Tom Brady giving his kids any advice will always make headlines. After all, Tom Brady is the GOAT. When any person who has experienced as much success as Tom Brady has speaks, we should all listen. At first glance, when you see the headline “Tom Brady tells his kids he wants them to fail,” you may be asking the question, why? It sounds a little misleading. However, the message behind the advice is not. It makes perfect sense. Let’s break down exactly what Tom Brady said and what he’s trying to convey to his children.

HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 05: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) walks his children off the victors’ podium during the Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcon on February 5, 2017 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. i(Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

• “I don’t want it to go right for my kids all the time"

  Tom described on the Monday episode of the “Let’s Go!” podcast that “I told them that this morning. I said, ‘I want you guys to fail because I want to see what you’re made of if you fail and when you fail.’”

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujfd60nGX-Q

• “Life isn’t going to be just a smooth ride. So we’ve got to develop resiliency.”

  Tom went on to share that failure allows people to exercise resiliency.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujfd60nGX-Q

• “In life, you try a lot of things, and you fail. It’s part of life."

  Tom of course has three children, Vivian, 10, and Benjamin, 13, with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen and son Jack, 15, with ex-partner Bridget Moynahan. 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujfd60nGX-Q

• "We try things, we really push ourselves to try … something new, and it doesn’t go the way we want"

  Tom went on to say, “So what do you do? Do you care less? Do you care more? Or do you take that experience for what it was and you try to learn from it and grow from it and find the resilience we all want to teach our children?”

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujfd60nGX-Q

• “I think naturally it’s probably hard for everybody in our society to feel like you can fail or you can say the wrong thing,”

  He went on to say “There are heavy repercussions to even admitting you fail.” This of course, according to society. 

• Life isn't about winning a game or Super Bowl, it's about relationships

  “Life is a people business,” Brady said. “… My life is very rich because of the amazing people I’ve had in my life that have supported me to help me achieve my dreams in so many ways over and over and over again.”

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujfd60nGX-Q

• “I don’t care whether you win or lose. Just do your best and you’ll be proud. We’re all cool with that if you did your best,”

  Tom’s advice is starting to make even more sense.

  Tom Brady told his kids he wants them to 'fail' in life

  Tom Brady told his three kids it's important to fail so they can learn how to be resilient following his divorce from Gisele Bündchen.

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