Who Is Maya Brady: Star Softball Player And Tom Brady’s Niece

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Sports is in the Brady family’s blood. Everyone knows NFL star quarterback Tom Brady, but after his retirement from football, all eyes are now on his niece, Maya Brady, a star on the softball diamond. Who is Maya Brady? Maya Ann Brady-Timmons, 22, was born on June 1, 2001 to Tom Brady’s older sister Maureen Brady, herself a a former All-American softball star, having taken Fresno State University to two Women’s College World Series titled in 1992 and 1994.

Along with Maureen playing softball and Tom Brady being a seven-time Super Bowl champion football star, their sister Julie was a college soccer star, and their other sister Nancy also played softball. “We all just love sports and love being competitive,” Maya told The Athletic about her family in 2021. “The common denominator is that we all love winning.

Especially in such a close family, you get bragging rights.” READ MORE: Tom Brady Brings Daughter Vivian To BLACKPINK Concert And Then Pokes Fun At Himself How Did Maya Get Into Softball? Maya first started playing softball when she was just 4-years-old, and according to ESPN, by 9 she already had her sights set on playing for UCLA after attending one of their games. “I remember being so nervous because it was my first UCLA game that I had ever gone to,” she told ESPN. “I was that shy little 9-year-old kid that the coaches would ask questions to, and I would just smile and look at my mom because I couldn’t even speak.” Maya added, “Having so much admiration for them after the World Series win, and then going there and being in that atmosphere around the team and coaches really made me a die-hard UCLA fan.” With her talent on the field growing, Maya’s mother moved the family to southern California so she could play