Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback and three-time Super Bowl champion, is this year's Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. The award is presented to someone who symbolizes the ideals of sportsmanship through character and performance. "Tom Brady is the consummate winner," managing editor Terry McDonell said Monday in a release. "Against the steepest odds and on the grandest stage, he refuses to believe his team can be beaten. That character extends to his teammates and his fans." SI's Sportsman of the Year issue hits newsstands Wednesday. Brady will receive the award, a replica of an ancient Grecian amphora, at a party in New York on Tuesday.