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Well I got up early at 3 30 in the morning for around the internet Tom Brady decided to retire so we knew we'd have a busy day.

Hey Jay Mac is joining me as always you could do a week of shows on Brady what he meant what he's done incredible journey really is journey over the destination you're one of those guys right yeah.

The next destination is a good to know that's the nation's a good but the journey you learn more about yourself. Let's start with Tom Brady. He has announced on social media he will retire. Tom always gets emotional at just the perfect times almost always when he mentions family so here he was this morning feet in the sand.

Good morning guys I'll get to the point right away I'm retiring for good. Another process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke up this morning I figured I just press record and let you guys know first so I won't be long winded you only get one super emotional retirement essay and I used mine up last year so really thank you guys so much to every single one of you.

For supporting me my family my friends teammates my competitors I could go on forever there's too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream I wouldn't change the thing love you all.

You know retiring in any industry with elegance is really really hard in football it's almost impossible grown man run at each other in full speed and drive their bodies through the other man's soul it's hard injuries pile up teams cut you were trade you.

It's not like baseball where you get ten year contracts your shell yourself in the last four or five years and we celebrate you thanks for the memories football is America's king there's no time for romance your cast aside your hurt you discarded money rules so does youth next man up it is an 11 to 11 and a half month grind but Brady had a 20 year dynasty with all sorts of trophy.

All sorts of trophies the league chasing him him never relentlessly giving up in the Tampa where he won a super bowl in a covid year three years three playoffs and feet in the sand that's pretty good setting two records in his final year most attempts and most completions NFL records at 45 and 45's an important number that's the one he always talked about.

Tom planned to play till 45 not shocking it's the area retires.

Tom's been around so long the game has changed from defense wins championships to what's a full back from no social media to a post this morning on his Twitter account that'll get north of 50 million views from no international games to ones in Germany Mexico and England.

From gambling is evil to a team in Vegas and a fan duel add in every break Seattle changed conferences he played against multiple father sundos the world has changed but you know what's interesting about Brady he hasn't really he really hasn't.

Hyper competitive to the end obsessed with football devoted to it always wanting to get better he was my favorite kind of guy find a way guy not find an excuse the world changed he evolved but he didn't really there was never any what if's with Tom Brady as he sits there with feet in the sand there's no what if's what he wanted he sought.

What he sought he did what he did he won.

Everywhere you want it Michigan.

Want it Foxboro.

He wanted goofy Tampa you know years ago I had an accountant his name was bill he lived in Portland nice guy.

And he had a bunch of clients most of them older some.

It wasn't their family it wasn't that stuff so what are they all in common and bill paused and said the happiest clients I have are the ones without regrets.

It's powerful right.

That's Brady he wanted stuff he pursued stuff.

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