Report: Gisele is 'Infuriated' Over the 'Petty' Lecture Brady Gave Scottie Scheffler About How to Be a Good Father
Kevin Winter. Getty Images.You may recall a few weeks ago when Scottie Scheffler said that winning the Open Championship was "not a fulfilling life." And how he added, "if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or my son" he'd quit the game he was put on this Earth by the golf gods to play.
You might also have noted that the World's Most Accomplished Winner Tom Brady took exception to these thoughts. And gave the world's current No. 1 a stern talking to on his website:
Awful Announcing - Brady wrote that he places each priority of life into a pyramid, putting himself at the top, followed by his partner, children, work, extended family, friends, hobbies, and the greater community. …
“Scottie said he’d rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer. And my question is: why are those mutually exclusive?” Brady asked. “Sure, they’re different blocks on the pyramid, but they’re part of the same pyramid. They’re connected!
“For instance, I think part of being a great father is being a great example of doing what it takes to take care of your family. I chose to do it by playing football. My dedication to the sport, the hours of practice, the moments when I was laser focused—those were times when I believe I was doing the best possible thing for my family and my kids, by prioritizing my profession and teaching, by example, what it takes to be really good at your job, what it takes to follow through on commitments, what it takes to be a great teammate; and showing them, also by example, that work is a big part of all of our lives.”
Brady went on to explain that your kids pay attention to everything. And for Brady, the way he became a great football player and the work he put in to get better is able to serve as a positive role model for his children.
To the surprise of no one, I took Brady's side on this. I say this not as a shameless Brady sycophant (though there is that), but also as a father of two who is seven Super Bowl rings, 17 PGA Tour wins and four Majors shy of both these dads. I admit that if I could've gone out and accomplished the metahuman things these two perennial champions have, my sons would've been fine with missing out on me reading them Harry Potter books at bedtime. Even with my pitch-perfect character voices for Snape, Dumblebdore and Hermoine, they would've much preferred growing up rich with a world famous father who was the envy of every other kid's lame, forgettable dad. Nannies can read, too.
So it seemed to me at the end of July that this was some pretty non-controversial stuff from a man who perfected the art of dedicating himself to his work while providing for his family and raising quality children. But according to one report, not everyone agrees with Brady's take on this:
Daily Mail - Gisele Bundchen has been left 'infuriated' by her ex-husband Tom Brady's recent 'petty' remarks about parenting, according to a bombshell new report. …
According to the National Inquirer, that may have backfired on him - because his ex-wife is now reportedly furious with him and 'ready to hit back hard' if he goes any further.
'People have warned him that Gisele won't stand for it, but Tom's been sitting back and holding his tongue for too long and he can't do it anymore,' an insider told the publication.
'Tom has a different take on parenting than Gisele and he's merely sticking up for himself. At least, that's the way he sees it. The more he reflects on it, the more cross he is about how she treated him during the marriage and how she complained about him pursuing his passion. He just had to say something.
'Word from Gisele's camp is that she's furious and thinks he's acting bitter and being a nuisance. Since they split, all she wanted was to do her thing privately — but now here's Tom needlessly stoking the fire with these statements.
'Tom's pals are saying he should quit making these thinly veiled comments — or at least he should tread more carefully!'
Far be it for me to try to sort out who's right and who's wrong in a high profile marriage that lasted 15 years and produced two children.
But Tom Brady is right, here.
This all still goes back to the old adage that "You never forget your first." No matter how much you love your wife, you're going to have a special bond with one who taught you the meaning of the word "romance." In the case of the GOAT, his first love was winning football games. That's an affair that began a long time before Gisele came on the scene.
When he was holding his first Lombardi Trophy, she was running around with Leonardo DiCaprio. While he was winning playoff games in ungodly conditions, getting trucked by 330 pound defensive tackles, and sharing a locker room with 52 other smelly, blood-soaked killers, she was taking private jets to the fashion capitals of the world. While he was routinely harvesting the souls of league MVPs and killing other teams' dynasties in the nest, she was being celebrated on runways around the globe.
Those are bonds that no woman can hope to break, no matter if she's a rich supermodel who's achieved One Name Fame around the world. Yet she continues to feel salty about the fact he never lost his feelings for the game that made him, in his own words, "a great example of doing what it takes to take care of your family." Which makes her wrong, and him right.
So go ahead, Gisele. Just try and "hit back hard" against the man for his "dedication to the sport." First, let's see if that does anything more than earn him even more respect than he already has. Second, if we learned anything from the years 2001-2022, it's that no one, not even your Jiu Jitsu instructor husband, can take a hit like TB12:
