“When I Was 27 I Almost Retired From…”: 45 Year Old Tom Brady Recalls His Painful Past in His Inspiring NFL Journey

The NFL GOAT Tom Brady is hardworking and committed to football. However, not only does he throw mean touchdowns, but also encourages others to be active. As everyone knows, health and mobility are above all for the seven-time Super Bowl-winning star quarterback. But once, he thought he could no longer play the sport because of an elbow injury. The injury generated pain when he tried to throw the ball.

On his Instagram account, Tampa Tom released a video that talked about his empowering NFL journey. While he was inspiring the audience, he revealed that “When I was 27 I almost retired from the game of football, because of elbow pain.” 

Tom Brady spent a major part of his career suffering from pain in his elbow when he threw. Because he trained so much, it affected his elbow adversely. He worked out and lifted weight, but muscles in his forearm tightened. Particularly, the biceps curl made his tendons tight and put a lot of strain on them. The pain became unbearable. However, he found a solution.

With Alex Guerrero, Tom Brady developed the cure for his trouble

To improve the pain he faced, Brady and his personal trainer, Alex Guerrero, with whom he started the TB12 Sport initiative, found a way. Guerrero combated Tampa Bay Bucs QB’s tendonitis, he performed manual tissue work. That helped to make his muscles flexible.

The exercise did wonders for TB12. “It was the first time in my life that I didn’t have elbow tendonitis playing football,” he said on Dax Shepard’s podcast, Armchair Expert.

Because the solution worked for Brady, he thought of sharing it with the world. Thus, the former News Patriots QB and his trainer opened up TB12 Sports. In the Instagram video, he urges everybody to trust themselves. “Never let them define you. No matter the age, no matter the obstacle. It’s not about what they say. It’s about how you feel about what you do,” said the MVP-winning QB.

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