Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways.
TOM BRADYMentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways.
TOM BRADYI think it’s a feeling like I’ve got it all figured out. There’s nothing that can shock me anymore. There’s nothing I haven’t anticipated; so at that point, there is a calmness.
TOM BRADYFortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don’t get hit very often.
TOM BRADYThis is really a dream come true. To be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl is probably the highlight of my life.
TOM BRADYI like to have fun all the time, even if I’m working.
TOM BRADYSo many guys are so conservative with their hair, and I always joke with all my buddies when they mess with me, and I’ll say, ‘That’s right, keep the same haircut for ten years.’ How fun is that?
TOM BRADYIt’s never come easy for me. I don’t think my mind allows me to rest ever. I have, I think, a chip on my shoulder, and some deep scars that I don’t think were healed.
TOM BRADYEveryone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake. You expect that when your teammates are doing their jobs, so you got to compartmentalize and do your job.
TOM BRADYI approach every week the same. I think I’ve always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.
TOM BRADYI’m not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me.
TOM BRADYEveryone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake.
TOM BRADYI have no knowledge of anything.
TOM BRADYFootball is a contact sport and there’s a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.
TOM BRADYWith football, you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren’t playing so well, you don’t have to turn those two-game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.
TOM BRADYToo often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.
TOM BRADYFootball is unconditional love.
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