Tom Brady is as passionate about football as ever — and he’s sharing the tale of a major past setback to inspire others to stay equally as motivated. In an ad for his company TB12Seven-time Super Bowl Champion, he revealed that injuries nearly forced him to give up the sport in his 20s. “When I was 27, I almost retired from the game of football, because of elbow pain,”In a, the quarterback saidTwitter Promo. “Now I’m 45 years old and I’m still here,”Brady also added. “No matter the age, no matter the obstacles, it’s about how you feel, about what you do.”
Brady elaborated on this painful elbow injury during a 2020 episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast. Brady admitted that Brady was unable to control his forearm muscles due to the tightness of his. “couldn’t throw the football because my elbow would hurt all of the time.”Brady’s tendonitis was overcome by teamwork with Alex Guerrero, his trainer and TB12 business associate.
A 2021 profile for TheTampa Bay TimesThe quarterback revealed that his arm had been a constant concern throughout his athletic career. “I had arm pain literally my whole life,”Brady stated, adding: “I grew up playing baseball. My arm hurt. My elbow hurt every day. High school. College, after football, I always had to ice my elbow.”