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When one has parents who are friends with other influential people, making important decisions becomes a little easier. The MLB legend Alex Rodriguez is looking for the perfect college for her oldest daughter, Natasha Rodriguez. The mission for A-Rod is to convince her daughter to choose Michigan and become a Wolverine. Hence, he started visiting the colleges with his daughter. They visited Ann Arbor. The same university the NFL GOAT Tom Brady was a part of.

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In fact, Alex Rodriguez tried to influence her daughter by giving them the shining example of an amazing athlete like Brady. He said in a news conference, “I’m having Tom Brady talk to her to try to convince her to go to Michigan.” 

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Tom Brady is indeed the best person to convince a young child to pursue college at the University of Michigan. Because he is an alumnus and also left an enormous mark at the Michigan Wolverines.

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Tom Brady – a budding athlete at Michigan

Tampa Tom is now the world-renowned NFL player. He played in the NFL for 22 seasons. Then won his first Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots when he was only 24 years old. Then, after 19 years of gameplay with the Pats. Brady signed a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.

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Before what Tom Brady is today, he was just an ambitious kid wanting to get accepted into the best colleges. To catch the attention of those best colleges, Brady Sr. and his son devised a plan to send highlight tapes of his game.

A Michigan coach, Bill Harris, got in touch with the family. When Harris got to know about Brady’s experience in baseball, he understood he was a tough lad. And someone who was great with catches. After many other formalities and a visit to the campus in January 1995, the Wolverines accepted him with open arms.

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Since that day, TB12 worked to become the best. He also proved all his naysayers wrong and never let his confidence dip. After listening to this inspiring story of the recruitment process of the great Brady, surely Natasha Rodriguez will follow her father’s advice.

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Neha Joshi

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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