A few words which, this Wednesday, February 1, make all of America sad.
Tom Brady bows out: "I'm retiring, for good," said the Tampa Bay Buccaneers player in a video posted on Twitter and Instagram.
Within minutes, the video had already been viewed millions of times.
“I'm going to cut to the chase: I'm retiring.
For real.
I know the last time was a big deal.
So when I woke up this morning, I thought I'd hit record and announce it here first.
So it won't be long.
We only get one really long emotional retirement message, and I used mine last year.
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If he specifies "for good", it is because the legendary quarterback, considered the greatest player of all time, declared in February 2022 to retire, before announcing his return to the field a month and a half later.
For Americans, Tom Brady is the equivalent of a Michael Jordan in basketball or a Babe Ruth in baseball: an absolute legend.
Truly grateful on this day.
Thank you 🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/j2s2sezvSS
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 1, 2023
In France however, little is known about Tom Brady or rather Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. for civil status.
He is the man of all records in the NFL, the US football league.
Winner of seven Super Bowls – more than any team – Tom Brady played his 23rd season with the Buccaneers, which he led to the title of champions in 2021, after six coronations gleaned with the Patriots.
The Dallas Cowboys ended his dream of an eighth title by eliminating Tampa Bay in the National Conference semifinals this winter.
"To make the comparison, it's as if with us Messi, Ronaldo and Zidane were one and that overnight, it's over, Philippe Gardent told us last year at the time of his first retirement.
It typically represents American success there, a value that is dear to them.
“The former French NFL player resumed: “Beyond the sportsman and his incredible record, there is the individual.
He came from nowhere and went from very far away.
When he was drafted in 2000 in the penultimate round by the New England Patriots (his only club until 2019), he was only the replacement for the replacement for the replacement in his position.
Five years later, he has already won three Super Bowls.
His state of mind, his serenity, and his work ethic well done made the difference.
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Richard Tardits, the first Frenchman to play in the NFL also told us in 2021: “Brady almost never played in the NFL.
He was picked very far, as a spare player.
20 years later, he is the greatest quarterback of all time.
This is exceptional !
“To understand this role of quarterback, Richard Tardits explains:” Brady was the conductor and the composer of the offensive game of his team.
It was in this that he was exceptional.
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A funny diet to last
Arriving in the NFL in 2000, Tom Brady owed his extraordinary longevity in a very dangerous sport thanks to a special lifestyle.
"80% of what he eats are vegetables," says his personal chef Allen Campbell.
The rest is 20% lean meat, organic beef, duck, chicken or wild salmon.
Brady never swallows tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms or eggplant, which are not anti-inflammatory.
No coffee, white sugar, sodas or dairy products either at the table of the champion who starts each day with a glass of water infused with electrolytes, a conductive substance which contains mobile ions.
If that tells you...
Husband of model Gisele Bündchen, the couple is now separated, Tom Brady has the life that all Americans dream of.
America forgave him suspicions of cheating with a deflated balloon story in 2015 and a rapprochement with Donald Trump in the last election.
In the United States, Brady is an icon and we don't touch it.
At the head of a colossal personal fortune estimated at 200 million dollars, in his 20 million dollar mansion, Tom Brady, at 45, will be able to taste the things of life and play golf, his other great passion.
“I don't worry about him, predicted Philippe Gardent a year ago.
He has his own production house
(which publishes documentaries)
, he writes recipe books to be well in his body, which he has been using for years…”