Tom Brady, who is 44, has talked about the idea of playing until his is 50-years-old and wanting to retire on top after winning a Super Bowl.
Despite all of his previous remarks, there has been multiple reports about Brady potentially wanting to retire.
His wife, Gisele Bündchen, posted an instagram video last week that was all about appreciating the moment because it might be the final time that you do something in life.
The video montage of various moments throughout her life, solo and with her family, was dubbed with a voiceover and the following message, “Life is precious because you cannot watch it again. This is what makes life so magical. One day you will eat your last meal. Smell your last flower. Hug a friend for the last time. Without knowing this will be the last time. That’s why you need to do everything you love with passion. Enjoy all the years you have left. Because this is the only thing that exists.”
Tom Brady Sounds Open to Retirement
Tom Brady seems to be seriously considering retirement, but he also doesn’t seem to be shutting the door on his football career quite yet.
On his SiriusXM podcast “Let’s Go!” with co-host Jim Gray, Brady took listeners through his thought process on what factors he is considering. He said he continues to love the competition of football, but on the other hand he recognizes the sacrifices his family has made for his career and is cognizant of how his wife, Gisele Bündchen, feels watching him get hit hard by defenders.
After the Buccaneers’ playoff loss to the Rams on Sunday, Brady said he was going to take some time to figure out whether he returns or retires. Gray asked him about the process of that.
Brady said, “I’ll know when I know. It’s the day after the season. I think for all of us we can decompress a bit. It’s been six straight months of football. Every day, consumed by day in and day out football. Now is just the time to spend some time with my family and my kids.
“As I’ve gotten older I think the best part is, football is extremely important in my life and it means a lot to me and I care about what we’re trying to accomplish as a team, and my teammates. The biggest difference now that I’m older is I have kids now and I care about them a lot as well.”
He talked about the sacrifices of his family.
“My wife is my biggest supporter. It pains her to see me get hit out there, and she deserves what she needs from me as a husband and my kids deserve what they need from me as a dad. I’m gonna spend some time with them and give them what they need, because they’ve really been giving me what I need the last six months — to do what I need to do and I said this a few years ago. It’s what relationships are all about. It’s not always about what I want. It’s about what we want as a family. And I’m gonna spend a lot of time with them and figure out in the future what’s next.”
Gray asked Brady if he would like a farewell tour.
Brady replied, “I think that’d be distracting for me. My enjoyment comes not from recognition of what I’ve accomplished as a player in the league. My enjoyment comes from the competition.“More so than anything, even [Sunday], I was thinking about competing. I wasn’t thinking about anything other than that. When the time comes to think about post-career and second career, I’ll think about those things. When you’re 44, I guess you get asked about that a lot. A lot of people thought I was done playing football in 2015. A lot of people in 2016, said you’re done. A lot of people when I left the Patriots …”
Brady said that every year requires major commitments, and that no one knows what tomorrow will bring.
