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Mental toughness is the key to staying competitive on the field, according to Tom Brady. He warns that turning the ball over is like punting repeatedly, stopping any chance to score. He also stresses that true competitors always play to win, focusing on what truly matters for the team.

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Coaching wouldn't be for me. No, certainly not.

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No black person starts on MY team

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Losing sucks, and especially to the Jets.

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I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots.

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If you don't play to win don't play at all.

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I hope I have a lot more football left.

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

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

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

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Everyone does things differently on offense. Everyone's goal is to score points.

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Everyone is different. Everyone has different teams they've played on, coaches they've played for.

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There have been so many great players that I've played with, that I've played against over the years.

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Butler's interception comes off as a great play, which it really was, at the biggest time of the year.

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

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You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I…

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When you're one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.

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You don't like to see your guys take the field without you because it makes you feel like, man, maybe they really…

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If you waste your time and energy on things that don't matter in the outcome of the game, then when you get…

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You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did…

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It's easy when you have receivers that are open all the time and an offensive line that never lets anyone touch you.…

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You look at another team's style and how they do it, and you just want to understand how they're doing it and…

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I think you can just go out and try to be the best you can be, deal with people with respect, with…

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We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the…

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Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake. You expect that when your teammates…

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You can't score if you're turning it over. It's like a punt. If you go out and you punt 12 times, you're…

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To score points, you need a lot of consistent effort over the course of the game. If you're throwing it or running…

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It's great to learn more about sports I'm probably less familiar with - stock car racing, rodeo, e-sports - and realize that…

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But when Gronk scores – it was like his eighth touchdown of the year – he spikes the ball and he deflates…

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I don't want to wake up and be bored. That's probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better…

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I think the running game is very important to every offense. Being balanced is extremely important. There's times where you have to…

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Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a…

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It's an offseason. These days are valuable for everybody.

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Football is unconditional love.

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I didn't alter the footballs in any way

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Believe me, I'm much easier to be around when we win than when we lose.

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

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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…

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

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

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You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.

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Losing sucks, and especially to the Jets.

When you lose, talk little. When you win, talk less.

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I am not a person that's self satisfied just being out there. I want to go out there and play great.

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

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