Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady claimed losing more this season has made him have more empathy for anyone struggling with ‘things not going their way,’ including French soccer star Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe agonizingly missed out on defending his World Cup title with France, despite his hat-trick forcing the final in Qatar to a penalty shootout Sunday, while Brady and the Bucs’ blew a 17-0 lead against the Bengals.
The result saw Tampa Bay fall to 6-8 and saw Brady lose eight games in a season for the first time in his career as a starter.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady claimed he had empathy for Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe agonizingly missed out on defending his World Cup title, despite a hat-trick
The 45-year-old took responsibility for Tampa Bay’s 34-23 defeat to Joe Burrow and Co. as he claims the Bucs’ on-field woes have taught him a lot this season.
‘Rough day. Man, losing sucks,’ Brady said Monday on his Let’s Go! podcast. ‘That’s just the reality. There’s not a lot of explanation.
‘Unfortunately, I’ve had to do too much of it this year, so I’m just learning from it and trying to be better. … You can’t win when the quarterback turns it over four times, and that’s on me. That’s how I feel.’
The number of defeats, most recently two in a row for the NFL superstar, have made him gain empathy for anyone struggling through their jobs despite their best efforts, whether they be international athletes, such as Mbappe, or the UPS delivery man.
The quarterback turned the ball over four times as the Bucs blew a 17-0 lead to the Bengals
‘I have a lot more empathy for guys who are putting in a lot more time and energy and things aren’t going their way,’ Brady said. ‘That could be not just a football player. That’s anyone in their job. That could be the guy working at UPS. That could be the guy working in the military. That could be the guy working in the sales office.
‘That could be Kylian Mbappe, who scored three goals in the World Cup (final). And you know what? The (French) team didn’t win. That’s life. You’re not entitled to winning. No one is guaranteed winning. No one is guaranteed tomorrow. The sun came up today, and you’re going to try and make this the best day you can.’
Brady added that the Bucs’ rough patches ‘are not the time to be feeling sorry for yourself,’ claiming that he needed to go into work and make it better.
The soccer star levelled from the spot with his second penalty to send the final to a shootout
But it wasn’t to be for the star, whose side lost on penalties as they failed to defend the trophy
‘What am I learning by putting a similar amount of energy as the last couple years and not winning?’ he said. ‘What is that teaching me? Why should we just feel like we’re entitled to win all the time? We’re not. That’s not what life is about.
‘And I think anyone who has gone through life and struggles at their job, or struggles in other aspects of life when you do put effort and energy into it, what do you learn from that? As opposed to why is that happening to you and for you?’
‘Get up, go into work and make it better and improve it and work harder and work more determined,’ he said. ‘It’s so easy to throw in the towel. It’s so easy. That’s what most people want. It’s why you listen on TV, “Ah, it’s what you should’ve done.” Yeah, if you’re a loser that’s what you should do. Just fold the tent when things don’t go the way you want. That’s not the way life is.’
Brady has also had to deal with woes in his personal life amid Tampa Bay’s tumultuous season.
The quarterback divorced from ex-wife Gisele Bundchen in October, following weeks of speculation.
Brady divorced from ex-wife Gisele Bundchen in October, following weeks of speculation
While he did not go into detail, Brady did admit that he has been challenged mentally and emotionally this season and claimed it was hard to deal with losing as well.
He added: ‘Look, we all have physical, mental, emotional aspects to us, and all those things are challenged. Some years you are challenged a little more physically. You’ve got to overcome some adversities physically. You know, I took a big shot in my shoulder this year. Did it derail me? No, not at all, and I’ve dealt with it in the past.
‘The emotional challenges of losing, those challenges, those are hard. It’s hard to show up every day to the media and say, ‘Why aren’t you getting it done? What’s wrong with you? Why aren’t you guys not performing the way you are?’ I’ve never had to deal with that. And you know what? It’s not very fun.’
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