Legendary quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady has reached the ultimate level of greatness, over his 2-decade-long illustrious career. The numerous awards, honors, and accolades he’s received speak for his unprecedented hard work as well. But while many consider him a Hall of Famer athlete already, his most prized possession did not occur in the NFL.

The Bucs shot caller has a net worth of $250 million. With that, he has seven prestigious Super Bowl rings, three NFL MVP awards, Best NFL Player at ESPY, among many more. Any other athlete would be on top of the moon having amassed this kind of fame and fortune. However, for Brady, his greatest achievement is the day he was made the captain of his college team.

Troubled years of Tom Brady in college

Tom Brady, who is known as the GOAT of football now, has not always been the first choice for his team. In fact, at one point, Brady even acted as the seventh-string quarterback in college.

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Although he moved to be the third-string QB, he worried if he would manage to surpass those above him.

To achieve his ultimate goals, he worked with a counselor at Michigan, Greg Harden, to motivate himself. This helped him develop a better perspective, which helped him become the QB of his team. Harden inspired him to try his hardest, which kept him motivated to perfect his skills.

Brady talks about his greatest achievement in such words, “That, to this day, is the single greatest achievement I’ve ever had as a football player because the men in this room chose me to lead their team.” 

The star moved on to win seven Super Bowls. He earned him the reputation as the greatest player to ever play the sport.

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