30 Quotes & Sayings By Tom Brady

Tom Brady is an all-pro NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 draft by the Patriots. In 2002, he started ten games and led the team to a Super Bowl XXXVI victory, where he was named MVP. In 2004, he won his first Super Bowl ring after helping lead the Patriots to their second consecutive championship Read more

In 2007, Brady won his second Super Bowl ring after leading the Patriots to a comeback against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLI. In 2008, he helped lead the Patriots to another Super Bowl title after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2015, he provided a momentous performance in a 26-0 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIX.

Brady has been selected four times as a starter in the Pro Bowl and has been named First Team All-Pro three times and Second Team All-Pro twice. He helped lead the Patriots to an unbeaten regular season record in 2007 and 2008 en route to winning their first two Super Bowls in team history. In 2009, he led them to their fourth straight AFC East Division Championship en route to winning Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals.

He ranks fifth on the NFL's all-time passing yards list with 54,828 yards and second in TD passes with 505, while finishing his career ranked third all-time for completions (6,283), attempts (9,560), and TDs (468).

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A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart. Tom Brady
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I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways. Tom Brady
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You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around. Tom Brady
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Football is unconditional love. Tom Brady
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I just love working hard. I love being part of a team I love working toward a common goal. Tom Brady
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When the NBA adopted their uniform that they had to wear, I thought that was very interesting. And you see the way NBA players dress: It's very cool. Tom Brady
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People want to go out and travel around and meet cool people. I could just go live in Vermont, but is that what I really want? Tom Brady
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In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great. Tom Brady
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I started wearing Ugg when I was, like, 13 or 14, in high school, and my mom got me a pair for Christmas one year. Tom Brady
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It's a real strength for me that I've never minded the training process. It's something I enjoy. I really like being in the gym or, certainly, on the field. Tom Brady
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I like playing. I wouldn't be a good coach. I don't have the patience to be a coach. Tom Brady
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Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it all just hurts. Tom Brady
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After the first day of practice, there's not one guy who's playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it just hurts. Tom Brady
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I could talk food all day. I love good food. Tom Brady
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My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread - works all the time. I think I've been eating pasta for 26 years. Tom Brady
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I don't think any country is perfect. It's our responsibility to do the best we can do to change the things we don't like. I think that's part of social responsibility, and everybody is going to do that in their own way. Tom Brady
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You need to think outside the box. You need to think differently if you want to sustain what, for me, is my peak performance: the very best that I can achieve as an athlete every day. Tom Brady
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My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me. Tom Brady
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I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win. Tom Brady
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I've always been privileged to play for Coach Belichick, who I've always said is the best coach in the history of the league. Tom Brady
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It's amazing, the culture Coach Belichick has been able to create in our system. Tom Brady
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I try to not eat as much sugar, but it's so hard in our American diet to do that... It's hard to completely avoid. Tom Brady
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Who's my hero? That's a great question... Well, I think my dad is my hero, because he's someone I look up to every day. Tom Brady
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If someone lies, well, you had a choice to trust that person or not. I think the way my father raised me, well, he trusted everybody. And that worked for him. Tom Brady
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I think, in politics, half the people are gonna like you, and half the people are not gonna like you, no matter what you do or what you say... It's like there are no right answers. If there were, everyone would choose the right answers. They're all opinions. Tom Brady
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My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I've always been a tennis fan. Tom Brady
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During the season, most of my time to unwind is in my car ride home. When I get home, it's being with my kids. Tom Brady
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Too 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 Brady
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We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it's only us. And we're only responsible to make ourselves happy. Tom Brady