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Tom Brady

Tom Brady

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Tom Brady -- Born: 1977-08-03. Occupation: American football. Education: Junípero Serra High School. Awards: Associated Press Athlete of the Year.

Born1977-08-03

OccupationAmerican football, American football player, actor, athlete

EducationJunípero Serra High School, University of Michigan

AwardsAssociated Press Athlete of the Year, Time 100

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I loved not getting hit. I've got a lot of really fun things I'm involved in. It's never going to get old throwing passes to incredible athletes on the football field, but if anything, that game reconfirmed to me that I'm very happy in my retirement.
cbssports.com2026-03-26Source
I would never say never,
sports.yahoo.com2026-03-19Source
Obviously, over a long period of time, we've had one of the most dominant women's USA teams on a global stage that the world's ever seen, so I think we understand the level of competition. Look, every kid in America grows up playing soccer.
foxsports.com2026-02-24Source
I’m incredibly humbled and excited to have been unanimously approved as an owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Throughout my NFL career, I’ve learned that at its core, football is a game of teamwork, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of excellence,
sports.yahoo.com2025-09-03Source
If I can communicate that in a positive way to the viewer, great. We’re on live television. I’m not going to lie about anything I’m seeing to the audience. That’s the audience that I’m trying to be as raw and unfiltered with as possible.
sports.yahoo.com2025-09-03Source
I look at so many of these young athletes who are never forced to go outside of their comfort zone. What do they do? They're told how great they are their whole life. They have people who coddle them. They never have to push beyond their limits.
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
And we look at all the hardest things that have ever happened in our life and the biggest challenges we've ever faced. We look back at those and we realize those are absolutely the best things that could have happened.
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
To me, failure is amazing,
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
I imagine not playing. And I imagine watching football on Sundays going, ‘These guys suck.’ I could do way better than that. And then still knowing in my heart that I actually could still do it.
nbcsports.com2024-06-13Source
Nothing of significance in life is accomplished as an individual,
nfl.com2024-06-13Source
Let me make this crystal clear, there is no other coach in the world I would rather play for than Bill Belichick,
nfl.com2024-06-13Source
I look at a lot of players like Ray Lewis and Rodney Harrison and Ronnie Lott and guys that impacted the game in a certain way -- and every hit they would have made would have been a penalty [today],
espn.com2023-11-21Source
I think there's a lot of mediocrity in today's NFL. I don't see the excellence that I saw in the past,
espn.com2023-11-21Source
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I loved being out there playing in the flag game,
cbssports.com2026-03-26Source
They don't like that idea very much. I'm gonna leave it at that. We explored a lot of different things. I'm very happily retired. Let me just say that, too.
cbssports.com2026-03-26Source
I actually have inquired,
cbssports.com2026-03-26Source
The turnaround really starts with tremendous leadership at the top and what Gianni has done in terms of his leadership, his inclusion,
foxsports.com2026-02-24Source
Brady said in an interview with CGTN Sports Scene about the expanded World Cup field.
foxsports.com2026-02-24Source
My preparation is very much centered around what I have to do in broadcasting,
yardbarker.com2026-01-23Source
I don’t want to be on a broadcast and be negative about people. I want to showcase the great parts about every organization, because I love the NFL, I love the sport,
sports.yahoo.com2025-09-03Source
I would listen to press conferences all week anyway,
sports.yahoo.com2025-09-03Source
The Raiders franchise, and the city of Las Vegas embody these same values, and I’m honored to become part of that story.
sports.yahoo.com2025-09-03Source
… It’s not like you’re forcing players to answer a question. I’ve always felt like, if I ask a question and he doesn’t want to answer it, no problem. The only thing I want to do is gain insight into the game to help the viewers understand the game a little bit better.
sports.yahoo.com2025-09-03Source
There are certain things that I'm very suited to do as an American football owner. I only try to provide support and advice where I really feel like I have a strong point of view.
talksport.com2025-07-31Source
I think they have a lot of foundational pieces, heading in the right direction, for sure,
talksport.com2025-07-31Source
American football, I have a lot of years invested in the people and the players, and understanding the league, the rules,
talksport.com2025-07-31Source
I understand that I don't know everything -- there's a lot of things that I'm not good at,
talksport.com2025-07-31Source
We've all faced our own adversities,
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
And if you gain self confidence, the next opportunity you have to succeed, you have a much better opportunity to do just that.
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
It teaches you and really forces you to look inside yourself about what you can do better.
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
If you fail and then you figure out a solution with the people you work with to overcome that failure, you gain a lot of self confidence,
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
There's no way I would have had this success had I not gone through all the challenges of high school sports and the challenges of college sports,
cnbc.com2024-11-14Source
He cares deeply about this game. He believes in its future, and I think that's just a signal of that.
nfl.com2024-10-15Source
It's great that Tom Brady wants to invest in the NFL,
nfl.com2024-10-15Source
I think now, there’s this try-to-control element from the sideline between the coaches, where they want to have the control,
nbcsports.com2024-06-13Source
Love you, Patriot fans. And love Tom Brady.
nfl.com2024-06-13Source
Quarterbacking has gone backwards a little bit
nbcsports.com2024-06-13Source
Thanks so much, that's such a warm welcome, I can't tell you how much it means to me to come back here and see the great Patriots fans, thank you,
nfl.com2024-06-13Source
I think the quarterbacking has gone backwards a little bit in the NFL,
nbcsports.com2024-06-13Source
I think the piece that really resonates with me is our mindset and how we want to inspire others through action and through challenging them to be the best they can possibly be for themselves,
cnbc.com2024-01-30Source
You hear coaches complaining about their own player being tackled and not necessarily -- why don't they talk to their player about how to protect himself? ... We used to work on the fundamentals of those things all the time. Now they're trying to be regulated all the time.
espn.com2023-11-21Source
I don't think the development of young players is as good as it was. I don't think the schemes are as good as they were.
espn.com2023-11-21Source
I think the coaching isn't as good as it was,
espn.com2023-11-21Source

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