Tom Brady hadn’t said much outside of football publicly since news of his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen’s pregnancy broke until a Tuesday Instagram Story in which he showed off a card.
On the card was a famous quote from former President Theodore Roosevelt, with the specific passage titled “The Man in the Arena.”
If that title sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the almost verbatim title of the ESPN+ documentary that aired in 2021 and 2022 about Brady’s life.
The timing of the message implies that Brady is hinting at Bundchen’s pregnancy with her new man, Joaquim Valente.
‘It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the author of actions could have done them better,’ the message begins.
Tom Brady shared a cryptic message on Instagram days after his ex-wife’s pregnancy came to light.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s quote has been called ‘The Man in the Arena.’
‘The credit belongs to the man who is really in the arena, whose face is stained by dust, sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who makes mistakes and falls short again and again, because there is no effort without error and deficiency.’
‘But who really makes the effort to carry out the actions? who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions, who dedicates himself to a worthy cause.’
‘Who at best knows in the end the triumph of great achievements, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails by daring much, so that his place will never be among those powerful and timid souls who do not know victory or victory? failure.’
Bündchen and Brady divorced in October 2022 after 11 years of marriage. The couple has two children together: a son, Benjamin, 14, and a daughter, Vivian, 11.
This will be Bundchen’s third child, equaling the number Brady has, as the New England Patriots legend’s eldest son, Jack, 17, was born after dating actress Bridget Moynahan.
Valente and Bundchen first met in 2021 after she enrolled in his jiu-jitsu classes.