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The youngest of the four children--and the only son--of Tom and Galynn Brady, Tom Brady was born in San Mateo, [[California]], on August 3, 1977. Describing what it was like for her brother to grow up around so many girls, Julie Brady, the second-oldest of Tom's three sisters, told Michael Silver for Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002), "He didn't get much time in the bathroom . . . and my sister Nancy would grill the girls who called him." Brady was interested in athletics from a very young age. He has recalled being in attendance with his father at a 1981 NFL play-off game in [[San Francisco]]. The 49ers won that game with the help of a spectacular play in which Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Dwight Clark. Referring to that play, Brady told Jim Litke for an Associated Press article (January 25, 2004), "I think I was whining the whole half because [my father] wouldn't buy me one of those foam fingers [used by fans to cheer on their home team]. So I don't think I enjoyed much of the second half." He added that when Clark caught the pass in the end zone, "Everyone jumped up, I couldn't see anything, and I think I was crying the whole way home, not realizing that was probably the most significant play in San Francisco 49ers history."

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The youngest of the four children--and the only son--of Tom and Galynn Brady, [[Person_First_Name:=Tom]] [[Person_Last_Name:=Brady]] was born in [[Birth_City:=San Mateo]], [[Birth_State_Name:=California|[[Directory:California|California]]]], on [[Birth Date:=August 3, 1977]]. Describing what it was like for her brother to grow up around so many girls, Julie Brady, the second-oldest of Tom's three sisters, told Michael Silver for Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002), "He didn't get much time in the bathroom . . . and my sister Nancy would grill the girls who called him." Brady was interested in athletics from a very young age. He has recalled being in attendance with his father at a 1981 NFL play-off game in [[San Francisco]]. The 49ers won that game with the help of a spectacular play in which Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Dwight Clark. Referring to that play, Brady told Jim Litke for an Associated Press article (January 25, 2004), "I think I was whining the whole half because [my father] wouldn't buy me one of those foam fingers [used by fans to cheer on their home team]. So I don't think I enjoyed much of the second half." He added that when Clark caught the pass in the end zone, "Everyone jumped up, I couldn't see anything, and I think I was crying the whole way home, not realizing that was probably the most significant play in San Francisco 49ers history."

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After graduating from the University of Michigan, Brady was chosen in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the [[New England Patriots]]; he was the 199th player chosen overall. Brady told Michael Silver that he had been "heartbroken" by not being chosen until the sixth round. In light of the success he has had in the NFL, some football analysts and observers have since questioned why Brady was chosen so late in the draft. On the other hand, the former New York Giants quarterback and current CBS analyst Phil Simms told Mark Maske for the Washington Post (January 28, 2004) that coming out of college, Brady "was not strong. He couldn't run. His arm was good, but there were a lot of questions there." Teams looking to draft players, he added, "have to go with the tangible." Another reason for his being passed over by many teams was that Brady had been given serious competition for the quarterback spot at Michigan by Henson, who at times appeared to be the more athletically gifted player.

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Bill Beuttler wrote for Boston Magazine (August 2002, on-line) that in the wake of Brady's performance in Super Bowl XXXVI, the media focus on the young quarterback had been "pretty much nonstop. . . . Brady's pursuers include a relentless swarm of promoters, sponsors, reporters, and--assuming you believe the gossip columns--a parade of willing women." In the weeks that followed the Patriots' victory, among other signs of the quarterback's newfound celebrity, People magazine placed Brady on its 2002 list of the "50 Most Beautiful People"; a photograph of a bare-chested Brady was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002) under the words "A Whirlwind Off-Season for the New Prince of the NFL"; he sparred playfully with the boxing legend [[Muhammad Ali]] at a fund-raiser; and the real-estate mogul [[Donald Trump]] flew Brady on his private jet to Gary, [[Indiana]], so that the football star could help him judge the 2002 [[Miss USA]] contest. "These last few weeks have been a whirlwind, and I'm trying to learn as I go along," Brady told Silver. "I think I'm a pretty good quarterback, but there's all this other stuff that goes along with being a very recognizable person, and I suck at it. This is my new reality, I guess, and it's knocking me down." In the face of such potential distractions, Brady remained focused on football. "Why do some guys have one great year and then play so badly the next?" he asked Beuttler rhetorically. "Well, now I think I know why--because there are so many things that can take you away from what you need to do to focus on your job. My biggest fear is to end up being a one-hit wonder." The Patriots player Larry Izzo told Beuttler, "[Brady] works as seriously as anybody out here. He's here at seven in the morning throughout the off-season, with [backup quarterback] [[Damon Huard]]--throwing the ball, running. He works like he's a sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan still, not the Super Bowl MVP. And that's good. When you see a guy like that--a leader of your football team--doing all the hard stuff the hard way, you get a level of respect from everybody in the locker room."

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