You don’t have to like Tom Brady to appreciate hisstory. Just before Brady was picked asthe 199th pick in the NFL draft, he went for a teary-eyed walk with hismom and dad, wondering why he had been passed over, once again in this, the sporthe loved. He was looked over in Highschool, and twice in college, losing out to other quarterbacks. Six quarterbacks were taken before Brady in 2000: Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, MarcBulger and Spergon Wynn.
Who even remembers Giovanni Carmazzi?
When Brady met Robert Kraft, owner of the Patriots, he shookhis hand and asked if he knew who he was. Kraft said, sure, you’re our 6th round draft pick. Brady looked him in the eye and said, “I’mthe best decision this organization has ever made.” Now while it may strike you as arrogant for askinny, gangly, 4th string rookie quarterback to say this to theowner of a proud franchise, it also happened to be true.
But only Tom Brady believed it.
For the next years, Brady dedicated himself to being thebest QB he could, and prepared as if he could be called in at any moment. Most New England fans had never heard of himthe day he finally got called in to rescue injured Drew Bledsoe, and the rest ofcourse, is history. In a couple weeksBrady will be playing for his 4th super bowl ring.
His story makes me ask a few questions about my ownlife. First: do I believe in the greatnessof the God given calling on my life? Also:am I preparing myself in such a way as to be prepared for whatever comes next? And, do I care too much about who others think I am, rather than who God has made me to be?
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