Pliable muscles are long, soft, and capable of full muscle pump function. - Tom Brady

when things don’t go your way — or, rather, what you don’t think of as your way — there can be a variety of opportunities that may not be obvious in the moment but that through hard work, preparation, and persistence can present themselves over time and make you better.

Wisdom, someone said, is about knowing the difference between the things you can control and the things you can’t.

At TB12, balance is as much about creating the right mixture of strength, conditioning, and pliability as it is about lifestyle choices — what we eat, how much rest and recovery we get, and what daily activities we engage in. The more balanced we are, the better. In my experience, most athletes like to work on things that they’re already good at. It reinforces their confidence in their own abilities. Strong athletes like to work on strength, and fast athletes like to work on speed. But that doesn’t create balance. To create balance, we need to work on our deficiencies as well.