We were one game away from the ultimate goal in this sport, and I've been a part of that ultimate goal six other times.

So they're all different. They've all meant something a little bit different to me.

They've all been very unique in their own way.

It's just be cool to accomplish it this time, and hopefully we can finish this season strong and, you know, win a Super Bowl.

Sunday will be Tom Brady's 10th Super Bowl, which is more than 11 NFL franchises combined

and more than double the next highest quarterback, John Elway.

So yeah, Guy is good, we get it. But to really understand how Brady got here, you have to remember what he was like before.

Today, ESPN's Seth Wickersham takes us inside the quarterback's mind and his home. And he explains how Brady understanding his own limitations,

let him to surpass everybody else.

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, February 3rd.

This is ESPN Daily.

Hey, Seth, thanks for joining me, man. Good to be here. Seth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN,

and he's covered Tom Brady since his rookie year in the NFL.

I don't want to mince words with you, Seth. You are ESPN's resident Tom Bradyologist. You've been

covering Brady for nearly 20 years, I believe, at this point. You're the first person to report that

Brady was looking for a way out of New England back when that was unthinkable and honestly kind of dangerous to suggest in the Boston area. But your piece out today

ahead of Tom Brady's 10th Super Bowl in Tampa Bay with the Buccaneers. It actually begins a decade ago

back in New England. What happened? A couple of years ago, I was in Tom Brady's house and we were in his

living room and he was telling a funny story about Bill Belichick. It was a Saturday morning meeting

before a game against the New York Jets and Belichick was watching film of Mark Sanchez, running out

of the pocket, rolling to his right, players at his heels.

And he had a wide open receiver about 60 yards downfield on the opposite hash.

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