Tom Brady on the struggles of the early career that forged his superstardom

"I learned to control what I can control, and that's how it's now."


Tom Brady was the 199th choice in the 2000 NFL project. Nothing was never expected from him. But in 2001, when the New England Patriots starting Quarterback Drew Bledsoe were injured, Backup Brady entered and led the Pats to a Super Bowl win. And again in 2004. And again in 2005, 2015 and 2017. Yes, five Super Bowl Wins and four Super Bowl MVPS later and Brady's become the substance of legends.

No, nothing had never been expected from Tom Brady. But Tom Brady expected something of himself. And, through a series of decisive moments below, it has been prepared to become the quarterback of the century, winning the most serious games in history.

"I have had a lot of determining moments about the field of practice, many steps along the way. I learned the mental toughness of playing football there. Through the high school and the college, I have not was not necessarily the best player of the team. I was never the fastest; I was never the biggest or the strongest. I had to compete as hard as possible. It taught me to work more Fort. And here's what I understood: if things did not really happen for me, High School, in college, at the beginning of my professional career, my solution should always work stronger and internalize. In this way, each way Once I had the opportunity, I was always prepared. "

"It was a great training ground. When I look back, I'm like, the man, would not I have liked to be a 4-year starter in college? Do not have to compete for a position of Departure during my last year? But I will not exchange these experiences for nothing. I learned to control what I can control, and that's how it's now. I can control my actions and my Attitude: how much I'm preparing, how much I work, and if I win the respect of my teammates through my actions or if I all speak. "

"There are a lot of guys who are talking all. They always say they want to work harder and be the best, but they never pay the price. I love paying the price. My leaders over the years, C ' is that you can not ask people to do things or define expectations of themselves without doing things or define even more expectations of yourself. You expect someone to do a certain responsibility, and if you are the one who saw you or dressed, it just becomes a lot of speaking. One thing I have always tried to do is to be one of the guys who are waiting for themselves and demand that on the playground, so when I ask these other guys to do the same, they will look at me and thinks well, Tom does the same things. Maybe he is not so full of shit . It has been to the big game. You earn credibility with past performance, and that's what you use. "

"It's a lot of time for me. If you want this position of responsibility, you have to win people's trust, gain their respect. I did it early, but I also left older players leading vocally While I led actions on the field. It's hard to listen to the new guy, so you just have to go out and run. "

"Leadership for example allows you to become this vocal chef later. My early success has been lucky because, as a result, we have won. Then we have done a great way in the following years. The new players then come and say and say , Hey, these guys won great bowls here. That's all won. "

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