Your Tom Brady Moment

Spent the better part of my weekend watching the Roast of Tom Brady.

 

I know - it had some crass unsavoury jokes but I needed to laugh.

One thing stuck out to me though. 

Tom Brady. The 7 time Super Bowl winner (that we now know and unquestionably love and occasionally loathe) was the 199th draft pick in the 6th round. 199th.

Meaning, he had to wait through 6 rounds and 198 people being called quite ceremoniously before he was finally selected to join the NFL. As a matter of fact, the quarterback that he subbed was the No. 1 Draft pick. He was the 199th. Tom Brady 199th. Knowing what we now know about him you cannot imagine him being 199th in anything regarding NFL Football. 

Do you know what that feels like? Imagine it for a second. He had had to sit through 5 rounds, patiently waiting for his name to be called, and at the end of the 6th round, he was finally picked. 

He eventually had to sub for the quarterback when he was out due to an injury, and that gave him an opportunity to get game play. From there, they went on to win the Super Bowl (in his rookie year) and the No. 1 draft pick was traded the following year to another team and they made Tom Brady their franchise quarterback. But due to his skillset, that quarterback won a Super Bowl ring even though he was injured. 

What does it say, luck is when preparation meets opportunity. 

As the Bible put it, the stone that the builders rejected turned out to be the cornerstone.

Never knew this about him. It explains so much. SO MUCH.

Whatever you are doing, be patient, your Tom Brady moment is around the corner.