Epilogue "Tom vs. Time "

Despite two trips to the Super Bowl, quarterback Patriots Tom Brady said the last few seasons have not always been the best.

"In the last two years, many football games have not been enjoyable when they should have been," said Brady in the epilogue of "Tom vs. Time," which was dropped on Wednesday. "Part of my approach, and I think you know, every time you're with people for a long time, relationships come together."

Several reports over the past year have detailed growing discontent among Brady, coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft. The trio would disagree on several issues, including the role of Brady coach Alex Guerrero. The Patriots addressed some of the reports in a statement in January, calling the claims "unfounded, highly exaggerated, or totally inaccurate."

"I think people are just looking for something to write, to talk about," said Brady in the epilogue "Tom vs. Time". "They want to talk about a lot of dramas. I'm sure a lot of teams have things like that, but ours is just tenth. You learn to cope better. I just do not give anything about it anymore.

In the fifth episode of "Tom vs. Time, "Brady said that public opinion bothered him" a lot more "early in his career. In recent years, however, he has put things into perspective – something he has already mentioned in the epilogue.

"Like nothing is more important to me," said Brady. "Maybe I only care about things that really matter, like my family, like people's health, like life and death. To worry about a lot of *** bulls that people can say, think or feel, I do not care about it at all. "

Filmed in August, the epilogue also documents parts of Brady's trip to Qatar with his family in April. While Brady was traveling, the Patriots were preparing to begin their off-season voluntary program. Brady jumped OTA for the first time in eight years and did not participate in any of the team's voluntary training.

"When I'm probably looking at the last six months, this is the first time I've taken a little break, I think, from what I've done and from what has been cyclical and monotonous," he said. . "I just think I needed something different this year. My family needed something different this year. I have to be able to spend enough time with them because I want to.

Brady and his wife, Gisele Bündchen, have two children, Benny, 8, and Vivian, 5. Aged 41, he also has a son, Jack, 10, and his ex-girlfriend, Bridget Moynahan.

"You have to see them grow, you have to see them grow, you have to be there for them," Brady said of his children. "I think that in general, kids want to know that you care about them. They need your time and your energy. If they do not get it from August to January, they must get it from February to July. Otherwise, I do not do my job as a parent. I will never regret being able to be at their disposal in a way that I have never known. "

Although he strongly emphasized the importance of spending time with his family, Brady also stated that he would still like to extend his 19-year career. In his opinion, the last eight years of his career have been better than his first 10 years.

"I would love to play another five years," he said, counting five fingers. "It will be a challenge for me. I do not think it's going to be easy. It's hard to do. I think it will be very difficult to do, but I think I could do it.

"Once you stop, you're done," he continued. "I think I'm not ready to say I'm done because I do not feel like me. I always have the impression that there are things to accomplish. It would be like approaching the top of the mountain and saying, "Ah, that's fine. I am well. It's like, "No, you worked very hard to get to this point. Why not finish it?