Sally Jenkins is a national treasure with her insights and columns on sports and athletes.

In this article, she boosts the ESPN+ special on Tom Brady. She shares its best lessons here.

The series is behind a paywall, but here's a quote from Episode 3: The Edge in which Tom Brady is talking about the Patriots' mindset.

"People want to believe that there is going to be another opportunity so they don't have to do the hard work. Because if you think that you're gonna get all these shots, you'll pace yourself.

And why do you pace yourself? 'Cause you don't have the ability to push to your maximum effort. And that's hard for a lot of people because we pushed. And if you don't have strong character, you won't make it because you're around a lot of other high achievers and you'll get weeded out.

And then you'll recognize in yourself that you're not capable. Then you'll lose confidence. So you want to go to a place that's easier for you, that's more comfortable for you."