Given Tom Brady’s retirement from the NFL, the sports media commentariat will undoubtedly regurgitate all of the previous stories of alleged cheating that arose throughout his career. They’ll say, “He deflated footballs.” They’ll complain, “They videotaped the opposition team’s signals.” Attempting to diminish his successes by bringing up these issues reveals a basic misunderstanding of what it means to be great — a notion that may have been valid before to Tom Brady’s ascension but no longer is.
What is excellence if not the ability to “cheat” and get away with it? When it comes to the greatest levels of athletics, everyone has skill. Most have a single-minded concentration on winning that most other people do not have. So, what distinguishes the legendary from the just very good? Athletic ability? In certain circumstances, yes. Michael Jordan and LeBron James both excelled in this area. But Tom Brady fundamentally altered the definition of greatness with his win-at-all-costs mindset, which included, at times, breaking the rules to his benefit. Also Man defrauded apple through fake iphone scam Worth $1 Million Convicted and Sentenced
This isn’t to imply Tom Brady isn’t talented. He worked hard, threw accurately, and was determined to win. But it was his ability to combine these basic talents with clever guile and an eye for every available advantage, pushing the edges of the rules and changing each time he was caught, that elevated him to the status of greatest quarterback of all time.
Take, for example, the “deflategate” affair. He was suspended for four games based on flimsy evidence because the league was sick of him and wanted to send a clear message that whatever offence he may have done was just over the pale. And what was it that he did? He returned even stronger, guiding his team to a remarkable comeback victory in Super Bowl LI. In these and many other instances, he demonstrated that brilliance is intangible; it’s the jaw-dropping moments of “How can he keep doing this?” that define Brady’s career at every turn. As a youngster growing up in Massachusetts and a lifetime Patriots supporter, those moments wouldn’t have been the same for me if there hadn’t been frequent rumours of cheating it even more special each time he showed everyone that he would win no matter the circumstances.