On the field I’m trying to play for the glory of God but then also I’m trying to give everything I have and win and compete. And so I think more than just winning or losing, I think He cares about where our hearts are when we’re playing.

The statement reconciles two impulses often treated as incompatible: wholehearted competitiveness and religious devotion. Tebow argues that striving to win can coexist with playing “for the glory of God,” provided the athlete’s inner orientation is right. The decisive measure is not victory or defeat but the condition of the heart—whether one competes with gratitude, discipline, and respect rather than ego, resentment, or idolatry of success. Implicitly, the quote critiques a results-only sports culture by shifting moral evaluation from outcomes to character. It also presents sport as a venue for spiritual formation: competition becomes a test of motives and a practice of faith under pressure.