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Tom Brady is about to fulfill his potential and have the best season of his life.

How, you might ask, can I claim that the leader of three Patriots Super Bowl-winning teams will finally come into his own at 32?

I've got two words: Home cooking.

I've been reading the sports pages for years, and as a result, I know that home cooking is one of those secret recipes in the successful life of an athlete.

Sportswriters and editors regularly preach the importance of home cooking. Home cooking references are almost as popular as quotes about athletes who give "110 percent" and teams that do "what it takes to win."

Here are a couple of examples. USA Today recently noted that the Chicago Blackhawks were "ready for home cooking, and our own Boston Bruins were "hungry for some home cooking," too, according to a story on nesn.com.

Here's a story complaining that "home cooking" by officials hurt a team: Opinion: Baker got burned by Cottondale's home cooking.

Home cooking is apparently as valuable to an athlete as a 90-mph. fastball, a 4.2-second time in the 40-yard dash, or a 500-pound bench press. It's a recipe that can solve slumps for hapless batters or teams on endless road trips.

Some might claim that Tom Brady has gone Hollywood in marrying supermodel Gisele Bundchen, but now that he's married, I'm thinking Tom's settling down, that he's bound to get more home cooking, and thus play much better.

Sure, Brady's new wife has her own career, but I'm sure she's willing to spend a few hours in front of the camera, collect a few million then run home and have dinner waiting for Tom when he returns from practice?

Think Ward and June Clever.

My only worry: Let's hope Gisele doesn't put Tom on the supermodel diet. How could he weather hits from 270-pound linebackers if he's eating just carrots and lettuce?

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