Tom Brady Struggling To Focus On Personal Life During Season, Compares It To War

Tom Brady says he is discovering it practically unattainable to concentrate on his private life half of the 12 months … explaining he appears like NFL seasons are just like “going away on deployment for the military.”

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers star make clear his wrestle with work-life steadiness whereas speaking with Kevin Durant on this week’s episode of the quarterback’s “Let’s Go” podcast.

The 45-year-old admitted despite the fact that he tries to position an emphasis on sure features of his off-field life in the course of the soccer season … he all the time finds himself buried in his job as an alternative.

“I almost look at like a football season like you’re going away on deployment for the military,” Brady stated. “And it’s like, ‘Man, here I go again.'”

“The reality is,” he continued, “is you can really only be authentic to yourself. Right? Whatever you may say — ‘Ah, man, I want to, you know, make sure I spend a little more time doing this during the season,’ the reality is, is when it comes down to it, your competitiveness takes over and as much as you want to have this playful balance with the work balance — you’re going to end up doing exactly what you’ve always done, which is why you are who you are.”

The phrases seem to shed additional gentle on the marital points Brady is having with Gisele Bünchden. She’s needed him to step away from soccer for years and be extra of a hands-on household man. But he is making it clear, he is having a really onerous time doing that.

In reality, he stated he straight up will get to the purpose the place all he cares about within the fall and winter months is wins and losses.

“You’re going to go, ‘How the f*** do I get it done?'” he stated. “‘What do I got to do for my teammates to get it done?'”