Well, FG, what you say is true, but there's more to it than that, I think--even if we take G'villeBnR's somewhat laughing comment more seriously than I think he meant it...maybe I'M the one who's wrong, though; if I offend anyone, I apologize.
Tim Tebow's been "one of the guys" in the locker room for 1/2 his life as well, don't forget--he couldn't lead 'em if he was somehow "untouchable", or unapproachably "above all worldly pursuits"--and being a "leader of men " has never been a problem for TT...I'm pretty sure he has been able to do that WITHOUT the gutter-minded verbal debasement of women that is normally associated with jockdom--hey, I've never felt comfortable with it myself, nor needed to stoop much lower than the winking frankness I showed above in discussing the funkier aspects of partying and male/female sexual politics (OR gymnastics!) with other American males.
My point is that I figure he and his peers meet each other half way: they probably have come to temper the grosser aspects and descriptive extremes out of embarrassment and a certain respect, and he no doubt has developed a thick skin, a playful sense of humor and a selectively deaf ear to the whole matter...that seems his style. No doubt he "follows the Word of God", and the Bible has much to say on these matters--and he knows his Bible, of that we can be sure. When it comes to the Dos and Don'ts, right and wrong, from "who begat who" to "go forth and multiply", and all the many worldly temptations that can distract a man from his goal and his God along the way, the Book is quite explicit; it goes into marvelous detail on most of what you, he, or anyone else is likely to hear discussed in locker rooms anywhere, anytime, over many years.
It's not that he doesn't think about "missed chances" or "wasted time", but rather that he has a completely different concept of what those things are, as he sees the world and his place in it. Obviously, I can't say I've lived my life his way--or ever had the urge to do so--but I nonetheless admire Tim and his determination to live it according to a set of principles. That is something I DO understand, and have come to do so myself, in my own way. It just took me a while to find out what that "way" was; though the search began early, the answers (and hence, the principles) came piece-by-piece, over time. Like a lot of folks, I had to stumble in darkness, through trial and error, to build my own "ethos", the bedrock foundation that I can fall back on to guide me--"the things that matter", no matter what.
I have great sympathy and patience then for young people who cover their uncertainty, emptiness and growing cynicism with boisterous enthusiasm, loud humor and a manic search for company and excitement, while they secretly grow more and more worried that "this is all there is?" (I was lucky--it drove me into the military, which in turn started me down a road that finally began to answer questions, filled in blanks, pointed me onward--and taught me to value life, all life, and more).
What I DON'T trust, or have ANY patience for, is an adult who HAS no firm values or belief. That's the sort who as leaders perpetrate all manner of evil, and as followers not only allow it to occur, but make it possible, indeed actively usher it first into being, then to power. They're good at masking themselves, but do not be fooled: give me the lost cynics over the slick yes-men every time.
And that's MY "preachy" two cents--or maybe a bit more...call it a nickel, then.