Our heroes also have people that they look up to for inspiration. In the latest Let’s Go! episode, the star trio of Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Jim Gray, breaks down Week 1 of the ongoing NFL season. This episode’s special guest, former QB, Peyton “The Sheriff” Manning and Tom Brady, discuss how the newer quarterbacks differ from the previous generation. As a bonus, 7-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady also reveals personalities from across the sports landscape that he admires and looks up to.

With Week 1 just concluding, the hosts discussed mental toughness. Brady, who’s widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time, drew an important distinction between mental and emotional toughness. And how anger can be used as a driving force on the field.

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“Mental toughness has more to do with intellect, than with what’s going on in your brain,” the QB said. He acknowledged that emotions regulate many aspects of our behavior. And how he uses these emotions to motivate himself to give it his all whenever he’s on the field.

The secret sauce, he reveals, is that he gets himself angry. He doesn’t look at anger as a negative emotion, but as a means to achieve an end. Anger gets him motivated and gives him a heightened sense of awareness and focus. Giving examples of personalities such as Kobe, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods and their ability to zone in and get super focused.

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“We’re not f*****g with them,” he admitted. Citing another anecdote, he said that spectators are wowed by World No. 1 Novak Djokovic’s skills on the court. But Brady said his ability to eliminate every distraction and focus on beating the competition is what sets him apart. 

The QB might be a football legend, but he is keenly interested in other sports as well, never missing a chance to interact with other sports persons.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ QB, considers Kobe his hero. He penned a heartfelt note on X (formerly Twitter) one month after the Black Mamba’s tragic accident. He shared what Kobe meant to him and how it is the duty of every one of us to emulate his Carpe diem! mentality and improve our own lives. When it comes to his relationship with Michel Jordan he once joked with Tom, telling him to come talk to him only when he had won six championships like Jordan. Brady did him one better and flashed his seven Super Bowl Rings at the NBA legend. 

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While singing Novak’s praises, the QB revealed in the podcast that he was in the player’s box at the US Open Semi-Finals to watch the GOAT in his element. He considered it a treat to watch the tennis legend smash his opponents.

In this era of distractions, we sure would want to work on developing a razor-sharp focus. We might not get to the level of the tennis’ GOAT, but we sure can try. As sports fans, which player resonates with you the most and which quality would you want to nurture in yourself? Let us know in the comments below.

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