| International Standard Book Number |
9781250360328
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781250360304
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
796.332092 B
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| Personal Name |
Anderson, Lars author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98025380
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| Title Statement |
Brady : an American story and the price of greatness / Lars Anderson.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
New York : Celadon Books, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
pages cm
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The most beautiful, charismatic smile I've ever seen -- This is just a waste! -- They were such jerks -- You look like you're running in slow motion -- He had a book in his mind on these guys -- You think we should send one to Michigan, dad? -- I think Tom's going to leave -- The most talented quarterback I've been around -- Controlling the controllables is the key -- I have never seen an athlete go through what your son has gone through -- What am I going to do with the rest of my life? -- I didn't think in eight million years he'd make the team -- Arm was decent, threw a nice ball, but nothing super special -- Hey, you sure you're all right? -- I just need you guys to be with me -- My life has changed -- Fuck that. Go out there and sling it -- I found myself sitting at home, afraid to go out -- You think to yourself, he could be kind of dangerous -- Our mentality was we're going to gash these motherfuckers -- If my family can't live on sixty million, there's something fucking wrong -- It was the most boring thing I'd ever seen in my life -- Burn that game! -- When I wake up, I don't want to be in any pain -- My life was taken on a different road -- He's a little bit of a soft kitty in some man categories -- My husband cannot fucking throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time -- Is this a Tommy Day or a family day? -- If you tell anybody that Tom Brady and I are friends, we're going to kill you -- I was never more worried about Tom than when I saw him on that ledge -- Come back to me when you've got six championships -- Too bad, babe, I'm having too much fun right now -- Football it's like his first love -- It can't be easy to live being wired like that -- The effing Belichick, he doesn't treat Tommy like a man -- He just pisses me off -- I think we got a shot at getting Brady -- We're going to shove a towel down your ass and put powder everywhere -- What more do you need to prove? -- There's a torment about me I don't wish upon them -- When you love someone, you don't put them in a jail -- This wasn't how it should have ended -- Epilogue: We're not perfect.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Based on years of in-depth reporting and sources from every corner of his life, Brady is the definitive biography of the life, career, and retirement of one of football's most legendary figures, Tom Brady. New York Times best-selling author and Sports Illustrated journalist Lars Anderson plunges into Tom Brady's childhood to discover the origins of what Brady would later describe as his "sickness": His category-five obsession with the game. The obsession dictated every choice Brady would make in his life, from what foods he put into his mouth to how he managed his day-to-day schedule to how he viewed his role as a father and husband to supermodel Gisele Bündchen. Through intensive reporting, Anderson paints a detailed psychological portrait of Brady, a self-described loner whose life was defined by discipline, resilience, a fascination with preparation, an intolerance for wasted time, a relentless pursuit of the extraordinary. What he found was a man riddled with contradiction and a man defined by both a prolific career of unmatched successes on the field, and the agony of realizing the true cost of greatness in his personal life. Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness is a comprehensive view of the life of the most accomplished player in the history of America's game. Anderson digs deep behind the headlines to provide a richly detailed answer to one of the most vexing questions in sports: Who, really, is Tom Brady?"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Brady, Tom, 1977-
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| Subject |
New England Patriots (Football team) History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Quarterbacks (Football) United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Football players United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87003406
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies
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