The most titled quarterback in the Story of Superbowl had announced his retirement on February 1st. A month and a half later, he returned to his decision and will play a 23rd season.
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Some athletes digest badly the end of career, “little death”. At 44, the Superstar Tom Brady found a surprising remedy: the real fake retirement. A month and a half after announcing the end of his sports career, the most titled quarterback in the Story of Superbowl announced exactly the opposite Sunday, March 13th.
“In the last two months, I realized that my place is still on the ground and not in the stands. This time will come. But it’s not now”, wrote on Twitter the seventy winner of the Super Bowl.
“I like my teammates, and I love my family that supports me. Without them, none of this is possible. I come back for my 23 e Season, in Tampa Bay . We have a job to finish, “said Brady, 44, who has not waited a long time to return to his decision.
“He’s Baaackkkk” – “It comes back !!!” – The franchise of the Bucs on his social networks, coach Bruce Arizans express his “total excitement” to the idea of finding his Master to play, who was out of the last playoff, eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams, the winners of the Super Bowl in February.
A trophy that Brady had raised for the e times a year earlier, crowning with a success as immediately as in waiting for his floridian adventure after twenty seasons to dominate the league with the New England Patriots (six sacres in nine finals).
The Quarterback – designated five times “MVP” of the Super Bowl and three times the regular season – has mess records, among others, the number of successful touchdowns passes (624), from yards traversed to the pass ( 84,520) and regular seasonings (243).
Records to improve
That’s Brady determined to do even better, honoring the last year of contract that binds him to the Buccaneers up to 2023 and therefore probably did not broken despite the announcement of his retirement. Additional proof that it reserved the possibility of going to the end of his wish, often expressed by the past: play up to 45 years. In 22 seasons, the native of California will have won everything several times and challenged by its longevity the laws of a destructive professional sport for organizations.
Among the greatest sportsmen in history, few managed to return to the summit after retiring. After a first triplet with the Chicago Bulls (1991-1992-1993), Michael Jordan stopped basketball for a year and a half, with a short unsuccessful parenthesis in baseball, before coming back to 32 years and win again again. Three titles of NBA Champion in Affilée (1996-1997-1998).
If both sports and ages differ, the parallel is essential. Because Brady does not come back only for pleasure, but to win.