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The mental approach that makes Tom Brady a champion was on full display the morning after the Super Bowl, when he was already talking to a member of the Buccaneers’ technical team about what the Bucs can do to be better next year.
Corsair’s assistant, Clyde Christensen, told Rick Stroud about the Tampa Bay Times that Brady called him the morning after the Super Bowl, just hours after leaving the team’s post-game party, to talk to him about his belief that the Bucs still have room for improvement.
“He said, ‘Hey, I didn’t see you after the game. I just wanted to say thank you and what a great journey and how much I appreciate everything you did, ”said Christensen. “The second thing he said: ‘I was sitting here thinking, and I think we can really be better next year. I think we will be a better team. ‘He was already excited about the coming year. It’s incredible. That’s how your mind works. “
Christensen said that Brady will not allow Bucs to rest on their laurels.
“He’s thinking about it the next morning,” said Christensen. “He’s barely been there for a few hours, and he’s thinking about it the next morning. What happens is that the teams are distracted. Everyone is trying to earn a little more money. Everyone has something going on. Some got a small business for a book. They have radio programs in progress. This does not happen with the Bradys or Mannings in the world. They are not distracted. They don’t get out of the way. “
Brady turns 44 in August and shows no signs of changing the approach that has led him to win Super Bowls for two decades.