Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is an American professional football player who is a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, where he was a central contributor to the franchise’s dynasty from 2001 to 2019. Brady is widely considered to be the greatest quarterback of all time. This Tom Brady quotes will motivate you.
Best Tom Brady Quotes
- “I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life.” ~ Tom Brady
- “If you don’t play to win don’t play at all.” ~ Tom Brady, Tom Brady quotes on winning
- “You can’t go out and practice average on Wednesday, average on Thursday, okay on Friday and then expect to play well on Sunday.” ~ Tom Brady
- “That taught me how to work harder. I learned all about mental toughness on the practice field. If things weren’t working out for me in high school, in college, early in my pro career, my solution was always to work harder and internalize. That way, whenever I got an opportunity, I was always prepared. See, there are a lot of guys who are all talk. They say they want to work harder and be the best, but they never pay the price. I love paying the price.” ~ Tom Brady
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“When you lose, talk little. When you win, talk less.” ~ Tom Brady
- “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
- “I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I can’t do anything with what’s happened in the past. I have to just go forward with the most awareness I can going forward and trying to be the best I can be for our team.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Sometimes some of the toughest things you deal with end up being the best things because you realize the people that you can rely on, that love you and support you through it.” ~ Tom Brady
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“I don’t care about three years ago – I don’t care about two years ago. I don’t care about last year. The only thing I care about is this week.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake.” ~ Tom Brady
- “The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.” ~ Tom Brady
- “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
- “You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I can be for my teammates.” ~ Tom Brady
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“I have no knowledge of anything.” ~ Tom Brady
- “On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own.” ~ Tom Brady
- “If you waste your time and energy on things that don’t matter in the outcome of the game, then when you get to the game you’re not going to give your teammates the best that you have to offer.” ~ Tom Brady
- “It’s never come easy for me. I don’t think my mind allows me to rest ever. I have, I think, a chip on my shoulder, and some deep scars that I don’t think were healed.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there’s something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, ‘Hey man, this is what is.’ I reached my goal, my dream, my life. I think, ‘God, it’s got to be more than this.’ I mean this isn’t, this can’t be what it’s all cracked up to be. I love playing football and I love being quarterback for this team. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of other parts about me that I’m trying to find.” ~ Tom Brady
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“I’m not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I think it’s a feeling like I’ve got it all figured out. There’s nothing that can shock me anymore. There’s nothing I haven’t anticipated; so at that point, there is a calmness.” ~ Tom Brady
- “To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.” ~ Tom Brady
- “You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame… those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I’d love to play like those guys, but there’s still a long way to go and a lot of growing.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Football is unconditional love.” ~ Tom Brady, Tom Brady quotes on football
- “If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.” ~ Tom Brady
- “As athletes, we think we’re heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.” ~ Tom Brady
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“I’m not squeezing the balls. That’s not part of my process.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I feel like I have always played within the rules. I would never break the rules.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Man, wear your seat belts. That’s all I can tell everybody. You never know.” ~ Tom Brady
- “A guy like Malcolm who makes that type of quick, instinctive plays, that’s one of his strong suits. I don’t think it surprised any of us players because that’s what his skill set is.” ~ Tom Brady
- “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
- “My job is to evaluate the field, pick the guy that I think is most open and make a good throw.” ~ Tom Brady
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“The only thing I really like doing during the week is getting ready to play the game.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I don’t think there’s a lot of carry-over from year to year. I don’t think anybody cares what you did the year before.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Certainly I accept my role and responsibility as a public figure and a lot of it you take the good with the bad, dealing with different adversities in life, you just try to do the best you can do.” ~ Tom Brady
- “To me, if you’re trying to impress a girl, get a date, they’re gonna like that more because you’re a confident guy. That’s what it comes down to.” ~ Tom Brady
- “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
- “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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“Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don’t get hit very often.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I don’t want to wake up and be bored. That’s probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly, one that I’ve been on for a long time and had success with? I don’t plan on giving it up any time soon.” ~ Tom Brady
- “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
- “Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake. You expect that when your teammates are doing their jobs, so you got to compartmentalize and do your job.” ~ Tom Brady
- “So many guys are so conservative with their hair, and I always joke with all my buddies when they mess with me, and I’ll say, ‘That’s right, keep the same haircut for ten years.’ How fun is that?” ~ Tom Brady
- “As an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.” ~ Tom Brady
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“I’ve had just about everything punched. I’ve had things grabbed that just shouldn’t be grapped.” ~ Tom Brady
- “When you hang with a bunch of 300-pound linemen, you tend to find the places that are the greasiest and serve the most food.” ~ Tom Brady
- “It’s great to learn more about sports I’m probably less familiar with – stock car racing, rodeo, e-sports – and realize that a lot of the people at the center of those sports bring the same level of passion, commitment and disciple that I try to with football. Sports is a way of life for billions of people around the planet.” ~ Tom Brady
- “With football, you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren’t playing so well, you don’t have to turn those two-game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.” ~ Tom Brady, Tom Brady quotes on losing
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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
- “I think you can just go out and try to be the best you can be, deal with people with respect, with honesty, with integrity, have a high moral standard. I’ve always really tried to exemplify that as an athlete. I’ll continue to try to do that.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I see so many guys, really athletic guys, wearing pleats and I just shake my head. Like, Tiger Woods used to wear pleated pants! I’m like, ‘C’mon, Tiger!'” ~ Tom Brady
- “Athletes are always talking about money at a time when everyone else is struggling so badly to make it. We all make way more than our fair share. And I just think it reflects poorly on myself and my teammates. I really do just want to win, and that has and will continue to be the reason that motivates me and is the biggest factor in my decision-making process.” ~ 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
- “I think any man who lets a woman pick what he should wear… I mean, you gotta draw the line somewhere as a man. I see these guys, ‘My wife told me to wear this!’ And I just shake my head.” ~ Tom Brady
- “Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that you talk about translates into competitiveness.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I could talk food all day. I love good food.” ~ Tom Brady
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“The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I dress for the occasion. I like Tom Ford for more formal, especially his suits, and I wear a lot of Under Armour for my athletic gear. I also love Rag & Bone.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I approach every week the same. I think I’ve always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.” ~ Tom Brady, Tom Brady quotes on preparation
- “I’d be that James Bond character from the Beautyrest commercial that we did. Maybe someday.” ~ Tom Brady
- “I like skiing and surfing with kids. They are the cutest little skiers out there, in their little outfits. I just want to eat ’em up!” ~ Tom Brady
- “I think I’ve always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.” ~ Tom Brady
- “All I do is work out, oh my God! Half my life is spent in a gym somewhere, sweating.” ~ Tom Brady
- “If I feel anxious every time someone is staring at me, well, I can’t control what they stare at, but my reaction is, I’m just not going to go outside the house. I’m going to stay in and chill. And when I do go out, I understand what comes along with that.” ~ Tom Brady
