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Tom Brady, the legendary seven-time Super Bowl champion, spoke candidly recently about the balance of being a seven-time Super Bowl champion and super-famous athlete with the challenges of being a father.<\/p>\n

During his appearance at the Fortune Global Forum in New York, Brady shared insights on a topic familiar to many\u2014navigating the ups and downs of parenthood.<\/p>\n

\"All of the parents in the room know that being a parent is probably the hardest job all of us have, and we screw up a lot, and I\u2019ve screwed up a lot as a parent,\" the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star admitted.<\/p>

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Brady stressed that he's no parenting expert, acknowledging his own struggles along the way. The difference for him, though, is the scrutiny his parenting receives from millions of social media followers.<\/p>\n

Brady is a father to three: a 17-year-old son, Jack, with actress Bridget Moynahan, and two kids, 14-year-old Benjamin and 11-year-old Vivian, with his ex-wife Gisele B\u00fcndchen.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, whatever our kids choose to do\u2026in life, we have to support.\u201d He explained that his parenting approach is inspired largely by that of his own parents. \u201cThe blessing my parents gave me, when I was that long shot as a kid who was a back-up quarterback on a freshman team, they never said, \u2018Don\u2019t do that. It\u2019s too hard. Let\u2019s do something different. Let\u2019s think about another backup plan,\u2019\u201d Brady explained. \u201cThey kind of said, \u2018Go for it. Whatever you want to be, go for it.\u2019 And that\u2019s probably my parenting style.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later in\u00a0the interview<\/a>, Brady addressed Jack\u2019s desire to be an NBA player despite not having a particularly high vertical leap. \u201cUnfortunately he jumps as high as I do,\u201d Brady said. \u201cBut I tell him, \u2018Dude, you\u2019re gonna be a stud.\u2019 I said, \u2018Wait till you hit your growth spurt, you\u2019re gonna be jumping higher, you\u2019re gonna be dunking.\u2019 And whether he does or not, who cares? But I want him to know that his dad\u2019s got his back.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Brady juggles his parenting duties, he's also committed to his role at Fox<\/em> for NFL games and helps manage No Bull, a company that took over TB 12 Sports.<\/p>\n

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