The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance

by Tom Brady

muscle pliability.

As far as pliability is concerned, an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.

A simple way to think about it is that strength training, playing sports, and working out create denser muscles. And the denser the muscles are, the more pliability they need.

Ability allows athletes to achieve. Durability allows them to continue achieving. And pliability makes both possible.

A few warm-weather foods that cool the body include cucumbers, asparagus, avocados, broccoli, and celery.

apricots, beets, grapes, green beans, lentils, pineapples, potatoes, and raspberries.

it’s good to leave the table feeling 75 percent full. That way your body can digest and absorb the food you’ve eaten more easily.

I love what John Wooden said—that “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

Each day when I wake up, I can choose what I want my outlook to be. I’m naturally a very positive person, and in regard to my health and everything else, I realize I’m an active participant in my decision to feel as healthy as possible at all times.

Things happen sometimes that I don’t welcome or want, but I make the choice to remain positive. That is something within my control. I don’t like to focus on negatives or to make excuses. I am never a victim. I gain nothing if I get angry or frustrated. You can make life a lot harder for yourself by focusing on negative things in your path or making excuses for why things didn’t go your way. Or, you can refuse to take things personally, let them go, learn from them, and become the best version of yourself. It’s a choice. It’s actually your choice.

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