As a final word on Tom Brady's mindset, the guy was taken 199th overall and in the 6th round of the NFL Draft. Go back and listen to what neurotic deranged clown Mel Kiper said about him in the draft. Some men, when they get poked like that, tend to carry that chip for life. You can tell by the way he plays and the way he operates that this is true for Tom Brady. The guy has been on a revenge tour his entire football career and has been out to prove a point.
I know a guy with that kind of mentality when it comes to game as well. The dude didn't lose his virginity until the age of 30 and then went on a tear for the next decade. Now he is 46 and told his mom he would find a nice woman and settle down but doesn't want to. I think so much of the direction men take in life is kind of determined by what happens to them in that 18-25 age range. Even if you move on, some of that sticks with you and some men can be quite driven, insane, and radical when they feel shafted or overlooked in that age range.
For some men, that need to get even and then do the extra after that is a huge driver to everything they do in life, even if it means spoiled relationships. Now Tom Brady could have easily retired after his first Superbowl win with the Bucs since the world said that he is the best to have ever done it but he is still playing well. For a man like that with the past he has had, it is tough to quit and it is tough to give up. In some ways, it is its own weird form of Napoleon Complex that has nothing to do with height.
In my life, I have known a handful of men like this that peaked later in life after having a youth of being overlooked and pushed aside. To have society say that you cannot do it because you peaked later and such. A lot of these men are some of the most cut throat, cold, ruthless, and formidable guys I have ever known in my life. Most do not care if it costs them their lives, family, or whatever so as long as they get even and get theirs.