Quotes from Tom Brady

Men always want and love when women wear tight and fitted clothing, right? And you're like, 'Wow, she looks so beautiful.' And then you have men who dress like slobs, and you're like, 'What's the deal with these big and baggy suits.' It's pretty ridiculous.

The last person I have ever criticized is an official. They have a tough job to do. Things are happening so quick.

People want to go out and travel around and meet cool people. I could just go live in Vermont, but is that what I really want?

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

I was the kid that was the 199th pick that never had the body for it. People didn't think I'd play one year in the NFL, and now I'm going on my 17th year.

I firmly believe that sleep and recovery are critical aspects of an effective and holistic training program.

Because my career is so important, I think I make a lot of - I wouldn't call them sacrifices, but just concessions for my job. I love what I do, and I want to do it for a long time.

You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.

You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I'd love to play like those guys, but there's still a long way to go and a lot of growing.

I try to encourage all my teammates, and I sure hope that some day all athletes - my kids, high school kids - get the same level of care I get. Because you can play for a long period of time without having knee replacements, without having all the major head trauma that people are dealing with.

Proper sleep has helped me get to where I am today as an athlete, and it is something that I continue to rely on every day.

There's nothing more comfortable or leisurely than having a pair of Ugg slippers on in the house.

My wife doesn't let anyone wear shoes in our house, so we have a bench, and under the bench is all UGGs slippers.

As an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.

I dress for the occasion. I like Tom Ford for more formal, especially his suits, and I wear a lot of Under Armour for my athletic gear. I also love Rag & Bone.

I love Serena [Williams]. Seeing what Serena's done in her field has been incredible.

I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots.

You have to believe in your process. You have to believe in the things that you are doing to help the team win. I think you have to take the good with the bad.

Sleep is all about recovering. So if you're not sleeping, you're not recovering. And if you're going to break your body down a lot, you better find ways to build it back up. And the only way to do that is get a lot of sleep. So for me, I go to bed at like 8:30, 9:00. As soon as I put my kids to bed. Because I'm up at 5:30 the next day.

I never had any coffee or anything like that. I just never tried it.

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.

I think I've been fortunate over the years to be at a point in my career where I really get to choose the partnerships that I really want to take on and they're a perfect fit.

I like skiing and surfing with kids. They are the cutest little skiers out there, in their little outfits. I just want to eat 'em up!