Tom Brady opened up about the challenges of fatherhood.
On Tuesday, the former NFL star admitted at the 2024 Fortune Global Forum in New York City that he may not have been the greatest father to his three children: Jack, Benjamin, and Vivian.
“For the room, know that being a parent is probably the hardest job all of us have and we screw up a lot and I’ve screwed up a lot as a parent,” said the 47-year-old former quarterback. “So I don’t want to seem like I’m some expert in parenting because I’m certainly not that.”
He continued, “I have three amazing kids that I just try to be there [for]. I try to just be dependable and consistent for them and honestly, whatever our kids choose as we know to do whatever they want to do in life, we gotta support.”
Brady also recalled getting similar support from his parents, who encouraged him to pursue his dreams from a young age. “The blessing my parents gave me was when I was that long shot as a kid who was a backup quarterback on a freshman team? They never said, ‘Man, don’t do that. It’s gonna be too hard. Let’s do something different. Let’s think about another backup plan.’ They kind of said, ‘You know what? Go for it. Whatever you want to be, go for it.’ And that’s probably my parenting style,” he recalled.
He shares his oldest son, Jack, who recently celebrated his 17th birthday, with actress Bridget Moynahan. He also has two children with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen:Benjamin Rein, 14, and Vivian Lake, 11, according to People.
Last month, a source confirmed that Bündchen, 44, is expecting a child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, 35.
