Sublime

It’s about hard work, dedication, discipline, and the support of my great team. You can’t do it alone. I am beyond blessed. I

The young quarterback’s name was Tom Brady. He was fourth

This isn’t news to the New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady, who managed to beat the Seahawks in the last Super Bowl—and win the MVP title. Brady goes to bed at 8:30 p.m. and is still managing to play at the highest level even as he approaches forty. “The decisions that I make always center around performance enhancement,” he says. “I want t

Personally, as I’ve said before, we all have different goals. I want to play until my mid-forties, and I realize that requires a focused, disciplined approach. I’ve always been motivated to target and improve on my deficiencies, and I still am. Coach Belichick says, “You pay the price in advance,” and a teammate of mine liked to say that “The only

I’d grown as a person and as a player, gained more experience, and learned to compete really, really hard.

want you to do one hundred jumping jacks, twenty-five push-ups, and twenty-five sit-ups every morning.

miscalculated all of his intangible attributes. They’d let this gem wait until the sixth round. Someone else could have drafted him. More than that, they didn’t even know they were right about Brady until injuries knocked out Drew Bledsoe, their prized starter, and forced them to realize his potential.

I’d shown up on campus in 1995 as an athlete who was soft of mind and heart. Learning how to fight for what I wanted was a great experience. But with my college years behind me,