Good role models are underappreciated and are a dying breed these days. In a world where self-promotion, obnoxious behaviour and extravagance is glorified and perpetrated in the media, it’s refreshing to know that there are still some athletes who are willing to take on the challenge of trying to be positive role models and doing the right thing.

Tebow and Pacquiao are often maligned for things they can’t do in their respective sports. They say Tebow has poor mechanics; they say Pacquiao simply overwhelms his opponents and has inferior skills, but whatever these two lack in a whatever area, they more than make up for it with their “heart”- and they win. 

Truth is, nobody is perfect; it’s man’s flawed nature to be such. But when you have people who try to use their success as a tool to give back and help those in need, it makes one realize the insignificance of wins and losses and the true meaning of what a real champion is all about.