Tom Brady Knocks the ‘Selfish Attitudes’ of Some Younger Athletes

Tom Brady offered some strong words of warning for the NFL’s younger players in new recent interview on DeepCut with VicBlends. The former Patriots QB called out the “selfish attitudes” of some younger athletes while VicBlends gave Brady a fresh cut.

Brady said that when he was brought into the NFL, the people drafting him were mostly concerned with his strength, which the former QB admits wasn’t as high as other players.

“I didn’t naturally have the biggest build…but where I really exceed[ed] expectations was my ability mentally to understand what I needed to do,” Brady explained. “To be better, to learn the game, to learn the tactics of the game, to learn the discipline of the game, to learn the strategy of the game. Emotionally, how can I bring a positive, team-first attitude every single day? Not self-focused, not self-serving.”

Brady feels that the qualities which made him a legendary player are sorely lacking in today’s crop of athletes.

“I think the biggest problem with a lot of f---ing kids these days is it's all about them,” Brady said frankly. “Their brand. Their social media. And when it's about me and not about us, well, there's no way to succeed as a team."

Brady continued: “That's the point of life, ‘What can I do?’ How do you help other people finish the race, not just you...What do we need to do physically to be better? What do we need to do mentally to be better? Emotionally, how can I be more stable, more consistent? How can I be more present? How can I be more of an inspiration to people I'm around every day? And that's where I think people miss the boat.”

Brady went on to say that there’s no way a proper team sport can be played without each player being on the same wavelength, with the same goals.

“When people are looking for self-glorification, very self-serving attitudes, very selfish attitudes,” Brady explained, “it's hard to have a team-first attitude if all you do is being concerned about how you're doing or your stats or the glory you're getting or the gratification you're getting.”

Brady concluded by saying, “I think the physical, mental, emotional for all of us is so important. We have to evaluate ourselves every day…How can you look at yourself every day and say, ‘How can I be a little bit better? How can I be better for my teammates?’ he asked. “Your teammates could be your business people, your family, it could be your kids. How could I be better for them every day?”

Brady offered similar advice to Shedeur Sanders last year, telling him not to get too cocky early on in his career. Indicating Shadeur’s father, Deion Sanders, Brady said: "Even you weren’t a finished product at 21 or 22. I certainly wasn't. I had the right people come into my life and I was open to learning from them."

You can watch Brady's full DeepCut with VicBlends interview below.