Tom Brady regrets roast, says he ‘won’t do it again’

What was billed as “the greatest barbecue of all time” turned out to be anything but Tom Brady, who expressed regret about the impact it had on his three children.

“I like when the jokes are about me,” Brady said Tuesday on “The Pivot” podcast with Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder. “I think they’re fun. I don’t like the way it affects my children.

“So this is the hardest part; the bittersweet aspect when you do something that you think is this way and suddenly you realize ‘I’m not going to do that anymore’ because of the fact that it affects you.” affects the people I care about.” about the most in the world.”

Brady’s comments came at the end of the 56-minute podcast, when he was asked by Taylor, his teammate on the team. New England Patriots in 2009 and 2010 — if he learned something about himself from the grill.

Taylor’s question was asked more in the context of his connection with his teammates and it seemed to reflect their relationship formed in the locker room over the years, but instead Brady focused focuses on his children Jack, Benjamin and Vivian.

“In some ways, it makes you a better parent for going through it,” he said. “Sometimes you’re so naive. You don’t know, or you feel a little bit like, ‘Oh shit—.’

“I like when people make fun of me. … I just want to laugh so I want to roast. You can’t always see the big picture. So I think it was a good lesson for me .” As a parent, I will be a better parent as I move forward because of it.”

Brady added: “At the same time, I’m glad that everyone there had so much fun. And I think for me, other than that, it’s always good ‘if we don’t laugh about everything.” , we’re crying.’ I think we should have more fun. Let’s laugh more in the locker room, love each other and celebrate each other’s successes.

Part of the podcast focuses on May being Mental Health Awareness month, in which Brady acknowledges how he’s doing in that area.

“I’m just trying my best to check in with myself as often as possible – in terms of my physical health, my mental health and my emotional health,” he said. “That’s what I’m doing. Every year I think I’ll start something a little different.

“I think last year I wanted to rebuild my body because I lost a lot of weight last season. It was a challenge. This year was a lot of work. I think next year I’ll be really stable .” for a better, more sustainable pace of life amidst all our responsibilities When is it too much? When is it not enough? You’re juggling all these balls in the air, and certainly for former athletes, we never know when enough is enough? will go when we retire.”

Brady revealed another aspect of retirement that has challenged him.

“Sometimes I feel like I’m in a washing machine, not entirely sure where I’m going, what the schedule is. Structure, routine, are all positive for us at other times when you don’t have that, you jump around – you’re like a ping pong ball,” he said, admitting that he’s “not really on my mind right now.”

“I feel like, as a midfielder, I’m naturally in control. I like flying the plane, being the controller. I think what you realize in life is that you’re not in control so much. What do I need to do more in my life? I need to be better with less control. I need to be better at being in that gray area didn’t go exactly as I wanted.”