Highlights Of Tom Bradys Interview With Patrick Mahomes: “I think for me, the biggest thing was, obviously, you’re Tom (Brady), man,” Patrick Mahomes said. “You’ve done this for a long time, and you had that thought process and that moment to come into the locker room and you looked at me and said, ‘You’re doing it the right way. Keep doing it like that, and you’ll have success.'”

“I think it is, I call it two words, competitive stamina,” Tom Brady said, on the FOX pregame show after his interview with Mahomes. “And I think the hard part about playing against Patrick (Mahomes) is he knows that he’s got a great defense. He’s going to try to make all the right plays early in the game. He’s going to take what the defense gives him. And I think what we’ve seen a lot from him this year is when he needs it, he’s going to make the plays, but he’s doing such a good job managing the game, and part of that’s the evolution of being a great quarterback in the NFL. He’s been that since the time that he entered the league, from ’18, ’19, ’20. That was one of the offenses that was 40 points a game.

He was putting up monster touchdown numbers. But the difference is the team’s evolved, it has changed. They’ve lost some of their weapons, and because of that, he’s turned into a guy who is there to perform when it matters the most. And to him, it doesn’t matter whether it’s four touchdowns, he just wants to get the win and so much. That’s ultimately how I evolved as a player. It became less about am I in the MVP race? Am I going to be a pro bowler? Am I going to be an All-Pro it came to me. Am I good enough for my team to win today? Have I evolved at a point as a player where I’m going to do what I need to do, regardless of what it takes, any given day? And that’s rarefied air because that gives you a chance to improve every single week, every single year. That’s the constant motivation. Was I the best player I could be for this team, regardless of circumstance, regardless of whether Rashee Rice is here or not, regardless of whether we lose a great player like Tyreek Hill? He’s going to show up every day to work. He’s so dependable, so consistent, and I really look forward to seeing him play today.”