second in the event with a strong slalom performance, but was disqualified for splitting a gate. Three days later she won the gold in the Downhill. During early 2009, she appeared in Alka-Seltzer television commercials in the United States as support for the United States Ski Team. During the summer of 2009, Vonn switched her equipment sponsor and supplier to Head skis, after previously racing her entire career on Rossignol skis. In October 2009, Vonn was awarded the Skieur d'Or Award by members of the International Association of Ski Journalists for her performances during the previous season.

In December 2009, Vonn sustained a bruised arm after a crash during the opening run of the World Cup giant slalom. She continued racing as there was no fracture that would prevent her return and run at the Olympic Games in Vancouver. Despite skiing with her arm in a brace due to the injury, Vonn won three straight races (two downhills and a Super G) in Haus im Ennstal, Austria from January 8–10, 2010. The wins raised her to second among American skiers on the all-time career list for World Cup wins with 28, passing Phil Mahre and trailing only Bode Miller. On January 14, 2010, Lindsey Vonn was named Colorado Athlete of the Year for 2009. With her victory in a Super G just prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, she clinched her second straight Super G discipline title with two races still to go. Vonn ended up also winning the overall title, as well as the discipline titles in downhill, Super G and combined, and by winning the last Super G of the season, she boosted her overall World Cup victory total to 33, surpassing Bode Miller for the most World Cup victories by an American. The third consecutive overall World Cup title also equals Phil Mahre's American record and makes Vonn the third woman to achieve it, behind Petra Kronberger with 3 straight and Annemarie Moser-Pröll with 5 straight. Vonn was also named by the Associated Press as 2010 Female Athlete of the Year.

2010 Winter Olympics

At the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, Vonn planned to compete in all five women's alpine events. On February 10, she revealed she had severely bruised her shin in training the previous week. Vonn said the pain from her injury was "excruciating" and she would have a difficult time competing at the Winter Olympics. Due to unseasonably warm weather and resultant poor snow conditions, many of the Alpine skiing events were moved back, giving Vonn additional time to heal. On February 17, in her first event, Vonn won the gold medal in the downhill on the demanding ladies' course at Whistler Blackcomb, beating longtime U.S. rival Julia Mancuso by 0.56 seconds and becoming the first American woman to win Olympic gold in downhill.

In her second event, the super-combined, Vonn finished first in the downhill portion of the race. However, in the slalom portion, she crashed out when she failed to get her ski around a right-hand gate. Vonn said her shin wasn't the problem. Vonn's friend, Maria Riesch, won the gold, and teammate Julia Mancuso earned the silver medal.

In her third event, the super-G, Vonn finished third behind Andrea Fischbacher and Tina Maze, 0.74 seconds behind Fischbacher's winning time. Afterwards, Vonn said she didn't ski the last part of the course as aggressively as she could have and lost the race as a result. After the race, questions were raised about the setup of the course. Vonn's husband, Thomas, said the course was deliberately set up against Vonn. Austrian coach Juergen Kriechbaum denied any wrongdoing.

In her fourth event, the giant slalom, visibility was reduced by thick, low fog. Vonn crashed in her first run, resulting in a broken fourth finger and Vonn's disqualification from the event. In her fifth event, the slalom, Vonn lost control and straddled a gate, disqualifying her from the event.

2011: Losing the overall World Cup to Maria Riesch by 3 points

After three consecutive years of winning the overall World Cup by a clear margin of victory, 2011 was the first season she faced serious competition – from her best friend among the World Cup skiers, Maria Riesch of Germany, who had a strong start to the season by winning two downhills in Lake Louise, a place where Vonn previously enjoyed seven victories. Although Vonn placed on the podium in every speed race, she failed to finish in several slaloms. Riesch had five podiums in the first six slaloms and was significantly ahead in the overall ranking by the end of January.

The World Cup season was interrupted by the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, where Vonn suffered from a concussion she acquired during training one week earlier. She started in only two events and achieved a seventh place in Super-G and a silver medal in downhill.

Back to World Cup and healthy again, Vonn attained an impressive series of results: being ahead of Riesch in most of the races (including a giant slalom she finished third, her best career result in GS until then), she took the overall lead for the first time all season after the downhill event of the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide. The Super-G was cancelled due to poor weather conditions, and after the slalom Riesch regained the overall lead with a margin of only 3 points. When the giant slalom was also cancelled due to weather, Riesch became the 2011 overall champion.

2012: Joining the all-event winner's club

The 2012 season opened in October as usual in Sölden, Austria, where Vonn managed to win her first giant slalom. This made her a member of the exclusive circle of all-event winners, joining seven other alpine legends.

In December 2011 she went on to win all three races in Lake Louise (two downhills, one Super-G) for her second career 'hat trick', and with a career total of 11 victories in Lake Louise she surpassed Renate Götschl's record for most career wins at a single resort (ten in Cortina d'Ampezzo). Later in December, Vonn won the Super-G of Beaver Creek, which was her first victory in a World Cup race held in the United States.

With further victories in January 2012, she overtook Renate Götschl to become the third most successful female World Cup racer in terms of victories.

On February 4, 2012, Vonn achieved her fiftieth World Cup victory on the Kandahar downhill course at Garmisch, Germany. The win also gave her 25 career downhill victories, surpassing Götschl for second most career DH wins. With a podium finish in Russia on February 18, 2012 Vonn clinched the season title in downhill, her fifth consecutive in that discipline.

World Cup results

Season standings

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! GiantSlalom !! Super G !! Downhill !!Combined |- | 2002 || ''17'' || 93 || — || — || 35 || 41 || — |- | 2003 || ''18'' || 118 || — || — || — || 47 || — |- | 2004 || ''19'' || 30 || 38 || 45 || 26 || 14 || — |- | 2005 || ''20'' || 6 || 28 || 35 || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 || 5 || 5 |- | 2006 || ''21'' || 5 || 9 || 49 || 4 || bgcolor="silver" | 2 || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 |- | 2007 || ''22'' || 6 || 37 || — || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 || 7 |- | 2008 || ''23'' || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || 32 || 13 || 6 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="silver" | 2 |- | 2009 || ''24'' || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 || 8 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="silver" | 2 |- | 2010 || ''25'' || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || 14 || 28 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 |- | 2011 || ''26'' || bgcolor="silver" | 2 || 19 || 12 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 |- | 2012 || ''27'' || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || 20 || bgcolor="silver" | 2 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 || bgcolor="gold" | 1 |}

Season titles

16 titles (4 overall, 5 downhill, 4 super G, 3 combined)

Season	! Discipline
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"	2008	Overall
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"	Overall
align=center	Downhill
align=center
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"	Overall
align=center	Downhill
align=center
rowspan ="3" style="text-align:center;"	Downhill
align=center	Super G
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"	Overall

Race victories

53 victories (26 downhill, 18 super G, 2 giant slalom, 2 slalom, 5 combined) {|class="wikitable" |- !Season !Date !Location !Race |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2005 || December 3, 2004|| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Downhill |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2006 3 victories (2 DH, 1 SG) || December 3, 2005|| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Downhill |- | December 17, 2005|| Val-d'Isère, France || align=center|Downhill |- | March 3, 2006|| Hafjell, Norway || align=center|Super G |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2007 3 victories (2 DH, 1 SG) || December 2, 2006|| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Downhill |- | December 20, 2006|| Val-d'Isère, France || align=center|Downhill |- | January 28, 2007|| San Sicario, Italy || align=center|Super G |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2008 6 victories (5 DH, 1 SC) || December 1, 2007|| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center| Downhill |- | December 21, 2007|| rowspan=2| St. Anton, Austria || align=center|Downhill |- | December 22, 2007|| style="text-align:center;"|Super Combined |- | January 19, 2008|| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy || align=center|Downhill |- | February 9, 2008|| Sestriere, Italy || align=center|Downhill |- | March 8, 2008|| Crans-Montana, Switzerland || align=center|Downhill |- | rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| 2009 9 victories (2 DH, 4 SG, 2 SL, 1 SC) || November 15, 2008|| Levi, Finland || align=center|Slalom |- | December 5, 2008|| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Downhill |- | January 17, 2009|| Altenmarkt, Austria || align=center|Super Combined |- | January 30, 2009|| rowspan=2| Garmisch, Germany || align=center|Slalom |- | February 1, 2009|| style="text-align:center;"|Super G |- | February 22, 2009|| Tarvisio, Italy || align=center|Super G |- | March 1, 2009|| Bansko, Bulgaria || align=center|Super G |- | March 11, 2009 || rowspan=2| Åre, Sweden || align=center|Downhill |- | March 12, 2009 || align=center|Super G |- | rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;"| 2010 11 victories (6 DH, 4 SG, 1 SC) || December 4, 2009 || rowspan=2| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Downhill |- | December 5, 2009 || align=center|Downhill |- | December 18, 2009 || Val-d'Isère, France || align=center|Super Combined |- | January 8, 2010 || rowspan=3| Haus im Ennstal, Austria || align=center|Downhill |- | January 9, 2010 || align=center|Downhill |- | January 10, 2010 || align=center|Super G |- | January 22, 2010|| rowspan=2| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy || align=center|Super G |- | January 23, 2010|| style="text-align:center;"|Downhill |- | January 31, 2010|| St. Moritz, Switzerland || align=center|Super G |- | March 6, 2010|| Crans-Montana, Switzerland || align=center|Downhill |- | March 12, 2010|| Garmisch, Germany || align=center|Super G |- | rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| 2011 8 victories (3 DH, 4 SG, 1 SC) || December 5, 2010|| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Super G |- | December 18, 2010|| rowspan=2| Val-d'Isère, France || align=center|Downhill |- | December 19, 2010|| style="text-align:center;"|Super Combined |- | January 8, 2011|| Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria || align=center|Downhill |- | January 21, 2011|| rowspan=2| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy || align=center|Super G |- | January 23, 2011|| style="text-align:center;"|Super G |- | February 26, 2011|| Åre, Sweden || align=center|Downhill |- | March 6, 2011|| Tarvisio, Italy || align=center|Super G |- | rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;"| 2012 12 victories (5 DH, 4 SG, 2 GS, 1 SC) || October 22, 2011 || Sölden, Austria || align=center|Giant Slalom |- | December 2, 2011|| rowspan=3| Lake Louise, AB, Canada || align=center|Downhill |- | December 3, 2011|| align=center|Downhill |- | December 4, 2011|| align=center|Super G |- | December 7, 2011|| Beaver Creek, CO, USA || align=center|Super G |- | January 15, 2012 || Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy || align=center|Super G |- | January 27, 2012 || rowspan=2| St. Moritz, Switzerland || align=center|Super Combined |- | January 28, 2012 || align=center|Downhill |- | February 4, 2012|| Garmisch, Germany || align=center|Downhill |- | February 26, 2012 || Bansko, Bulgaria || align=center|Super G |- | March 9, 2012 || Åre, Sweden || align=center|Giant Slalom |- | March 14, 2012 || Schladming, Austria || align=center|Downhill |}

References

External links

FIS-Ski.com – World Cup season standings – Lindsey Vonn

Ski-db.com – Results – Lindsey Vonn

lindseyvonn.com – personal site

U.S. Ski Team – profile – Lindsey Vonn

Head Skis – teams – Lindsey Vonn

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Name	Tim Tebow
Currentteam	New York Jets
Number	15
Position	Quarterback
Birth date	August 14, 1987
Birth place	Makati City, Philippines
Heightft	6
Heightin	3
Weight	245
College	Florida
Draftyear	2010
Draftround	1
Draftpick	25
Debutyear	2010
Debutteam	Denver Broncos
Pastteams	* Denver Broncos (–) New York Jets (–present)
Status	Active
Highlights	* 2× BCS National Championship (2007, 2009) 2× SEC Championship (2006, 2008) 2× First-team All-American (2007, 2008) Second-team All-American (2009) 3× First-team All-SEC (2007, 2008, 2009) AP Player of the Year (2007) Davey O'Brien Award (2007) 2× Maxwell Award (2007, 2008) Heisman Trophy (2007) Quarterback of the Year (2007) Manning Award (2008) William V. Campbell Trophy (2009) Other awards and honors
Statweek	17
Statseason	2011
Statlabel1	TD–INT
Statvalue1	17–9
Statlabel2	Passing yards
Statvalue2	2,383
Statlabel3	Passer rating
Statvalue3	75.1
Statlabel4	Rushing yards
Statvalue4	887
Statlabel5	Rushing TDs
Statvalue5	12
Nfl	TEB603856 }}

Timothy Richard Tebow (; born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and appearing on BCS National Championship-winning teams in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. After graduating, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tebow is known as a dual threat quarterback, adept at both rushing and passing the football. With his unorthodox NFL quarterback skills, frequent demonstrations of his religious devotion, and his team's success, Tebow has attracted unprecedented praise, criticism, and attention from the sporting media and beyond. Commenting on Tebow's play and the attention he has garnered, many football players and observers have said that they "have never seen anything like it."

Tebow played quarterback for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and was ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation as a high school senior. He ultimately chose to attend the University of Florida. As a backup and situational quarterback, Tebow helped the Gators win the national championship during the 2006 college football season. Tebow was the Gators' starting quarterback during the 2007 season when he became the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. In 2008, Tebow led Florida to a 13-1 record and its second national championship in three years, and was named the offensive MVP of the national championship game. The Gators again went 13–1 in 2009, Tebow's senior year. At the conclusion of his college career, he held the Southeastern Conference's all-time records in both career passing efficiency and total rushing touchdowns, appearing second and tenth (respectively) in the NCAA record book in these categories.

Tebow was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. He started the last three games of his rookie season and became the Broncos' full-time starting quarterback beginning in the 6th game of 2011. The team was 1–4 before Tebow became the starter, but immediately began winning with him on the field, often by coming from behind late in the 4th quarter, until they won their first AFC West title and first playoff game since 2005.

Tim Tebow is known for exemplifying Muscular Christianity by sharing his Christian faith with fans and in clinics, hospitals, market places, schools and orphanages.

Early years

Tebow was born in Makati City in the Philippines, to American parents who were serving as Baptist missionaries at the time. His mother, Pamela Elaine (née Pemberton), is the daughter of a U.S. Army colonel, and his father, Robert Ramsey Tebow II, is a pastor. While pregnant, his mother suffered a life-threatening infection with a pathogenic amoeba. Because of the drugs used to rouse her from a coma and to treat her dysentery, the fetus experienced a severe placental abruption. Doctors had expected a stillbirth and recommended an abortion, even though illegal in the Philippines, to protect her life, but she decided not to have one.

Tebow is the youngest of five children. All of the Tebow children were homeschooled by their mother, who worked to instill the family's Christian beliefs along the way. In 1996, legislation was passed in Florida allowing homeschooled students to compete in local high school sporting events. The law specifies that homeschooled students may participate on the team of the local school in the school district in which they live. The Tebows lived in Jacksonville, Florida, and he played linebacker and tight end at the local Trinity Christian Academy for one season. Tebow's preferred position was quarterback, but Trinity football team's offense did not rely on passing the football, so he moved into an apartment in nearby St. Johns County, making him eligible to play for the pass-oriented offense at Nease. His performance soon turned heads and led to a minor controversy regarding the fact that he was a home-schooled student having his choice of school to play for.

Tebow came into national prominence as a junior at Florida's 4A Nease High School. Tebow was soon known not only for his running and throwing, but for his intense competitiveness and uncommon physical courage. Later that same year, he suffered an injury to his right leg late in the first half of a game. Originally thought by the Nease coaching staff to be a bad cramp, he played the entire second half with a broken fibula, at one point rushing for a 29-yard touchdown. After the game the extent of the injury was discovered and he was held out for the remainder of his junior season. Nevertheless he was named Florida's Player of the Year and became a major college football quarterback prospect. During his senior season he led the Nease Panthers to a state title, earned All-State honors, was named Florida's Mr. Football and a ''Parade'' magazine high school All-American, and repeated as Florida's Player of the Year. Tebow played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas which featured the top 78 senior high school football players in the nation and was shown nationally on NBC television.

Tebow was considered one of the nation's top recruits and was the subject of an ESPN "Faces in Sports" documentary. The segment was titled "Tim Tebow: The Chosen One", and focused on Tim's homeschool controversy and missionary work in the Philippines, as well as his exploits on the field of play and the college recruiting process. Tim Tebow was also featured in ''Sports Illustrated'' on the "Faces in the Crowd" page. In 2007 he was named to FHSAA's All-Century Team that listed the Top 33 football players in the state of Florida's 100 year history of high school football.

Despite having family ties to the University of Florida, where his parents first met as students, Tebow considered other schools, including Alabama. One of the reasons he gave for eventually choosing Florida was coach Urban Meyer's spread option offense, an offense for which Tebow was deemed an archetypal quarterback.

Tebow spent the three summers prior to enrolling at the University of Florida in the Philippines, assisting with his father's orphanage and missionary work.

Effect on homeschooling movement

On January 7, 2007, Tebow was featured prominently in an ESPN "Outside The Lines" feature on homeschooled athletes seeking equal access to high school athletics in other states. Because a homeschooler's access to public and private school athletic functions vary by state, Tebow and New York Jets defensive end Jason Taylor (who was allowed to play at his local high school in Pennsylvania) argue in favor of extending the right to play for local teams to more states.

Upon becoming the first home-schooled athlete to be nominated for the Heisman Trophy, Tebow remarked, "That's really cool. A lot of times people have this stereotype of homeschoolers as not very athletic – it's like, go win a spelling bee or something like that – it's an honor for me to be the first one to do that."

Tebow's example inspired equal access supporters in other states, including Alabama and Kentucky. Tebow received the 2008 Quaqua Protégé Award as an outstanding home-education graduate.

College career

Tebow received an athletic scholarship to attend and play for the Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009. While he spent his freshman year as a backup, eventual career highlights at Florida include winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007, leading the team to a BCS championship in 2008, and a 13–1 2009 season. The Gators coaches selected him as a team captain in 2008 and 2009, and he is the only three-time recipient of the Gators' most valuable player award, having been chosen by his teammates in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

2006

Despite a strong showing in his first intersquad scrimmage, Coach Urban Meyer named Tebow second string behind Chris Leak. Although Tebow remained the backup throughout the season, Tebow was a significant contributor to the Gators' 2006 success.

Tebow made his college debut coming off the bench in a goal line situation against Southern Miss. He rushed for a touchdown on a designed quarterback scramble on his first play. In his next game, he led the team in rushing yards against UCF.

Tebow made his SEC debut against the Tennessee Volunteers on September 16. His performance included a ten-yard run on his first carry and converting a critical fourth down near the end of the game, which led to the Gators' go-ahead touchdown. Tebow's biggest game in the season came against the LSU Tigers on October 7, where he accounted for all three of the Gators' touchdowns, passing for two and rushing for another. Tebow played a role in the Gators' victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State. He threw for one touchdown and rushed for another, finishing with 39 rushing yards. He finished 2006 with the second-most rushing yards on the Gator team.

2007

Although questions about his passing skill loomed, Tebow was named the Florida Gators starting quarterback for the 2007 season. He opened the year 13-of-17 for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in his starting debut against Western Kentucky University. Tebow finished the regular season with the second highest passing efficiency in the nation with 177.8. Additionally, he averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the ground.

Tebow set numerous personal, school and national records in the 2007 season, including:

University of Florida single-game quarterback rushing yards, 166, week 4 SEC season rushing touchdown record, 20

Career high single game rushing touchdowns, 5, Nov. 10

SEC season total touchdowns (passing and rushing), 55

On November 24, against the Florida State Seminoles, Tebow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two in a 45–12 rout of the Seminoles. It was later revealed that Tebow fractured his right hand during the third quarter but played the rest of the game. He had to wear a cast for the next three weeks.

After the 2007 season was over, Tebow was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus first-team All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy, given to the most outstanding college football player of the year. He also received the Davey O'Brien Award, annually given to the best quarterback in the nation, on February 18 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Heisman Trophy

On December 8, 2007, Tebow was awarded the Heisman Trophy, finishing ahead of Arkansas's Darren McFadden, Hawaii's Colt Brennan, and Missouri's Chase Daniel. He was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. He garnered 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. He finished the regular season as the only player in FBS history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in both categories in the same season. He had 32 passing touchdowns, and 23 rushing touchdowns. Tebow's rushing TD total in the 2007 season is the most recorded for any position in SEC history. The total also set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in FBS history. Tebow became the third UF player to win the Heisman Trophy, joining Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel.

2008

Before the 2007 season had even come to a close, Florida coach Urban Meyer stated that he would likely use two quarterbacks during the 2008 season to take some of the workload off of Tebow's shoulders. Tebow led the Gators in rushing in 2007 but also had to play through a bruised shoulder and broken non-throwing hand.

Before the 2008 season even started, Tebow had his name pulled from consideration for the Playboy Preseason All-American team because it conflicted with his Christian beliefs.

On November 1, 2008, playing against the Georgia Bulldogs, Tebow ran for his 37th rushing touchdown, breaking the school record previously held by former Florida running back Emmitt Smith.

Tebow led the Gators to a 12–1 record in 2008. After clinching the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title, the team played for and won the SEC title in the 2008 SEC Championship Game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The win secured the #2 ranking in the final BCS standings, which earned the Gators the chance to play the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game, which they won 24–14.

Tebow finished third in the 2008 Heisman Trophy voting, with Oklahoma's Sam Bradford taking the top spot followed by Texas' Colt McCoy, despite Tebow receiving the most first-place votes. Tebow also won the Maxwell Award in 2008, becoming only the second player to win the award twice.

On January 11, 2009, at a national championship celebration held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Tebow announced that he would not make himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft, but would instead return for his senior season at Florida. One day later, he had surgery on his right shoulder to remove a bone spur in an effort to reduce chronic inflammation.

+2008 Heisman Trophy Finalist Voting	! Finalist	! First place votes(3 pts. each)	! Second place votes(2 pts. each)	! Third place votes(1 pt. each)	! Total points
Sam Bradford	300	315	196	1,726
Colt McCoy	266	288	230	1,604
Tim Tebow	309	207	234	1,575

2009

Tebow opened the 2009 season continuing a streak of throwing and running for a touchdown in blowout wins over Charleston Southern and Troy. He ran for a touchdown in the third game, a win against Tennessee, but failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time since his freshman season.

In answer to an interview question, Tebow stated that he was a virgin. The statement was subject to much discussion about whether the question was necessary, including criticism of the reporter who originally asked.

Tebow started against Kentucky despite suffering from a respiratory illness and taking two bags of intravenous fluids before the game. He ran for two touchdowns to put him in 2nd place on the all-time SEC touchdown list and he also threw for a touchdown. Late in the third quarter, he was hit in the chest by Kentucky defensive end Taylor Wyndham, fell backwards, and hit the back of his head on the knee of Florida tackle Marcus Gilbert, who was wearing a hard knee brace. Upon impact, Tebow briefly displayed a prominent fencing response with his left arm, indicating that a concussion had taken place. He lay motionless for several minutes before being helped to the sidelines. Once there, he vomited. He was taken by ambulance to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. A CT scan showed no bleeding in the brain, with the injury described as a mild concussion. Coach Urban Meyer stayed the night in the hospital with Tebow, who was discharged in the morning. Coincidentally, Florida did not have a game scheduled for the following Saturday, and Tebow was cleared to play in the Gators' next contest at LSU on Oct. 10, two weeks after the incident

On October 31, 2009, while playing against the Georgia Bulldogs, Tebow ran for his 50th and 51st rushing touchdowns, breaking the SEC career record previously held by former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. His penultimate collegiate game, the 2009 SEC Championship, saw him once again facing the University of Alabama. Tebow threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and led the team with 63 yards rushing, but the Gators fell 32-13 and lost their chance to play for a second consecutive national title. Florida beat Cincinnati 51-24 in the 2010 Sugar Bowl the following January. In what was Tebow's last college game, he completed 31 of 35 passes for 482 yards and 3 touchdowns and accounted for 4 total touchdowns and 533 yards of total offense, which set a record for a Bowl Championship Series game.

Tebow graduated from the University of Florida in December 2009, with a bachelor's degree in family, youth and community sciences.

College statistics and records

At the end of his college career, Tebow held 5 NCAA, 14 Southeastern Conference, and 28 University of Florida statistical records. He was the SEC's all-time leader in career passing efficiency (170.8), completion percentage (67.1%), passing touchdown to interception ratio (5.5 to 1), rushing yards by a quarterback (2947), rushing touchdowns (any position) (57), and total touchdowns responsible for (145). Among many mentions in the NCAA Division-I record book, Tebow is ranked second in career passing efficiency, third in career yards per attempt (9.33), 8th in career rushing touchdowns, and also owns the record for most consecutive games in which he both threw at least one touchdown pass and scored at least one rushing touchdown (14).

				Passing									Rushing
Season	Team	GP		Rating	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Sack		Att	Yds	TD
2006	Florida Gators	14		201.7	33	22	66.7	358	5	1	0		89	469	8
2007	Florida Gators	13		172.5	350	234	66.9	3,286	32	6	13		210	895	23
2008	Florida Gators	14		172.4	298	192	64.4	2,747	30	4	15		176	673	12
2009	Florida Gators	14		155.6	304	213	70.1	2,895	21	5	25		217	910	14
	Totals	55		170.8	985	661	67.1	9,286	88	15	53		692	2947	57

"The Tebow Rule"

In 2010 a new rule for the next NCAA football season banned messages on eye paint. This rule was dubbed "The Tebow Rule" by media because it would have affected him. During his college football career, Tebow frequently wore references to biblical verses on his eye black. In the 2009 BCS Championship Game, he wore John 3:16 on his eye black; the verse was the highest-ranked Google search term over the next 24 hours, generating over 90 million searches. Additionally, later, when Tebow switched to another verse, there were 3.43 million searches of "Tim Tebow" and "Proverbs 3:5-6" together. Tebow stated of the searches "It just goes to show you the influence and the platform that you have as a student-athlete and as a quarterback at Florida".

The NFL already has a rule like this in prohibiting players from wearing messages on eye black; so, Tebow would not be able to continue the practice in the NFL. Despite the media labeling it as the Tebow rule, the NCAA denies the rule was influenced by Tebow particularly, since many other notable players (Reggie Bush and Terrelle Pryor for example) wear or have worn messages on eye black. An NCAA spokesman said "When this rule was proposed the committee did not focus on any one team or student athlete. That measure reinforces what the intended use of eye black is, which is to shade the eyes from the sun."

Professional career

Pre-draft

After passing on the 2009 NFL Draft for his senior season at Florida, Tebow went on to enter the 2010 NFL Draft. Despite his college success, Tebow's NFL potential was much debated. According to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, he could "revolutionize" the pro game. Says Gruden: "Tim Tebow is 250 pounds, and he's the strongest human being that's ever played the position. He can throw well enough at any level." Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said he would pick Tebow with a top 10 pick, and would take him over any quarterback in the 2010 draft. On the other hand, NFL analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. believed Tebow did not have the intangibles to play quarterback in the NFL. "I don't think he can be a fulltime quarterback. I don't think he can be the quarterback of the future for you, but I do think in the third round, maybe the second round, he'll be the same as Pat White", said Kiper.

Tebow was particularly mentioned as a potential third round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, his hometown team. Some, including Florida governor Charlie Crist, suggested that Tebow could be the remedy for dwindling Jaguars ticket sales at EverBank Field. Early in the 2009 season, Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver stated: "He (Tebow) clearly is an outstanding football player and would be an asset to any football organization. Clearly there's going to be a groundswell for Tebow, and we'll have to make that evaluation if we have a draft pick that's going to be anywhere near him." Not everyone in the organization agreed, as Jaguar lineman Uche Nwaneri posted doubts about Tebow's potential NFL success on his team's website message board. {{nfl predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 2¾ | weight = 236 | dash = 4.71 | ten split = 1.55 | twenty split = 2.66 | shuttle = 4.17 | cone drill = 6.66 | vertical = 38½ | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 7 | bench = | wonderlic = 22 | note = All results from NFL Combine }}

Denver Broncos

2010

Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round (25th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. The Broncos had acquired the pick in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens on the first night of the draft on April 22. The Ravens received picks in the second, third and fourth rounds which were used to select Sergio Kindle, Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta respectively. Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said about his two first-round selections, which included Tebow, "We want players who are tough, smart, have great character, love football and are passionate about coming here and helping the Broncos win a championship. I think both players fit that role, and I think that's something that we're looking for in all of our players. What we're trying to build here is team chemistry and a team that cares about winning and winning a championship, and that's it." He also added specifically about Tebow, "He has all the traits you look for. It's a good pick." Tebow responded in an interview, saying, "My greatest joy in Denver is going to be to repay Coach McDaniels for believing in me." Tebow also said of his critics, "I just have a passion to play football. When you do things different than other people sometimes do them, and you don't settle for just being average, you open yourself up for criticism. But, I'm ready for it. I've learned to live with it. I never just wanted to do things the same way everybody else does."

ESPN.com's Bill Williamson said, "Josh McDaniels' legacy ''is'' Tim Tebow."

When asked how Tebow will be used, McDaniels commented that Tebow probably won't start at quarterback as a rookie; although, he said he'll "play when he's ready." He also said that there could be some packages custom-made for Tebow right away and indicated that he could initially contribute to Denver's variation of the wildcat formation, called the wild horse formation.

''The Denver Post'' columnist Woody Paige praised the pick, saying "Tim Tremendous may be high risk, but he will be a Mile High Reward...Tebow has become the most celebrated fourth-string rookie quarterback in NFL history, the most controversial quarterback pick by the Broncos since Tommy Maddox was chosen in exactly the same spot in the first round in 1992, the most decorated player and the most determined quarterback, and the most puzzling dichotomy, in the entire draft."

Tebow wore number 15 on his jersey for the Broncos, the same number he wore in college. He set an NFL Draft record for jersey sales. He also had the best-selling jersey in the entire NFL each month since being drafted. The Broncos, as a whole, led the NFL among all teams in jersey sales as well.

On July 29, Tebow signed a five-year contract with the Broncos that had a base value of $11.25 million (he can make as much as $33 million through certain performance-based incentives). The contract also included $8.7 million guaranteed.

On October 17, Tebow scored his first NFL touchdown, which was a five-yard running play against the New York Jets. On November 14, Tebow threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Larsen on his first career NFL pass attempt, as part of a 49-29 home victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. He also added a one-yard rushing touchdown in the game. His performance against the Chiefs earned him his first Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honor.

Tebow started his first NFL game on December 19, which was a 39-23 road loss to the Oakland Raiders. Tebow completed eight of 16 passes for 138 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown pass. He also rushed for 78 yards, 40 of which came on a touchdown run in the first quarter of the game. It was the longest touchdown run for a quarterback in Broncos history and the longest touchdown run in NFL history for a quarterback in his first start. Tebow became just the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for a touchdown of 30 or more yards and run for a touchdown of 40 or more yards in the same game. He finished the game with a 100.5 passer rating, the highest ever in team history for a professional debut.

Tebow's first career victory came in his second start on December 26. The Broncos defeated the Houston Texans, 24-23, in Denver. Tebow helped rally the Broncos from a 17-0 deficit at halftime, as he finished the game with 308 passing yards and one touchdown pass. He also added a fourth quarter rushing touchdown, which capped the comeback. Tebow received his second Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honor following his performance.

Tebow finished his rookie season playing sparingly in six games as a back-up (primarily on plays involving the wild horse formation, which is Denver's variation of the wildcat formation) before starting the last three games of the Broncos' season. He threw for a total of 654 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. He also rushed for 227 yards and six touchdowns. Tebow became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for a touchdown in each of his first three career starts.

2011

Tebow began the season as the Denver Broncos' backup quarterback, with Kyle Orton acting as the starter. After a 1–4 start and some poor performances, Orton was replaced by Tebow at halftime during a home game against the San Diego Chargers in the fifth week of the season. Tebow nearly led the Broncos back from a 16-point deficit, as he passed and ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Chargers ultimately won the game, 29–24. Shortly afterward, Broncos' head coach John Fox announced Tebow would start in the following game on the road against the Miami Dolphins. Tebow and the Broncos struggled in the first three-and-a-half quarters against the Dolphins, but rallied from a 15–0 deficit in the last three minutes to win the game, 18–15, in overtime. Denver became the first team in NFL history to win a game after being down by at least 15 points with three minutes to play in a game.

On November 6, Tebow rushed for 117 yards, along with passing for 124 yards and two touchdowns, as part of a 38–24 road victory over the Oakland Raiders. It was the first game in his NFL career that Tebow rushed for at least 100 yards. Broncos' running back Willis McGahee ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns, making Tebow and McGahee only the fifth quarterback and running back tandem in NFL history to run for at least 100 yards in the same game. The Broncos followed up a road win over division-rival Oakland with another road win over a division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs. Tebow completed two passes on eight attempts for 69 yards and a touchdown. His second completion, a 56-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to wide receiver Eric Decker, sealed the game for Denver. Tebow became the fifth quarterback since 1980 to win a game after being the sole quarterback on the winning team to complete two or fewer passes. Four days later, Tebow was 9-for-20 with 104 yards in a Thursday Night Football home game against the New York Jets. He led a 95-yard, game-winning touchdown drive with less than six minutes to play, and the Broncos trailing, 13–10. On third-and-four, Tebow ran for a 20-yard touchdown with less than one minute remaining. The Broncos won the game, 17–13. Tebow guided the Broncos to another comeback victory the next week—a 16–13 overtime road win over the San Diego Chargers. He ran the ball 22 times for 67 yards. His 22 rushing attempts were the most by an NFL quarterback since 1950.

In the 10th start of his NFL career, Tebow led the Broncos to their third consecutive come-from-behind win of the season after trailing going into the fourth quarter, as Denver beat the Minnesota Vikings on the road, 35–32. The following Sunday, Tebow once again guided a comeback victory, this time at home over the Chicago Bears. Denver won 13-10 in overtime after facing a 10-0 deficit with just over two minutes to play in regulation. Tebow's sixth come-from-behind fourth quarter or overtime victory in his 11 career starts was the most in NFL history for any quarterback in that time span.

Tebow and the Broncos' winning streak was broken by the New England Patriots in week 15. Tebow rushed for 2 touchdowns and accounted for almost 300 total yards against the Patriots, but Denver lost 41-23. In the Broncos' 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills the following week, Tebow had 1 passing and 1 rushing touchdown, but he also threw three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. He struggled for a second straight game the following week in a 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, completing only 6 of 22 passes and finishing with a career low quarterback rating of 20.6 But with a week 17 loss by the Oakland Raiders, the Broncos won the AFC West title in a tiebreaker.

After the three consecutive losses, Broncos vice president and former quarterback John Elway said Tebow was playing tentatively and needed to "pull the trigger." On January 8, Denver hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first round of the NFL playoffs. Tebow threw for a career high 316 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80 yard TD to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime, as the Broncos won 29–23. Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes in the contest, setting the franchise record for quarterback rating in a playoff game (125.6) and an NFL record for yards per completion (31.6) in a playoff game. Media sources noted Tebow's passing yards (316) and yards per completion (31.6) evoked the Bible's John 3:16. The Nielsen ratings for the game also peaked at 31.6. ''John 3:16'' was the top search item on Google the next morning, followed by ''Tebow'' and ''Tim Tebow''.

The Broncos were handed a 45–10 defeat by the New England Patriots the following week, knocking them out of the playoffs. After the season, Elway confirmed that Tebow would be the Broncos starting quarterback going into training camp in 2012.

New York Jets

On March 21, 2012, in the wake of the Broncos signing free agent Peyton Manning, Tebow was traded, along with the Broncos' 2012 7th round draft pick, to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' 4th and 6th round picks.

NFL Statistics

Regular season

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2|Season ! rowspan=2|Team ! colspan=3|Games ! colspan=8|Passing ! colspan=2|Sacks ! colspan=4|Rushing ! colspan=2|Fumbles |- ! GP !! GS !! W–L ! Comp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Y/Att !! TD !! INT !! Rating ! # !! Yds ! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD ! FUM !! Lost |- ! 2010 !! Denver Broncos | 9 || 3 || 1–2 | 41 || 82 || 50.0 || 654 || 8.0 || 5 || 3 || 82.1 | 6 || 26 | 43 || 227 || 5.3 || 6 | 1 || 0 |- ! 2011 !! Denver Broncos | 14 || 11 || 7–4 | 126 || 271 || 46.5 || 1,729 || 6.4 || 12 || 6 || 72.9 | 33 || 225 | 122 || 660 || 5.4 || 6 | 13 || 6 |- !colspan=2|Total | 23 || 14 || 8–6 | 167 || 353 || 47.3 || 2,383 || 6.8 || 17 || 9 || 75.1 | 39 || 251 | 165 || 887 || 5.4 || 12 | 14 || 6 |}

Playoffs

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In the media

Books

On May 31, 2011, HarperCollins released Through My Eyes, an autobiography that Tebow co-wrote with author Nathan Whitaker. Tebow details his early life growing up in Jacksonville and the Philippines, as well as his college football experiences. By March 04, 2012 it had spent 24 weeks on the New York Times best seller list. It was named the #1 sports book of 2011 and the bestselling religion book of 2011 . Tim followed his memoir with a young readers’ edition entitled Through My Eyes: A Quarterback’s Journey, also co-written with Nathan Whitaker .

Magazines and Endorsements

Tebow is a spokesperson for Nike, Jockey International and FRS Health Energy.

In September 2008, Tebow appeared on the cover of ''Men's Fitness'' magazine.

On April 8, 2010, Tebow was announced as the cover athlete for all three game platforms of the video game NCAA Football 11.

In 2011, Tebow was the first quarterback featured in ESPN's "Year of the Quarterback" series. The documentary, entitled "Tim Tebow: Everything in Between," followed him from the 2010 Sugar Bowl to the 2010 NFL Draft. It premiered on January 6, 2011. On November 8, 2011 the documentary was released on DVD.

On December 13, 2011, Tebow was the athlete featured on the cover of the first edition of the NFL's official magazine.

In 2011, Tebow was rendered as a superhero by Marvel Comics. His character was known as "Super Tim."

Music videos

YouTube, Google Videos, Godtube, and other video-sharing websites have numerous variations of Tim Tebow college and professional football highlights in video clips of varying lengths (such as 'Tebow Magic' and 'All He Does is Win'), with various video and musical backdrops, and user views reaching into the multi-millions.

Super Bowl ad

A nationwide controversy surrounded Tebow's decision to appear in an ad funded by the socially conservative organization Focus on the Family that was broadcast February 7, 2010, during Super Bowl XLIV on CBS. There were two 30-second commercials, which included Tebow's personal story as part of an overall pro-life stance. The abortion issue was not specifically mentioned in the ad. Pro-choice groups condemned the ad, while pro-life groups rallied around Tebow.

Awards and honors

College

2006 season

SEC All-Freshman Team SEC Freshman of the Week

2007 season

Walter Camp Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, three times Davey O'Brien Award winner

Heisman Trophy winner

Maxwell Award winner Walter Camp Award finalist

Sporting News Player of the Year

Harley Award winner

Quarterback of the Year First-team Academic All-American Manning Award finalist Rivals.com National Offensive Player of the Year Rivals.com SEC Offensive Player of the Year First-team All-SEC (Associated Press, Coaches, Rivals.com) Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year Associated Press Player of the Year

First-team All-American by: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com

James E. Sullivan Award, awarded to the Nations top amateur athlete Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year. Third Florida Gator to win this award, Danny Wuerffel (won twice) and Ryan Lochte. ESPY for Best Male College Athlete

2008 season

First-team All-America by College Football News.

Disney Spirit Award

ESPY for Best Male College Athlete

Heisman Trophy finalist

Manning Award winner

Maxwell Award winner

Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week

2008 SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player

First-team All-SEC (AP, Coaches, Rivals.com)

Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year

Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Wuerffel Trophy winner

First-team Academic All-American

2009 season

William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, "The Academic Heisman") winner

First-team Academic All-American

Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

Heisman Trophy finalist

First-team All-SEC (AP, Coaches, Rivals.com)

Second-team All-America (Walter Camp Foundation)

Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year

Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player ''Sports Illustrated'' College football Player of the Decade

Professional

2× Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week - Weeks 10 and 16 (2010)

2011 GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year - Come from behind overtime win vs. Bears - Week 14

Tebowing

''Tebowing'' is a neologism for the act of kneeling on one knee in prayer with one's head resting on one's fist. It is derived from Tebow's propensity for kneeling and praying. The origin of the phrase is credited to fan Jared Kleinstein, who posted a picture with friends on Facebook, in which they mimicked a pose of Tebow following the Broncos' comeback overtime victory over the Dolphins on October 23, 2011. The popularity of the picture led Kleinstein to set up a website showing pictures submitted by people depicting various interpretations of ''Tebowing'' all over the world. After two and a half-months, the site received 20,000 photograph submissions from all seven continents and 20 million page views from 2 million unique visitors. ''The New York Times'' wrote "it can be hard to tell whether [people tebowing] are celebrating or mocking [Tebow] for his virtuous ways." Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl tebowed as part of a bet with the mayor of Denver following the Broncos playoff victory over the Steelers in 2012.

''Tebowing'' was recognized as a word in the English language by the Global Language Monitor, due to its level of worldwide usage, which was comparable to the word ''Obamamania'' (referencing President Barack Obama). In December 2011, the life-sized wall adhesions company Fathead released a "Tebowing" sticker that became the company's best-selling product in two days.

Evangelism

In the Philippines, Tim Tebow preached the Christian Gospel in front of schoolchildren and entire villages and assisted in medical care. Moreover, Tebow supports more than 40 national evangelists working in that nation. In the United States, he has shared his Christian faith in prisons and schools, to church and youth groups, and at meetings and conferences.

An Easter Sunday crowd of roughly 20,000 listened to Tebow on April 8, 2012. He only briefly mentioned his move from Denver to New York. "Kind of got traded. I'm on another team -- excited to be a Jet," Tebow said. "Regardless of what happens, I still honor my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because at the end of the day, that's what's important, win or lose. … We need to get back to one nation under God, and be role models for kids," Tebow added.

Philanthropic work

Tebow envisioned a foundation to give back to others during his college career, and he, along with other University of Florida students, created First and 15. Through this organization, Tebow raised funds for Uncle Dick's Orphanage in the Philippines, founded by his father’s nonprofit association, the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association. He also raised monies for Shands Hospital pediatric cancer center in Gainesville and a Disney trip for disadvantaged children. Upon graduation from University of Florida, Tebow launched the Tim Tebow Foundation in January 2010.

Tebow CURE Hospital

CURE and the Tebow Foundation announced plans to build a children's hospital in the fall of 2011 in the Philippines, the country where Tebow was born. The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, will hold 30 beds and will specialize in orthopedics. Construction began in January 2012 and it is expected to open in mid-2013. CURE's 12th hospital worldwide, they hope to heal deformities such as clubfoot, untreated burns, hydrocephalus and other conditions correctable with surgery. The cost of the project, $3 million, will come from donors from CURE and the Tebow Foundation. The hospital will include a "Timmy's Playroom."

See also

2006 College Football All-America Team

Florida Gators

List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks

List of Division I FBS rushing touchdown leaders

List of Florida Gators football players

List of Heisman Trophy winners

List of New York Jets players

List of SEC Most Valuable Players

List of University of Florida alumni

References

Bibliography

Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.

External links

2007 – 73rd Award: Tim Tebow – Heisman Trophy profile

2007 Heisman winner: Tim Tebow – University of Florida student profile

Tim Tebow – Florida Gators player profile

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name	Sharon Stone
birth date	March 10, 1958
birth name	Sharon Vonne Stone
birth place	Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
occupation	Actress, model, producer
years active	1980–present
spouse	Michael Greenburg (1984–1990)Phil Bronstein (1998–2004)
children	3 }}

Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller ''Basic Instinct''. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her performance in ''Casino''.

Early life

Stone was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The second of four children, she is the daughter of Dorothy (née Lawson), an accountant and homemaker, and Joseph William Stone II, a tool and die manufacturer and factory worker. Stone graduated in 1975 from Saegertown High School in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Career

Modeling

Stone won the title of Miss Crawford County in Meadville, and was a candidate for Miss Pennsylvania. One of the pageant judges said she should quit school and move to New York City to become a fashion model. In 1977, Stone left Meadville, moving in with an aunt in New Jersey. Within four days of her arrival in New Jersey, she was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in New York.

1980–1989

While living in Europe, she decided to quit modeling and become an actress. "So I packed my bags, moved back to New York, and stood in line to be an extra in a Woody Allen movie," she later recalled. Stone was cast for a brief role in Allen's ''Stardust Memories'' (1980), and then had a speaking part a year later in the horror film ''Deadly Blessing'' (1981). French director Claude Lelouch cast her in ''Les Uns et les Autres'' (1982), starring James Caan. She was on screen for two minutes and did not appear in the credits.

Her next film role was in ''Irreconcilable Differences'' (1984), starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, and a young Drew Barrymore. Stone played a starlet who breaks up the marriage of a successful director and his screenwriter wife. In 1984, she appeared in a two-part episode of ''Magnum, P.I.'', titled "Echoes of the Mind", where she played identical twins, one a love interest of Tom Selleck's character.

Through the rest of the 1980s, she had roles in such B-films as ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1985) and ''Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold'' (1987), and played Steven Seagal's wife in ''Above the Law'' (1988). Also in 1988, Stone took over the role of Janice Henry for the filming of the miniseries ''War and Remembrance''.

1990–2002

Her appearance in ''Total Recall'' (1990) with Arnold Schwarzenegger gave Stone's career a boost. To coincide with the film's release, she posed nude for ''Playboy'', showing off the muscles she developed in preparation for the film (she lifted weights and learned taekwondo). In 1999, she was rated among the 25 sexiest stars of the century by ''Playboy''.

The role that made her a star was that of Catherine Tramell, a brilliant, bisexual, alleged serial killer, in ''Basic Instinct'' (1992). Several better known actresses of the time turned down the part, mostly because of the nudity required. In the film's most notorious scene, Tramell is being questioned by the police, and she crosses and uncrosses her legs, revealing the fact she is not wearing any underwear. According to Stone, she agreed to film the flashing scene with no panties, and although she and Verhoeven had discussed the scene from the beginning of production, she was unaware just how explicit the infamous shot would be:

"I knew that we were going to do this leg-crossing thing and I knew that we were going to allude to the concept that I was nude, but I did not think that you would see my vagina in the scene. Later, when I saw it in the screening I was shocked. I think seeing it in a room full of strangers was so disrespectful and so shocking, so I went into the booth and slapped him and left."

She claimed in an earlier interview, however, that "it was so fun" watching the film for the first time with strangers. Verhoeven has denied all claims of trickery and said, "As much as I love her, I hate her, too, especially after the lies she told the press about the shot between her legs, which was a straight lie". Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who later befriended the actress, also claimed in his memoir, ''Hollywood Animal'', that the actress was fully aware of the level of nudity involved.

Following ''Basic Instinct'', she was listed by ''People magazine'' as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 1992, photographer George Hurrell took a series of photographs of Stone, Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, Raquel Welch, Eric Roberts, and Sean Penn. In November 1995, Stone received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. That same year, ''Empire'' chose her as one of the 100 sexiest stars in film history. In October 1997, she was ranked among the top 100 film stars of all time by ''Empire''.

In 1995, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture, for her role as "Ginger" in Martin Scorsese's ''Casino'', opposite Robert De Niro. She also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the role. The same year, she starred opposite Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio in the Sam Raimi western ''The Quick And The Dead''. Also in 1995, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award.

Stone starred opposite Ellen DeGeneres in the 2000 HBO film ''If These Walls Could Talk 2'', in which she played a lesbian trying to start a family. For her work on 'Walls', she was again recognized by Women in Film, this time with the Lucy Award.

In 2001, Stone was linked to a biopic of the German film director Leni Riefenstahl. The prospective director, Paul Verhoeven, and Riefenstahl herself, favoured Stone to portray Riefenstahl in the film. According to Verhoeven, he discussed the project with Stone and she was very interested. Subsequently, Verhoeven pulled out of the project as he wanted to hire a more expensive screenwriter than the producers did.

Stone was hospitalized on September 29, 2001 for a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which was diagnosed as a vertebral artery dissection rather than the more common ruptured aneurysm, and treated with an endovascular coil embolization.

2003–present

In 2003, she appeared in three episodes from the eighth season of ''The Practice''. For her performances, she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Also in 2003, she appeared in a James Woods-directed American Stroke Association television commercial to raise awareness of the symptoms of a stroke. This commercial was also shown in Canada courtesy of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Stone attempted a return to the mainstream with roles in the films ''Cold Creek Manor'' (2003) with Dennis Quaid and ''Catwoman'' (2004) with Halle Berry; however, both films were critical and commercial flops.

After years of litigation, ''Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction'' was released on March 31, 2006. A reason for a long delay in releasing the film was reportedly Stone's dispute with the filmmakers over the nudity in the film; she wanted more, while they wanted less. A group sex scene was cut in order to achieve an R rating from the MPAA for the U.S. release; the controversial scene remained in the U.K. version of the London-based film. Stone told an interviewer, "We are in a time of odd repression and if a popcorn movie allows us to create a platform for discussion, wouldn't that be great?"

Despite an estimated budget of $70 million, it placed only 10th in gross on its debut weekend with a meager $3,200,000, and was subsequently declared a bomb. It ultimately ran in theaters for only 17 days and finished with a total domestic gross of under $6 million. Despite the failure of ''Basic Instinct 2'', Stone has said that she would love to direct and act in a third ''Basic Instinct'' film.

She appeared in the 2006 drama ''Alpha Dog'' opposite Bruce Willis, playing Olivia Mazursky, the mother of a real-life murder victim. Stone wore a fatsuit for the role. In February 2007, Stone found her role as a clinically depressed woman in her latest film, ''When a Man Falls in the Forest'', uplifting, as it challenged what she called "Prozac society." "It was a watershed experience," she said. "I think that we live in a... Prozac society where we're always told we're supposed to have this kind of equilibrium of emotion. We have all these assignments about how we're supposed to feel about something."

In December 2006, she co hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway together with Anjelica Huston. The concert was in honor of the Nobel Peace Prize winners Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank. Also in that year, she appeared in the last episode of the Turkish TV series ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' (Valley of the Wolves) along with Andy Garcia.

On January 5, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported Stone's impending appearance in four episodes of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in April, and then included in a review on the 29th of that April such descriptions of Stone's performance as a "great presence," and having "had to revive her best . . . tone to sell hokey lines" in a series it described as "mawkish and overwrought." Stone portrayed Jo Marlowe, a former cop turned prosecutor.

Criticism

Tanzania

On January 28, 2005, Stone helped solicit pledges for $1 million in five minutes for mosquito nets in Tanzania, turning a panel on African poverty into an impromptu fund-raiser at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Many observers, including UNICEF, criticized her actions by claiming that Stone had reacted instinctively to the words of Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, because she had not done her research on the causes, consequences and methods of preventing malaria.

Of the $1 million pledged, only $250,000 was actually raised. In order to fulfill the promise to send $1 million worth of bed nets to Tanzania, UNICEF contributed $750,000. This diverted funds from other UNICEF projects. According to prominent economist Xavier Sala-i-Martín, officials are largely unaware of what happened with the bed nets. Some were delivered to the local airport. These reportedly were stolen and later resurfaced as wedding dresses on the local black market.

Chinese earthquake

Stone sparked a storm of criticism with her comments in an exchange on the red carpet with Hong Kong's ''Cable Entertainment News'' during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2008. When asked about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake she remarked:

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Observers have noted that Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the earthquake, is located in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, where ethnic Tibetans compose over half the population. According to the ''Hollywood Reporter'', one of China's biggest cinema chains reacted to Stone's comments by declaring it would not show her films in its theaters. The founder of the UME Cineplex chain and the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, Ng See-Yuen, called Stone's comments "inappropriate," and said the UME Cineplex chain would be presenting her films no further. Christian Dior advertisements featuring Stone's image were dropped from all ads in China amid the public uproar. Stone was struck from the 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival guest list, and the event's organizers considered banning the actress permanently.

Dior China had originally posted an apology in Stone's name, but Stone later denied making the apology during an interview with the ''New York Times'', saying "I'm not going to apologize. I'm certainly not going to apologize for something that isn't real and true – not for face creams," although she does admit she had "sounded like an idiot." However, after the interview, Stone released a statement entitled "In my own words by Sharon Stone" in which she said "I could not be more regretful of that mistake. It was unintentional. I apologize. Those words were never meant to be hurtful to anyone."

While Stone cited the Dalai Lama as her "good friend" when she made the remark at the Cannes film festival, the Dalai Lama has reportedly distanced himself by saying of her only, "yes, I've met that lady".

Mensa

For many years, Stone maintained that she had an IQ of 148 and was a member of Mensa, but in April 2002, she admitted she was not, and had never been, a member of that society. Jim Blackmore of Mensa said, "It's delightful to finally see Ms. Stone admit that she's not and never has been a member of our society." Blackmore admits Stone may be as clever as many like to think. He says, "My gut feeling is that she would definitely qualify. But that's just based on what we've been told by other individuals."

Personal life

In March 2006, Stone traveled to Israel to promote peace in the Middle East through a press conference with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres.

Religion

Stone is a convert to Tibetan Buddhism. She believes in God and is religious by self-description. She is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church.

Relationships

Stone married television producer Michael Greenburg in 1984 on the set of ''The Vegas Strip War'', a television film he produced and she starred in. The couple separated three years later, and their divorce was finalized in 1990.

In 1993, Stone met William J. MacDonald (aka Bill MacDonald) on the set of the film ''Sliver'', which he co-produced. MacDonald left his wife Naomi Baca for Stone and became engaged to her. They separated one year later in 1994.

While working on the film ''The Quick and the Dead'' in 1995, Stone met Bob Wagner (a second assistant director) and they became engaged. After they separated, Stone returned the engagement ring via FedEx.

On February 14, 1998, Stone married Phil Bronstein, executive editor of the ''San Francisco Examiner'' and later ''San Francisco Chronicle''. They adopted a baby son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, in 2000. Bronstein filed for divorce in 2003, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce became final in 2004, with a judge ruling that Roan should remain primarily with Bronstein, with Stone receiving visitation.

Stone adopted her second son, Laird Vonne Stone, in 2005, and her third son, Quinn Kelly Stone, in 2006.

In 2005, during a television interview for her film ''Basic Instinct 2'', Stone hinted at an interest in bisexuality, stating "Middle age is an open-minded period". Stone also has said that in the past she's "dated" girls. Furthermore, in ''Naked Instinct'', an unauthorized biography of Stone, author Frank Sanello details a sexual liaison between Stone and a woman in the bathroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. In an interview on the Michael Parkinson talk show in Britain on March 18, 2006, she said she was straight. However, in January 2008, she was quoted as saying, "Everybody is bisexual to an extent. Now men act like women and it's difficult to have a relationship because I like men in that old-fashioned way. I like masculinity and, in truth, only women do that now".

In 2011, Stone stated on ''Piers Morgan Tonight'' that she was never married to George Howe Englund Jr., despite contrary internet rumors.

Filmography

''Les Uns et les autres'' ''Not Just Another Affair'' ''Bay City Blues'' ''The New Mike Hammer'' ''T. J. Hooker'' ''Mr. and Mrs. Ryan'' ''Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'' ''Above the Law (film) ''Beyond the Stars'' ''Total Recall'' ''He Said, She Said'' ''Basic Instinct'' ''Sliver (film) ''The Quick and the Dead (1995 film) ''Diabolique (1996 film) ''Sphere (film) ''Gloria (1999 American film) ''Picking Up the Pieces'' ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' ''Cold Creek Manor'' ''A Different Loyalty'' ''Higglytown Heroes'' ''Alpha Dog'' ''When a Man Falls in the Forest'' ''The Year of Getting to Know Us'' ''Streets of Blood'' ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' '':fr:Largo Winch II ''Gods Behaving Badly''

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	''Stardust Memories''	Pretty Girl on train
rowspan="2">1981	|	Girl with Glenn Senior	Uncredited
''Deadly Blessing''	Lana Marcus
rowspan="2"	1982	|	Lynette	television film
''Silver Spoons''	Debbie
rowspan="2"	1983	|	Cathy St. Marie	(TV series)
''Remington Steele''	Jillian Montague
rowspan="5"	1984	|	Julie Eland	(TV series)
''Magnum, P.I.''	Diane Dupree and Diedra Dupree
''Calendar Girl Murders''	Cassie Bascomb
''The Vegas Strip War''	Sarah Shipman
''Irreconcilable Differences''	Blake Chandler
rowspan="2"	1985	|	Dani Starr	(TV series)
''King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)	King Solomon's Mines''	Jesse Huston
rowspan="2"	1986	|	Ashley Hamilton Ryan	Television pilot
''Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold''	Jesse Huston
rowspan="2"	1987	|	Claire Mattson
''Cold Steel (1987 film)	Cold Steel''	Kathy Connors
rowspan="5"	1988	Above the Law'' ||	Sara Toscani
''Action Jackson''	Patrice Dellaplane
''Badlands 2005''	Alex Neil
''War and Remembrance (TV miniseries)	War and Remembrance''	Janice Henry
''Tears in the Rain''	Casey Cantrell
rowspan="2"	1989	|	Laurie McCall
''Blood and Sand (1989 film)	Blood and Sand''	Doña Sol
1990	|	Lori Quaid
rowspan="5"	1991	|	Linda Metzger
''Scissors (film)	Scissors''	Angie Anderson
''Year of the Gun (film)	Year of the Gun''	Alison King
''Diary of a Hitman''	Kiki
''Where Sleeping Dogs Lie''	Serena Black
1992	|	Catherine Tramell	MTV Movie Award for Best Performance>MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance<	MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable FemaleNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaNominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
rowspan="3"	1993	Sliver'' ||	Carly Norris	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female
''Last Action Hero''
''The Larry Sanders Show''	Herself
rowspan="2"	1994	Intersection (film)>Intersection''
''The Specialist''	May Muro (aka Adrian Hastings)
rowspan="3">1995	The Quick and the Dead'' ||	Ellen 'The Lady'	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
''Roseanne (TV series)	Roseanne''	Trailer Park Resident
''Casino (film)	Casino''
rowspan="2"	1996	Diabolique'' ||	Nicole Horner
''Last Dance (film)	Last Dance''	Cindy Liggett
rowspan="3"	1998	Sphere'' ||	Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
''Antz''	Princess Bala
''The Mighty''	Gwen Dillon
rowspan="4"	1999	Gloria'' ||	Gloria
''The Muse (1999 film)	The Muse''	Sarah Little
''Simpatico (film)	Simpatico''	Rosie Carter
''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''	Henny Penny
rowspan="3"	2000	|	Candy Cowley
''If These Walls Could Talk 2''
''Beautiful Joe (film)	Beautiful Joe''	Alice 'Hush' Mason
2002	|	Narrator	(TV series)
rowspan="2"	2003	|	Leah Tilson
''The Practice''	Sheila Carlisle
rowspan="2"	2004	|	Sally Cauffield
''Catwoman (film)	Catwoman''	Laurel Hedare
rowspan="4"	2005	|	Nicky – Blind Art Teacher	voice
''Kurtlar Vadisi''<	(Eng. ''Valley of the Wolves'')	Lisa
''Will & Grace''	Dr. Georgia Keller
''Broken Flowers''	Laura Daniels Miller
rowspan="5">2006	|	Olivia Mazursky
''Basic Instinct 2''	Catherine Tramell
''Huff (TV series)	Huff''	Dauri Rathburn
''Bobby (2006 film)	Bobby''
''Democrazy''	Patricia Hill
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Karen Fields
''If I Had Known I Was a Genius''	Gloria Fremont
rowspan="2"	2008	|	Jane Rocket
''Five Dollars a Day''	Dolores Jones
2009	|	Nina Ferraro
	2010	|	Jo Marlowe	Four episodes (TV series)
2011	The Burma Conspiracy''||	Diane Francken
rowspan="4"	2012	|	Aphrodite	post-production
''The Mule (film)	The Mule''	Sofie
''Lovelace (film)	Lovelace''	Dorothy Boreman
''Attachment''	TBA

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