New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin and New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow were selected by Time magazine as two of its "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World."
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin and New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow were selected by Time magazine as two of its "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World."
Four other athletes made Time's list: tennis player Novak Djokovic; golfer Yani Tseng; soccer player Lionel Messi; and South African runner Oscar Pistorius.
The Jets traded for Tebow this offseason after the former Florida quarterback took the NFL by storm in leading a struggling Denver Broncosteam to the playoffs and a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Lin wrote the portion of the magazine piece on why Tebow was selected.
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