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Tom Brady can be defined by this one word
FOX News.com ^ | February 1, 2022 | Michael Levin

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: chat; goat; sports; tombrady; winner
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To: Dr. Sivana

Brady seemed to have ‘problems’ with teams lead by Nick Foles, too. But that’s the fun thing about sports — looking at the match-ups and trying to figure out what the heck is going on?


61 posted on 02/01/2022 1:22:58 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Did people hate Brett Favre so much? Joe Montana? Even John Elway.

To save you time: Yes, No and No.

62 posted on 02/01/2022 1:24:19 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: Kaslin

tuck rule


63 posted on 02/01/2022 1:38:43 PM PST by ßuddaßudd ((>> ☼ << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if s/he's white?")
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To: Tallguy

Who hated Favre? Not counting after he moved, or he showed “himself”. Which is indeed disgusting and in league with Weiner and Geraldo.


64 posted on 02/01/2022 1:43:01 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: irishjuggler

Thank you. Some of just don’t like reprobates getting all the accolades.

And he’s no Johnny U.


65 posted on 02/01/2022 1:43:59 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: Kaslin

“Quarterback”


66 posted on 02/01/2022 1:53:36 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: Kaslin

The Manning brothers denied him 3 or 4 Superbowl victories.


67 posted on 02/01/2022 1:55:47 PM PST by dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_vFiUUcBkc)
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To: fightin kentuckian
Yet a lot of people seem envious and malicious towards him.

Especially here in FR

68 posted on 02/01/2022 1:59:15 PM PST by Kaslin (Joe Biden, aka president Milk Carton)
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To: Kaslin

“A lot of fans despise Brady”

NOT ME...
I got nothing against Brady.
Maybe he woulda won that Rams game if he’d deflated his balls!

LOL


69 posted on 02/01/2022 2:18:28 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

3 years of “maybe I’m retiring maybe I’m not” wore out his welcome.


70 posted on 02/01/2022 2:20:24 PM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: 1Old Pro

He had xlnt timing and aim. His receivers we’re 100%’ers and got yards after the catch. It was a dink and dunk, short pass era with good 4 yard running bursts to keep the crazed pass rushers honest. Every now and then, a long pass. His offensive lineman did an xlnt job protecting him. His special teams were xlnt also. He was very consistent in the well thought out offensive system. Considered the goat cause of his record. Kudos to the team and him.


71 posted on 02/01/2022 2:23:14 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Kaslin

Professional ?


72 posted on 02/01/2022 2:25:44 PM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

More a reaction to the coverage Favre got — always positive even when he made poor judgments with the ball an throwing too many INT’s as a result.


73 posted on 02/01/2022 2:27:53 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: discostu

Oh yeah, but again, get back to me when you can say people hated him, circa 2000.


74 posted on 02/01/2022 2:28:13 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: I want to know

Love. Fair enough.


75 posted on 02/01/2022 3:06:07 PM PST by Migraine
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To: Kaslin

Crybaby


76 posted on 02/01/2022 3:42:18 PM PST by McGarrett (Book'em Danno)
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To: Kaslin

I believe Tom Brady quit football to be the next Supreme Court Justice : )


77 posted on 02/01/2022 4:24:12 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: minnesota_bound

U. Michigan does have 3 alums who have been on SCOTUS....


78 posted on 02/01/2022 4:27:31 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: Kaslin

I don’t have the NFL rule book nor enough energy to look for it but I wonder if the rules specify a standard temperature for the inflation of a football. I guarantee there’s a temperature at which Brady’s football qualified.


79 posted on 02/01/2022 4:58:00 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Kaslin

The #1 reason he was the best wasn’t his arm; like Bart Starr,the only one that comes close ,he didn’t have the best arm of his era. Dan Marino and John Elway( Who retired right before his rookie year ), Bret Favre, Peyton Manning, Rich Gannon, Kurt Warner,Joe Flacco, to name a handful, had stronger arms, and could throw deep more consistently.
What made Tom great was his play calling, at reading defenses, driving the teams downfield, to work well with his coaches and teammates. And having very good defenses never hurts, either.


80 posted on 02/02/2022 7:27:23 AM PST by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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