Tom Brady posted a thought-provoking message on Instagram Tuesday, reflecting on resilience and persistence shortly after news surfaced of his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen‘s pregnancy with her partner, Joaquim Valente. The shared quote celebrates those who strive despite setbacks, commending the person who invests deeply in meaningful pursuits, even when facing failure.
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better,” reads the quote from Theodore Roosevelt.
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
Expecting her third child
Brady shared this reflection just days after Bundchen and Valente were first seen together following the announcement.
Reports indicate that Bundchen is about five to six months along, expecting her third child–her first with Valente, whom she met in 2021 through jiu-jitsu classes. Bundchen and Brady, who divorced in October 2022, have two children together: Benjamin, 14, and Vivian, 11.
Reports claimed that Brady was taken by surprise, learning of the pregnancy news shortly before it became public.
Bundchen appears ready for this new chapter, with friends revealing her excitement. Meanwhile, her children with Brady reportedly enjoy Valente’s company, having spent substantial time with him in Miami.