-Always good to see you.
Everything going great? -It's great, man.
-When do you start spring training?
-A week from today. Or, no, a week from Friday.
-Wow! -Yes.
-It's all happening, right? -So fast.
-Yeah. First of all, I have a lot of questions for you.
What did you think of the Super Bowl?
-I thought it was an awesome game.
I mean, I honestly thought Tom Brady
was gonna win it in the end, though.
Let's just be honest.
-I know, but The Roots --
-I'm not saying I was rooting for them.
I'm just saying, Tom Brady's got the ball, 2 minutes to go --
-No, let me tell you something.
First of all,
Questlove, all of you guys all said that, by the way.
I was in the room with you.
-But now they want to argue.
-Well, there was 10 seconds left, and Quest goes,
"I don't trust Tom Brady, man."
I go, "There's no way he can score
more than 8 points in 10 --"
And he goes, "Yeah, he can. He's Tom Brady. He can do it."
Everyone was like, "Don't talk, don't talk."
-There's something special about that guy.
-Well, you played for both teams, didn't you?
-I did.
For like 15 minutes, and then each one cut me, so...
So I had that going for me, which is nice.
Thanks for bringing that up. -Oh, sorry about that.
You're like, "Oh, who cares about this game anyway?
Yeah, I just want to watch. Just get me Justin Timberlake.
Let's watch Justin." Yeah.
Let's talk about your baseball,
'cause that is just on fire right now.
Congratulations. -Thank you.
-Last time you were here --
I mean, really, it's a great story.
Forget about football. We're focused on baseball.
-That's it. That's what we're doing right now.
-That's what it's all about. -Let's go.
-So, you're about to go to where? St. Lucie?
-Yeah. Port St. Lucie. -Port St. Lucie, in Florida.
With the Mets. -Yes.
-And, I mean... [ Cheers and applause ]
I think -- Dude, I'm telling you, man --
-You're a baseball guy, too.
-I'm a baseball guy. I'm an everything guy.
-I watched the movie. -Yeah. You saw the movie?
-I saw it.
-Thank you. Yeah, I appreciate it.
Thank you. You're the person that saw it.
But, so, what are you focusing on now?
Are you just like, "I want to just be in the Major Leagues.
This is it."
-Well, the goal is to get to the Major Leagues, for sure.
I mean, last year was my first year of playing,
after taking 12 years off and not playing since
my junior year of high school.
So huge transition, huge obstacle,
and, of course, no one thinks I can do it,
but I love trying to prove people wrong,
so I'm excited about the challenge.
-Yeah! [ Cheers and applause ]
That's what I'm talking about. That's why I love you, man.
Your first at bat last spring training --
First at bat, you get up and you hit a home run.
-[ Laughing ] I know. I didn't know what was going on.
I think I closed my eyes and swung.
I don't know. -That's not true.
But it's the best story ever.
Does that make you go like,
"Yeah, I'm gonna have a great season, man."
-It does give you so much confidence.
And I knew it was a bit at bat, 'cause it was my first at bat,
and so they go live to ESPN.
All these people are, you know --
'Cause this is your first at bat.
And it was the first pitch, and --
I don't know -- I was aggressive.
I was so nervous, I just swung, and, thankfully, it went out.
-I mean, that's just, like -- That's such a great story.
You're like, "Oh, I am so cool right now."
Since you joined the Columbia Fireflies,
average attendance is up 40%.
4-zero.
So, dude, you're magic, man. People want to see you.
Fans love you. -They show up, so it's cool.
I'm always grateful for the sport.
-I know.
You're always great to your fans and you're great to everybody.
I will say that about you.
You've been on the show a bunch of times.
Every single time,
you blow me away by what you do, what you give back.
It's amazing.
But I've seen some fans of yours get a little out of control,
and they've gotten tattoos of you.
-Oh, yes, there's been some crazy ones.
-Does that freak you out?
Someone's got a tattoo of your face?
-Not as much anymore, because I've seen so many of them,
but the first time, it freaked me out.
-This dude's got a tattoo of your face.
-Yeah, on his calf.
-No, it's on his shin right there.
-Yeah. So, the first time I saw that guy,
I landed in Nashville.
I'm riding down the escalator.
And he's sitting there holding his pants up,
pointing at it.
And I'm like, "What the heck just happened?"
-You're like, "Can I go back up and down the escalator?"
-And he's like, "Hey, will you sign the back?"
And I was like, "No." Well, I said, "Sure."
-Yeah. You did it.
-So, I signed it.
And I saw him a year later, and he had that signature tattooed around it, with it.
-See, now, I don't mess with dudes --
Let me tell you something.
I don't have any tattoos, but I know around the shin
is the toughest place to get a tattoo.
-I wouldn't know.
But I see him, like, all the time.
-Oh, he's a tough dude. -A lot of games.
Those ticket sales you were talking about?
-That's all him, yeah.
I'm just saying, he's a tough dude,
'cause that's right on the bone.
That's gonna kill.
This guy -- I would be friends with him.
Yeah, then there's this dude here.
This was me the other day before I got to work.
I took a picture of that. -Oh!
-Look at that one.
Across his whole -- That's almost, like, some --
Were you in a band or, like, a heavy-metal band?
-I don't get it. It's intense.
-That's pretty intense, but I think it's kind of cool.
Then this one.
It's my favorite one.
I just don't even understand what it...
-Oh!
-It says "Tebow Time," and it's you as, like, a centaur.
It's half you and half horse.
-So, I've heard about --
And this guy, I think, actually lost a bet.
It was a bet about how many games we would win,
and, yeah, he lost.
And that's actually -- That's his thigh.
That's a super-awkward place to be.
-Well, I thought, at one point, I saw this hair.
I thought it was his arm.
I go, "Man, he's got a hairy arm."
But it's his thigh.
It is his thigh, as we can zoom out and see that.
-Imagine if you had to have that the rest of your life.
[ Laughter ]
-I mean, you shouldn't gamble, man.
Learn your lesson.
I wanted to talk about your foundation.
And what you're doing is -- This Friday, you're doing this.
A giant event. We talked about it last time.
Night to Shine. -Yes.
-And how do we find out about it?
Go to timtebow... -Timtebowfoundation.org.
-This is a great thing that you do every year.
-Thank you.
What it is -- it's a worldwide prom
for people with special needs.
And, so, on Friday night, all around the world --
16 countries and all throughout the United States --
there will be 537 proms
for people with special needs taking place.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-It is phenomenal.
It is so cool, because you set up this, like, red carpet --
-Red carpets, every single one of them.
Paparazzi, cheering. Yeah, karaoke, everything.
And the best part is -- every single one of them
is crowned as king or queen of the prom.
Over 100,000 kings or queens. [ Cheers and applause ]
-You guys, it's not too late to get involved.
If you want to volunteer or donate to Night to Shine,
visit timtebowfoundation.org.
You're a good man, dude.
-Thanks, brother. Appreciate you, man.
-I'll see you on the Mets. -Yes, you will.
-I'm gonna show -- Shea Stadium, I'll be there the first game.
Tim Tebow, everybody.