TOM BRADY...today as I see some of the pictures come over feeds of Tom Brady and his anguish...I am almost brought to tears. Because what I see is my 4 year old little boy who has a LOVE of sports and the DRIVE to win. Can you teach a 4 year old to want to win so badly. NO, I don't believe so. I have been around a lot of athletes in my time and what I see is those select few who the sport dominates. They live, breath and eat...what they love...their sport. NO matter how bad a parent wants their kid to be the BEST...the best are usually those kids who want it more than the parents. I saw the same look and game face in Tom Brady as I did on my son during his Saturday Night basketball game. And yes he cried b/c they lost. I watched him watch the game clock every time he was on the bench. I saw him frustrated when he couldn't play. He is only 4. He wants to practice all the time, was upset last night because his soccer season has not started yet and Grace's has. My Neighbor across the street always says he can't wait to see what Devin does when he grows up b/c he will likely be a prof. athlete!!! (well we have a few years to prepare for that, HA,HA)
When I watched the superbowl last night I saw so much intensity on Tom Brady's face. I am not even a patriots fan, but of course I was wanting them to win b/c the Giants beat my 49ers. All I could think, is that is how my son will be the rest of his life. We have just started the "sport circuit," I have many more years of consoling him as he loses a game. Even on Saturday night, he scored all 12 points, but that wasn't good enough. Good enough for us, yes, for him, no.
