"“Here's a number for you guys: 99.7,” Brady offered. “What's that number make you think of? It's an A+ - I didn't get many of those. It's a low-grade fever, maybe. But it's also virtual certainty. If something has a 99.7% chance of happening, the outcome is a foregone conclusion.”"
"“Well, let me take you back to Feb. 5th, 2017. Super Bowl 51,” he continued. “Patriots versus Falcons. Excuse my language at some points here, I was an athlete, so you might feel like you're in a locker room a little bit. There [was] six minutes left in the 3rd quarter, and we're losing 28 to 3, and it's fourth down at midfield. And at that moment, the Falcons had a 99.7% chance of winning. Not exactly how I thought things would go when I woke up that morning.”"
"“When the odds are stacked against you, when you're facing your own 28 to 3 moment - and believe me, it's coming - you will have a choice to make: to quit or to fight your a** off,” said Brady."
Tom Brady spoke to Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business graduates, offering advice centered on persistence. He encouraged undergraduates to “never, ever quit” and framed his message through his own career, including seven Super Bowl wins and three losses. Brady used Super Bowl LI as a concrete example, citing a 99.7% win probability for the Falcons when New England trailed 28-3 with six minutes left in the third quarter. He described the moment as a turning point where the team could either quit or fight hard. The Patriots ultimately won 34-28 in overtime, demonstrating that stacked odds can be overcome.
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