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Brady, who won six Super Bowls in 20 seasons
with the New England Patriots, left the franchise before signing
a two-year, $50 million contract with the Bucs last year,
starting all 20 games in 2020.
The 43-year-old quarterback played through most of the season
with discomfort in his knee but managed to guide the Bucs to
their second Super Bowl title in February.
"So I'm very inspired by Tom Brady," Mickelson told ESPN.
"He's actually a big motivation, because of how hard he works to
be the best and to elongate his career.
"There's no reason why at an older age you cannot be at your
best," added the six-times major winner.
"It just takes a little more work. I wasn't getting the results
-- but I believed it, and I had people believe in me."
Mickelson and seven-times Super bowl champion Brady teamed up
for a charity golf match against Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning
in Florida last year that raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief
efforts.
"I want to get in another match with (Brady) because spending
time with him, it's inspiring," he added.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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