Posted on 02/01/2022 11:25:56 AM PST by Kaslin
I’ve spent exactly 25 seconds in the company of Tom Brady, during a grip-and-grin moment at a Tony Robbins event. He and his then Patriots teammate and receiver Julian Edelman were posing for photos with gobsmacked attendees. My twin 14-year-old sons and I were waiting our turn.
When we stepped up for the photo, Brady unconsciously put his arm around the shoulders of one of my sons. To me, the gesture spoke volumes about who Tom Brady really is.
A lot of fans despise Brady, perhaps because he’s so successful, and in our society, we love to tear down those who excel. Some fans of other teams hold grudges against Brady because he beat them again and again. Others see him as a cheater and a fraud (witness Spygate and Deflategate).
I’m not going to relitigate those issues; I will say that most people with real knowledge of the Patriots’ two "scandals" agree that Brady had nothing to do with either.
To me, Brady is a well-raised individual who holds himself and those around him to higher standards than most of us would ever hold ourselves. His success is a function of those high standards, not just good genes or good coaching or good looks or good luck. Tom Brady is simply better at football than most of us are at whatever we do, because he expects more of himself than anyone else might.
The Brady myth centers on his keeping a chip on his shoulder because it took so long for him to become a starter at Michigan and because he was drafted 199th, in the sixth round.
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Rich.
Deflated
smart?
Gisele?
I thought that the Bills fan-base was angry with Brady, but then I met Jets' fans.....
GOAT
Not as rich as supermodel wife. Oops, six words.
GOAT
Giants fans don't have that problem (ducking).
When Tom Brady introduced himself in the middle of a crowded locker room, you get the feeling that the two of you are the only ones in the room, and he sees you as the most important person in the world.
A strange leadership quality, but exlpains why guys would run through walls for him.
Retired.......................
“Spice”
Hard to judge a person who you don’t know much about. He was one heck of a football quarterback based on his record.
I think it has more to do with the fact that fans of other teams hate members of the competing teams, particularly one as successful at beating their teams as Brady has been. When I watched football, I always admired Brady's ability to succeed even tough I was never a Patriots fan. However, I have not watched football for years and no longer care about any of the players.
LOL!
I read it but didn’t find the “one word”.
I saw “unparalleled”; maybe that was it?
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