Tom Bradyis opening up about his divorce fromGisele Bündchen.
On Monday’s episode of his Sirius XM showLet’s Go!, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, 45, discussed “giving all you can to the team” while dealing with personal challenges, after he and Bündchen, 42,filed for divorceon Friday, whichwas finalizedhours later.
“I think there’s a lot of professionals in life that go through things that they deal with at work and they deal with at home,” he said. “Obviously, the good news is it’s a very amicable situation and I’m really focused on two things, taking care of my family and certainly my children, and secondly, doing the best job I can to win football games.
“So, that’s what professionals do. You focus at work when it’s time to work, and then when you come home you focus on the priorities that are at home. All you can do is the best you could do. That’s what I’ll just continue to do as long as I’m working and as long as I’m being a dad,” Brady added.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen in 2018.Matt Winkelmeyer/MG18/Getty
He explained that having their divorce “play out in front of a lot of people” presents another level of difficulty, adding: “We all have our unique challenges in life. We’re all humans. We do the best we could do.”
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“I have incredible parents that have always taught me the right way to do things. I want to be a great father to my children and always try to do things the right way as well,” Brady continued. “And to deal with things in your life that have challenges, you wanna deal with them in the best possible way. So, I want to always be able to hold my head high on and off the field, and I’m gonna try to continue to do that for as long as I’m here.”
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A source close to Bündchen told PEOPLE that while the split was “hard at first” for the supermodel, “enough time has passed thatshe is settling in.”
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Both Brady and Bündchen have reiterated that their focus is on their two children, sonBenjamin Rein, 12, and daughterVivian Lake, 9. In their divorce settlement, they agreed on joint custody.
“My priority has always been and will continue to be our children whom I love with all my heart,” Bündchen wrote in an Instagram Story announcing the couple’s separation. “We will continue co-parentingto give them the love, care and attention they greatly deserve.”
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In last week’s episode of his Sirius XM show, Bradyreaffirmed his commitment to football, denying rumors that he’s quitting before the season ends: “I’ve never quit on anything in my life. I made a commitment to this team and I love this team and I love this organization.”
The seven-time Super Bowl champ acknowledged that there “was a retirement in the past,” referring to hisshort-lived announcementthis February, as he confirmed that “there’s no immediate retirement” in his future.
source: people.com
