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Tom Bradyloves the holidays!
The NFL star, 45, dedicated the most recent episode of hisArmchair QBvideo series to talking about the festive season and explained that his favorite part of it all is decorating.
“I think the best part about decorating for Christmas is you get to get in the Christmas spirit,” he said.
Brady expressed that he’s all about “a lot of lights, a lot of ornaments” and finds inspiration fromNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’s main character, fellow father figure Clark W. Griswold.
“I’m all about the Clark W. Griswold Christmas decorations,” he joked. “I don’t think you can overdecorate at Christmas.”
TheNational Lampoon’sfranchise followsa hardworking family man as he disastrously tries to provide memorable vacations and other family moments for Ellen and their kids, son Rusty and daughter Audrey.
“Make the night enjoyable,” he told his guest, teammate Blaine Gabbert. “Really enjoy the holiday spirit, which is what what we’re all trying to do.”
This year, Brady will spend his holiday on the football field, making it the first Christmas game of his career and his first Christmas without his children following his divorce fromGisele Bündchen.
Together, they share 10-year-old daughterVivian Lakeand sonBenjamin Rein, 13. Brady is also a father toJohn “Jack” Edward, 15, whom he shares with exBridget Moynahan.
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“It’ll be a new experience that I’ve never had before that I’m going to have to learn how to deal with,” he shared during Monday’s episode of his SiriusXM podcastLet’s Go! with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray. “I think that’s what life’s about.”
“So you just asked a question about, ‘What have you learned from this football season?’ I’m going to learn how to deal with Christmas. Even in a hotel,” Brady told Gray.
“I’m going to have to learn how to deal with Christmas and Christmas night and still go out there and be a professional and then look forward to celebrating Christmas with my kids the day after.”
source: people.com
