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Tom Brady had a passionate response to some recent hot-button comments from Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n
Few if any have been better at their respective crafts in the last couple of decades than Scottie Scheffler in golf<\/a> and Tom Brady in football<\/a>. We\u2019re starting to learn, though, that they each got there with very different mindsets.<\/p>\n Scheffler was the talk of the sports world recently ahead of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The No. 1 golfer in the world made plenty of headlines before even teeing it up for Round 1 when he went deep and got introspective<\/a> in a pre-tournament press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not the be all, end all. This is not the most important thing in my life,\u201d Scheffler told reporters in Northern Ireland. \u201cThat\u2019s why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? Because I\u2019d much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. At the end of the day, that\u2019s what\u2019s more important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Just about everyone in the sports world has taken the chance to react to Scheffler\u2019s point of view, and the opinions are mixed. Some believe it\u2019s an admirable perspective. Some wondered whether that sort of grounded approach to life, prioritizing seemingly the right things, made Scheffler even better. It\u2019s hard to argue with that one. Scheffler went onto to win The Open Championship<\/a> in historic fashion.<\/p>\n Then there was a group, a smaller one perhaps, that challenged Scheffler\u2019s point of view. Skip Bayless, for example, believes Scheffler should focus<\/a> on an apparent calling from God to focus on golf (at least for now) and\u00a0not\u00a0his wife and son.<\/p>\n Tom Brady Doesn\u2019t Totally Agree With Scottie Scheffler\u2019s Viewpoint<\/p>\n Which is where Brady comes in. While he didn\u2019t go full Bayless (you never want to go full Bayless), he did seem to push back on Scheffler\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n \u201cScottie said he\u2019d rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer. And my question is: why are those mutually exclusive?\u201d Brady wrote in his weekly newsletter<\/a>. \u201cSure, they\u2019re different blocks on the pyramid, but they\u2019re part of the same pyramid. They\u2019re connected!\u201d<\/p>\n Brady insisted that his infatuation with football \u2014 and doing it the best he could \u2014 was an example for his children to follow.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dedication to the sport, the hours of practice, the moments when I was laser-focused \u2014 those were times when I believe I was doing the best possible thing for my family and my kids, by prioritizing my profession and teaching, by example, what it takes to be really good at your job, what it takes to follow through on commitments, what it takes to be a great teammate; and showing them, also by example, that work is a big part of all our lives.<\/p>\n \u201d \u2026 Reading bedtime stories and helping them with homework are not the only ways to be a great parent. And neither is winning Super Bowls or MVPs. Being a great football player didn\u2019t make me a great dad but how I became a great player certainly had an impact \u2014 from showing up day in and day out, to doing whatever it took to get better, be successful, be a role model and to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s sure something.<\/p>\n Brady, Scheffler Don\u2019t Have Much In Common<\/p>\n It can\u2019t be overstated enough that there\u2019s not just one path to follow in the hunt for greatness at one\u2019s craft, even when it comes to professional sports. Similarly, there\u2019s not just one path to follow to be the best parent you can be.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s not entirely surprising that Brady and Scheffler see this so different. Scheffler is not the type of professional athlete who is going to show up on the cover of a fashion magazine holding a goat anytime soon. Nor is he going to put out a cookbook. If you need him, you might be able to find him at Chipotle. He and Brady are not motivated by the same things \u2014 on and off the field.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also probably not entirely fair to point out that Brady went through a painful divorce<\/a> from his now-ex-wife Gisele Bundchen. As that was unfolding, there was plenty of reporting that she grew tired of Brady\u2019s insistence<\/a> on playing professional football well into his 40s. In fairness to Brady, Scheffler didn\u2019t marry one of the world\u2019s most famous women, which might complicate the matter a little bit, too.<\/p>\n Brady has also kept busy in retirement. He\u2019s NFL on FOX\u2019s No. 1 color analyst and has seemingly endless business deals. Just a hunch, but Scheffler probably won\u2019t be following in those footsteps when he calls it a career.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMike Cole<\/a> Mike Cole covers professional golf for Heavy.com. He previously worked at NESN where he covered Boston sports (and much more) for 15 years. 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