Tom Brady Doesn’t Follow the Narrative

What happened last night
Of course
Wasn’t supposed to happen 
But of course it did anyway
Because 

Tom Brady doesn’t follow the narrative.

He just won his seventh Super Bowl,
In his tenth appearance in the game,
Which of course is also not supposed to happen
But

Tom Brady doesn’t follow the narrative.

The guy was literally twice the age
Of the opposing quarterback,
Which only happens 
Since

Tom Brady doesn’t follow the narrative.

This was not supposed to happen.

It certainly wasn’t supposed to happen 
At least eight other times.

The narrative for a guy like Tom Brady
Is that maybe he wins one Super Bowl.

But not seven.

The narrative of Tom Brady
Has always been
Improbable.

He wasn’t groomed for greatness.
But he embodies it anyway.

His critics keep saying
His success is because 
He cheats.

But you don’t win seven Super Bowls
Much less appear in ten of them
By cheating.

That could happen 
Maybe one time.

But not seven
And contending in ten.

You’re wrong
If you think so.

He’s proven that repeatedly 
Across three decades
In two glorious decades
Of the best teamwork in sports history.

If he had been born in a different era
Tom Brady would be a general.

In war.

He would be a general in wartime 
And you would absolutely always bet on him
And you could count on him.

Today isn’t much like yesterday.

Tom Brady doesn’t follow the narrative.
He makes a mockery of it.

And somehow 
Because of that
He’s actually 
Hated.

Which makes sense
In contradictory times
Such as these.

So when
Tom Brady doesn’t follow the narrative 
I’m pleased.

It means at least one thing 
Is right with the world.

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