Early Years
Brady was born in San Mateo, California, the son of Galynn Patricia (née Johnson) and Thomas Brady, Sr. He has three older sisters. He was raised in a Catholic family of exceptionally gifted athletes, and is of Irish and Prussian-German descent. Brady regularly attended 49ers games in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; since then, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol. One of the games Brady attended was the 1981 NFC Championship, in which Montana threw The Catch to Dwight Clark, with Brady only being four-years-old at the time.
Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. Brady was also drafted as a catcher in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.
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“Even today . . . experts, usually male, tell women how to be mothers and warn them that they should not have children if they have any intention of leaving their side in their early years. . . . Children don’t need parents’ full-time attendance or attention at any stage of their development. Many people will help take care of their needs, depending on who their parents are and how they chose to fulfill their roles.”
—Stella Chess (20th century)
“Parents ... are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don’t fulfil the promise of their early years.”
—Anthony Powell (b. 1905)