I grabbed my mom and I went to the couch and I said, ’Mom I want to ask Jesus to come into my heart.’ And I got on my knee and I asked Jesus to come into my heart, forgive me of my sins, and make me a child of God.

Tebow recounts a formative evangelical “conversion” moment, framed in the familiar language of being “saved”: inviting Jesus “into my heart,” seeking forgiveness, and becoming “a child of God.” The domestic setting (with his mother, at the couch, kneeling) emphasizes intimacy and sincerity rather than public performance, presenting faith as a personal decision made in childhood. In Tebow’s broader public persona—where Christianity is central to his identity—this kind of testimony functions as an origin story: it explains the moral and spiritual foundation he claims underlies his later discipline, public witness, and willingness to speak about faith under scrutiny.