Seven-time Super Bowl champion, five-time Super Bowl MVP, fitness and wellness entrepreneur, IWC ambassador, and serious watch collector Tom Brady joins us this week on Hodinkee Radio. I could have done the whole “this week’s guest needs no introduction” bit – but that’s a hell of an introduction, right?
Shortly after Tom (we're tight now, so it's cool, we can call him Tom) won his latest Vince Lombardi Trophy, he joined Ben and me on a Zoom call from his home in Florida for some old-school watch talk. We covered how he got into watches, why they're meaningful to him, the ways he shares his hobby with his friends and family, and the pieces still on his grail list. Despite this guy being, well, him, he has some of the same concerns the rest of us do when browsing for a new one.
We also got into some more particular topics – for instance, what it’s like to be Tom Brady. He opened up about managing fan expectations over the years, how he keeps himself in the right place mentally and physically, and how he responds when someone names their kid after him. He also tells us what might be ahead after retirement (though he’s coming back next season, so we’ll have to wait to see what happens there).
This is a can’t-miss episode of HODINKEE Radio. Tom’s thoughtfulness and passion come through immediately, and you’ll quickly forget that Ben and I are chatting with one of the most famous humans on the planet. This is just three guys talking about life and watches.
0:00 Start 0:10 What's on your wrist and why do you love it? 0:25 What's the most important part of your game-day routine? 0:54 What do you look for in a watch? 1:20 If the Rolex Submariner were an NFL team, which team would it be? 1:49 If the Speedmaster were an NFL team, which team would it be? 2:09 If the Nautilus were an NFL team, which team would it be? 2:40 What's the most important health advice you can share? 3:21 What's the most important unit of time? 4:04 What the most underrated watch in your collection? 4:20 What's the watch in your collection you'd never part with? 4:37 What's the next watch you're looking to add to your collection?
After we recorded an episode of HODINKEE Radio to commemorate Tom Brady's most recent Super Bowl victory, we got the G.O.A.T. to answer a few more questions, covering both the horological and the personal. In this video, TB shares what he looks for in a good watch, pairs iconic watches with corresponding NFL teams, and offers a little advice for taking better care of yourself. He even gives us his best Jay-Z impression. You don't want to miss this.
