jeff that the story is accurate. but be it as it may, just reflecting on tom brady s career, a guy in his 20 years in new england, went to ten super bowls. think about that. half the time he was in new england, he was in a super bowl. i don t know if we re ever going to see that again. obviously leaves new england, goes to tampa bay the next year and wins a super bowl there. so i just think from a guy who was drafted in the sixth round, 199th pick, who was a fourth string quarterback when i was there that moved his way all the way to the starting position and created that type of legacy. i don t think it s, we re ever going to see anything like that again. can i ask you about that? maybe if you don t follow the nfl on a regular basis, but if you were drafted 199th, you re not going to make it. not sure how better i can put that. if you re a third or fourth string quarterback in camp, you re not going to make it.
being reported, tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. he knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon. brady is a sheeven-time super bl ch champion, two more than any person and one more than any team. five super bowl mvps. not bad for someone selected 199th in the 2000 nfl draft. thanks, patrick snell there. now, tom brady spent two decades of his career playing for the new england patriots. their home stadium, of course, outside boston, and reports of his possible retirement have left the city feeling a little deflated. tom brady is just an icon in the sport, but here in new england, 20 seasons that he gave
ever do it. and it s not even an argument. you know how basketball fans argue, magic, michael, lebron. you don t do that in the nfl. even if you re a casual fan, you know that tom brady stands on top of the mountain. when you go to ten super bowls in 20 seasons as a starting quarterback, that is so remarkable, it s one of those numbers in sports that i don t think will ever be reached. seven of which he won. seven of which he won. yes. seven of which he won, and the three he lost, he didn t lose by much. and of those seven that he won, in five of those games, he was the game s most valuable player. we re talking about also somebody who s been part of american life for over 20 years, and it s a story that, in a lot of ways, i think a lot of people see as being uniquely american. this was somebody who came out of college at michigan where he barely started, only to be drafted 199th overall. you know, this is not the person who had the best arm. this is not the person who had
i mean, there s one for the underdogs right there, jim, an example for anybody who thinks they re not in the top ten thaur n not going to make it, one name, tom brady. to the late selection, drove him. that gave him competitive drive. the six teams that picked ahead of him before he was eventually selected 199th. i want to read from his statement here. i ve always believed the sport of football is an all-in proposition. if 100% competitive commitment isn t there, you won t succeed. success is what i love so much about our game. there is a physical, mental and emotional challenge every single day that has allowed me to maximize my highest potential and i ve tried my very best these past 22 years. there were no shortcuts to success on the field or in life. this is difficult for me to write but here it goes. i am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. i have loved my nfl career and
Hamilton seals 99th pole in Imola thriller
Hamilton seals 99th pole in Imola thriller
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton snatched his 99th F1 pole position from Sergio Perez in a nailbiting qualifying hour at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix yesterday (Apr 17).
Lewis Hamilton will start from the front of the grid at Imola today. Photo: AFP.
Hamilton took provisional pole with his first flying lap but failed to improve with his second, but neither Perez nor Red Bull Racing teammate Max Verstappen could capitalise to usurp him.
The Briton whooped with shock when told over team radio that he had done enough to clinch pole, and he paid tribute to his team for the work done to close the performance gap from the previous round in Bahrain.