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ULL UP TOM SHAW’SWEBSITE
(
you’llseethistestimonyinbold,
all-uppercase letters: “COACH
SHAW ISTHEBEST INTHEBUSINESS.” So
proclaimsTomBrady, theNewEnglandPatriots
quarterbackwhohaswonthreeSuperBowltitles,two
NFLMVP awards and the loveof one supermodelwife.
Clearly,Bradyknowsgreatness.ButbeforeTomBradywas
Tom
Brady
, hewasoneof Shaw’sNFLprojects. Shaw’sbusiness is turn-
ingraw football talent intoeliteathleticism,usinghisPerformance
STAR MAKER
Mr.MVP
Planningonwinning theSuperBowl’s top
honor?Be sure to lookup trainer-to-the-
studs
TOMSHAW
first.
EnhancementCampatESPN’sWideWorld
ofSportsatDisneyWorldtospreadhistrain-
inggospel forgridironsuccess.
Theresults?Playerswhohavewon10Su-
perBowlMVPs,eightNo. 1NFLdraftpicks
and 122first-round selectionshave sought
out Shaw’s expertise tohelp elevate their
caliber of playon the football field. Add a
fewhundredotherNFLnames (PhilipRiv-
ers, JayCutler, ReggieBush andSantonio
Holmes tonamea few), and it’s easy to see
whyShawhasbecome thego-toguy forath-
leteswho refuse to settle formerely “very
good”status.It’swhatkeepstwo-timeSuper
Bowl champion cornerback IkeTaylor of
thePittsburghSteelers comingbackevery
o§season to train—somethinghe’sbeen
doingsincehewas13.
“He trains you to trainyourself,”
Taylor says. “Just trying tomake
you constantly think about im-
proving.When youmake amis-
take,youcanalmosthearhim in
your head telling you the right
way todo it.…Idon’t trustmany
peoplemorethanhim.”
SHAW’SROOTS IN
becominganNFL
gurustretchbacktohisdayscoaching
high school football and trackafterearn-
ingadegree inexercise science fromCentral
MichiganUniversity.WhenhemovedontoFloridaState
University as a varsity speed coach, he tutored elite-
levelathleteslikeDeionSanders,an
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