Tom Brady shared a passage from Ralph Waldo Emerson the day after Gisele Bündchen’s interview with Vanity Fair dropped, explaining her divorce from the NFL legend.
Brady shared the poem mentioning «false friends» Thursday morning.
«What is success? Laugh often and a lot; Win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; Win the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; Appreciate beauty to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better off, whether it be with a healthy child, a garden, or redeemed social status; to know that even a life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is having succeeded!
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Gisele Bundchen, right, stunned in gold at the 2018 Met Gala. (Jackson Lee/Getty Images)
Brady accompanied the cryptic post with three red heart emojis.
Bündchen told Vanity Fair that Brady’s divorce in the fall was «the death of my dream» as he lost his partner for life.
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«I believed in fairy tales as a child. I think it’s beautiful to believe in that. I mean, I’m so thankful that I did.»
Bündchen and Brady, 45, made headlines last October when news of their split broke online. However, the mother-of-two revealed just how disturbing were rumors that fans believed Bündchen gave Brady an ultimatum in the midst of his retirement from soccer.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, #12, walks off the field at halftime during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
The news for Bündchen was «very painful» and «the craziest thing I’ve ever heard.»
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«Listen, I’ve always encouraged it and would go on forever,» Bündchen revealed to Vanity Fair.
«If there is one person I want to be the happiest in the world, it is him, believe me. I want him to achieve and conquer. I want all his dreams to come true. That is what I want, truly, from the bottom of my heart .»
«What has been said is a piece of a much larger puzzle… It’s not so black and white,» he said.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady receives a spade pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Brady announced his retirement from the NFL in February. Since then, he has spent a lot of time with his children, becoming the face of his business and even walked the red carpet in «80 For Brady.»
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He won seven Super Bowls between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is considered one of the best players in NFL history.
Fox News’ Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.