Patrick Mahomes is about to embark on the ninth year of of his incredibly productive NFL career, presumably with ample opportunity to close the gap between himself and Tom Brady in terms of personal and team accomplishments. Brady himself sees the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback as being in the rarest of positions to duplicate some of his greatness. Mahomes was asked about his relationship with the man he hopes to supplant as the GOAT during an appearance on Up & Adams Monday.
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âHaving Tom, a guy like that say that, just motivates me even more," Mahomes said. "Itâs cool that he wants to give me advice. He doesnât have to be like that. Heâs such a good dude. And I have so much respect for him, and Iâll take any advice he gives me.â
Asked for some specifics about this advice, Mahomes deftly sidestepped.
âIâve got to keep the secrets, you know?â he said. âBut he always talks about being yourself. He thinks thatâwhich I truly believe, tooâis that guys can spot when youâre not authentic, and youâre not putting in the work. Thatâs something that he did every single day. Thatâs why guys respected him so much. And thatâs all Iâm going to do for the rest of my career, and I feel like Iâve done so far, is Iâm always myselfâno matter if you like me or you donât like me, you know Iâm giving everything I can to win football games.â
That does seem like good advice. And really straightforward to follow. Of course, most people aren't as physically gifted and accomplished as Mahomes, so they might be their authentic self without winning one, let alone multiple Super Bowls.
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