Among the greatest athletes in American team sports, Tom Brady took the unlikeliest and most-doubted road.
Wayne Gretzky was a legend by age 10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a star in high school, when he was known as Lew Alcindor. LeBron James was a high school star too, with highly publicized national television appearances. Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds were well-known before ever stepping in an MLB batter's box.
Many Michigan fans wanted Drew Henson playing over Tom Brady. Plenty of New England Patriots fans probably didn't even know of Brady, a sixth-round draft pick, when he replaced an injured Drew Bledsoe.