Tom Brady Quotes

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.

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.

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.

Life is not living in the suburbs with a white picket fence. That's not life. Somehow our American culture has made it out that that's what life needs to be - and that if it's not that, it's all screwed up. It's not.

As for hobbies, I don't really read or watch TV. I'm very active. I like surfing, skiing, riding bikes with my kids, and working out with my friends.

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.

I feel like I have always played within the rules. I would never break the rules.

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?

Football is unconditional love.

As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.

What strikes me most about Best Buddies International is the simplicity and magnitude of the mission. Friendship is a simple idea.

I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.

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.

There's a lot of people who don't like Tom Brady and I'm OK with that.

I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life.

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.

I think I've been fortunate over the years to be at a point in my career where I really get to choose the partnerships that I really want to take on and they're a perfect fit.

Man, wear your seat belts. That's all I can tell everybody. You never know.

I have no knowledge of anything.

Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often.

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.

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.

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.

If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.

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.

Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brishing your teath is the hardest part of the day - it all just hurts.

Whenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.

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.

When you have two busy kids running around the house, returning e-mails is a task, let alone surfing the web.

I like to have fun all the time, even if I'm working.

I'm pretty chirpy. I can talk a little too much smack.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

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.

I think so highly of people who love their sport and make a really strong commitment to it.

I feel like I've always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules. I believe in fair play.

As a part of the NFL, things change every year.

Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.

Is it going to make me feel any better to make an extra million? That million might be more important to the team.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.