Tom Brady Quotes & Sayings

When you lose, talk little. When you win, talk less. — 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 Favorite Ring is Always the Next One — Tom Brady

Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake. — 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

It's easy when you have receivers that are open all the time and an offensive line that never lets anyone touch you. It makes it fun to play. — Tom Brady

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

I have no knowledge of anything — Tom Brady

You never get over losses. I've never gotten over one loss I've had in my career. They always stick with me. — Tom Brady

It's an incredible play, and not only that, that's the type of plays Malcolm makes for our team. — Tom Brady

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

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

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

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. — 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

People want to go out and travel around and meet cool people. I could just go live in Vermont, but is that what I really want? — Tom Brady

There are times when you throw an interception and you're beating yourself up. — 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

Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it. — Tom Brady

Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways. — Tom Brady

If someone lies, well, you had a choice to trust that person or not. I think the way my father raised me, well, he trusted everybody. And that worked for him. — Tom Brady

The only thing I really like doing during the week is getting ready to play the game. — Tom Brady

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

If you don't play to win don't play at all. — Tom Brady

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

I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was. — 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

I didn't alter the footballs in any way — 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

I have a memory, and I can just eliminate mistakes when they come up because I've already made them. — 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

My job is to evaluate the field, pick the guy that I think is most open and make a good throw. — Tom Brady

I feel like I've always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules. I believe in fair play and I'll always believe in that for as long as I'm playing. — Tom Brady

I hope I have a lot more football left. — Tom Brady

I certainly want a name that I can pronounce! — 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

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

I'm not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me. — Tom Brady

I'm not squeezing the balls. That's not part of my process. — Tom Brady

Some of the best motivation in life is trying to impress a girl. — Tom Brady

Maybe some people can wake up and play PlayStation all day, but that's never been me. — 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

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

The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win. — 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

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

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

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

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing. — Tom Brady

Nothing surprises me anymore in the NFL. — 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

You go through high school and college the same way: never listening to your coaches because you're the best. But when you get to the pros, all that stops because everybody there has talent. — 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

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

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. — 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

My wife and I are very affectionate. — Tom Brady

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

Football is unconditional love. — 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'm pretty chirpy. I can talk a little too much smack. — Tom Brady

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. — Tom Brady

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

Everybody has an opinion. I think everybody has the right to believe whatever they want. I don't ever cast judgment on someone's belief system. — Tom Brady

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

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

I would never do anything outside of the rules of play. — Tom Brady

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

You don't like to see your guys take the field without you because it makes you feel like, man, maybe they really don't need me out there, which is kind of humbling. — Tom Brady

After the first day of practice, there's not one guy who's playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it just hurts. — 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

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions. — Tom Brady

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

I'm not a very creative person, you know? I'm not really an art person. I'm not a great reader or writer or artist or musician. — 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

I always try to do as much as I can do. I'm never a person that does not enough, because I'd regret not doing enough and think I probably could have done more. I probably go too far and have to reel myself back in, which works in some things, and other things it doesn't work. — Tom Brady

I don't know what I believe. I think there's a belief system, I'm just not sure what it is. — Tom Brady

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. — Tom Brady

I don't put any thought into the footballs after I choose them. When you're out there playing in front of 70,000 people, like a home crowd, you don't think about it. You're just reacting to the game. — 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

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

I'm attracted to women who are smart and funny and ambitious and have lives of their own and great families. Isn't that what attracts anyone? — Tom Brady

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

I'm never going to be fast, and nobody will ever mistake me for being fast. — 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

Matt Damon is a great actor, and he's from Boston, so we've got a few things in common. I've seen him throw a football, though. He definitely needs to work on that. — 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

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

This is really a dream come true. To be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl is probably the highlight of my life. — Tom Brady

I think the running game is very important to every offense. Being balanced is extremely important. There's times where you have to throw the ball. You could be down late in the game, you need to come back; you have to be able to pass it when they know you're passing it. — Tom Brady

I'm not really concerned with portraying this tough warrior - I mean, that's part of my job and I take that very seriously. But I don't have anything to hide, and I'm not concerned with what people think. — Tom Brady

I've had just about everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just shouldn't be grapped. — Tom Brady

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

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

I'd love to give Malcolm the truck. We're going to figure out how to make that happen. — 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

It's just part of whatever motivates guys and whatever they say. Ultimately it comes down to how well you play. What I've learned over the years, a lot of guys talk. What you need to do is go out there and play, back it up. They've been able to back it up, so that's why it works for them. Hopefully we can go out there and do our talking on the field. — Tom Brady