Tom Brady reveals ‘very difficult issue’ of retirement he and Gisele struggle with
hellomagazine.comTom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL back in February fans were in shock, but his devoted wife, Gisele, was said to be overjoyed.They issued an emotional statement, in which he said he was going to "leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes".
However, just over one month later, Tom revealed he'd had a change of heart and announced his return to football.Now, after stepping away from his NFL team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to "personal things" he "needs to handle" we look back at a conversation he had about the issue of his retirement last year.MORE: Tom Brady makes nine-year-old fan who beat cancer cry with incredible gestureHe confessed that it's a "difficult" situation with his wife and he wasn't sure they'd ever agree on it.
WATCH: Gisele and her children dance in support of Tom BradyThe father-of-three acknowledged that Gisele, a former supermodel, put her career on hold for him to raise their children."That’s an issue, and it’s a very difficult issue to reconcile without just saying, ‘Hey, it’s time to retire,'" the 45-year-old said on his podcast Let's Go, adding: "And I think there’s, you know, we’re coming to the end here too, so I don’t want to miss any of the kids’ stuff."MORE: Tom Brady shares a rare glimpse inside son's bedroom at lavish family homeREAD: Gisele Bündchen reads her kids a bedtime story in rare video – and it's so sweet "I think my wife has, you know, held down the house for a long time now," he continued, "and I think there’s things that she wants to accomplish.""You know, she hasn’t worked as much in the last 10, 12 years just raising our family and kind of committing to being in a life in Boston and then moving to Florida."A post shared.
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