Tom Brady says football season is like 'deployment in the military' amid divorce rumors

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Tom Brady characterized heading into a new football season like "going away on deployment." Brady opened up about work balance during a conversation with NBA star Kevin Durant during a new episode of "Let's Go!

with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray." Durant, who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets, admitted he sometimes struggles figuring out the balance he wants to achieve between his work life and his personal life. "I almost look at like a football season like you’re going away on deployment in the military," Brady interjected. "And it’s like, ‘Man, here I go again.

And there’s only one way to do it.’" Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen ignited divorce rumors after reports surfaced the couple had independently hired divorce lawyers. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Brady noted that even though he wants to "enjoy the certain moments" of this time, but in reality "you can really only be authentic to yourself." "Whatever you may say – ‘Oh man, I want to make sure I spend a little more time doing this during the season' – The reality is when it comes down to it, your competitiveness takes over and as much as you want to have this playful balance with the work balance, you’re going to end up doing exactly what you’ve always done," Brady added. "Which is why you are who you are.