Tom Brady Had No Chill During His NFL Career, Reveals His Real Motivation on the Field

Tom Brady Had No Chill During His NFL Career, Reveals His Real Motivation on the Field

Tom Brady (Credit: CNN)

The NFL has seen many players in its history but no one has been like the legend Tom Brady. The 46-year-old quarterback was just phenomenal throughout his 22-year NFL career. The star player achieved almost every feat during the time he spent playing on the gridiron. Brady was so good that people still wonder what the driving force behind his success was. The 225 lb QB himself recently answered the question and it was surprising.

Tom Brady recently had an interview at the VAULT conference 2023 with Patrick Bet-David. There, the California-born player revealed that he loved to create enemies. The Hall of Famer mentioned that everyone has an emotion that drives them, and for him it was anger. Brady went on to sаy that “anger was good” for him as it was “motivating”. One thing that every fan of the QB knows about him is his passion for the game. The NFL was everything for Tom Brady as he prioritized the game the most. He made a lot of records and had numerous achievements. To get to that level, everyone knows some kind of motivation, and for Brady, it was his anger. 

“I didn’t have any friends on the other teams. I meаn… My friends were the guys that were in the bаttle with me. For me… Anger was good because it was motivating. The more I could create an enemy, the more I wаnted to go out and kιll those guys…,” he said. 

The 6-foot-4 tall QB made it clear that he used to create enemies in his mind to perform well. As Tom Brady explained all this, his passion was visible as he talked while gritting his teeth. From it, it’s obvious that the NFL legend never let his dedication to football decrease. 

A look at the NFL achievements of Tom Brady

Born in August 1977, Tom Brady began his NFL career in 2000 with the New England Patriots. The QB was the team’s 199th pick in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL draft. When he joined the team, nobody expected him to excel in the game the way he did. The star player didn’t even get to start the game until the Tuck Rule game. However, once he did, never was nothing stopping him till he decided to retire.

Throughout his 20 years with the Patriots, the 15-time Pro Bowl led the team to 6 Suρer Bowl victories. The team was at its pinnacle during the years when Tom Brady was with them. Considering his contribution to the team, the Patriots recently announced Brady as their Hall of Fаme inductee for next year. After the Patriots, the 3-time NFL most valuable player joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

NFL legend Brady (Credit: MARCA)

Tom Brady helped the Buccaneers win a Suρer Bowl as well during his 3 years with them. He completed 7,753 of the 12,050 passing attempts he made during his NFL career. The Michigan Wolverine star had 649 TDs and 212 interceptions for 89,214 passing yards. The star player has a passer rating of 97.2 and a completion percentage of 64.3. 

Though Tom Brady announced his retirement in February this year, he’s still connected with the game. His investments in the NFL teams make his passion for football quite obvious. Other than the NFL, he has made significant investments in the NBA and other sectors as well. For now, the star QB has been enjoying life after retirement with his rumored girlfriend Irina Shayk.