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Two sports greats collided behind the scenes of the 2023US Open.
Tom Bradyand his three kids — sonsJohn “Jack” Edward, 16, andBenjamin Rein, 13, plus daughterVivian Lake, 10 — met up withNovak Djokovicafter the tennis player’s semi-finals win against Ben Shelton at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Friday night.
Later in the video, the retired football pro told the tennis legend to “keep kicking a–, like always,” to which Djokovic replied, “Trying.”
The US Open captioned the video: “Two [G.O.A.T.s] in the house at the #USOpen.“
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The exchange between the two athletes kicked off a busy weekend on the East Coast for Brady, who isset to be honoredat theNew England Patriots’season opener on Sunday at the team’s home base of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft teased the celebration, which would happen during the halftime of the game, while speaking on theNFL Networkin May.
“The greatest player in the history of the game played right here in Foxboro,” Kraft, 82, said at the time. “And I’m happy to tell you and your audience that I invited him back to come here and be with us at the opening game and let the fans in New England thank him for the great service he gave us for over 20 years.”
He continued, “It will be the beginning of many celebrations to honor Tom Brady, and say thank you for what he did for us, those 20 years playing for the New England Patriots.”
The Patriots selected Brady in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He won six Super Bowls with the team before his surprise announcement in 2020 that he’d join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady won his seventh Super Bowl ring with the Florida team in 2020 and was named Super Bowl MVP for the fifth time.
With the victory, the father of three became the oldest player to be named Super Bowl MVP and win a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback at age 43. He then announced hisofficial retirementearlier this year in February.
Tom Brady celebrates win after the Patriots defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas.Al Bello/Getty
In an interview withFS1’sThe Herd with Colin Cowherdfollowing his announcement, Brady said of his work and retirement, “You’re on this really crazy treadmill, hamster wheel for a long time, loving the moment and journey. At the same time, it’s a daily fight.”
“I have appreciation for so many people that are so committed every day to showing up, to put their max effort into their life and career,” he continued.
source: people.com
