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But after throwing four touchdowns in the Patriots' thrilling
28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, he showed not the
slightest interest in talk of retirement or his legacy.
"I love doing it, so I don’t want it to end anytime soon," he
said on Monday when asked just how much longer he can continue.
"A lot of decisions that I make in my life are about how to
sustain it, and that takes a commitment in and of itself.
‘You’ve got to put it in the bank,’ as coach (Bill Belichick)
always says. It’s there when you need it."
Brady's fourth Super Bowl win equals the quarterback record set
by his boyhood hero Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers and
Terry Bradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
But the Californian is not ready to enter discussions about
where he places among the all-time greats in the league.
"I’ve never thought much about that. I am still kind of in the
midst of my career. I just love the game. I love playing. I love
representing our team," he said.
"All the guys work really hard. It’s a big commitment that a lot
of players make to play this game, and it’s a lot of sacrifices
and a lot of support from a lot of people that love you and
support you. So, probably the most gratifying thing is to win
the game and then to celebrate with your team mates and your
loved ones," he added.
While Brady is clearly the most successful quarterback still
playing the game, he risked on Sunday a third Super Bowl loss
after two defeats to the New York Giants and that was something
on his mind in the latter stages of the thriller.
"We’ve been on the other end of this two times in the last seven
years, being ahead late in the game with the chance to win it,
and not closing it out. I’m glad we had the opportunity to do
it. Coach talked all week about how it was going to take all 60
minutes and it certainly did."
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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