Harry Kane draws inspiration from 'big idol' Tom Brady to prove doubters wrong and follow steps of the Super Bowl great
EXCLUSIVE: The Tottenham striker has always looked up to the New England Patriots quarterback and he tells Jack Pitt-Brooke of his delight with Brady's fifth Super Bowl win on Sunday night
Six years ago, when Tom Brady had only won three Super Bowls and there was still a debate whether he was the greatest quarterback of all time, ESPN made a documentary about him. ‘The Brady Six’ is about how Brady was written off at 22, selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, with 198 other players, and six quarterbacks, picked ahead of him.
It is the inspirational story of Brady’s struggle for recognition, how he disproved everyone who thought he did not have the strength, speed or mobility to be a top quarterback. It is the story of how he beat a more talented rival to start for University of Michigan, and then the famous Drew Bledsoe to become the Patriots’ starting quarterback at 24.Harry Kane loves ‘The Brady Six’. Tom Brady is his hero and the reason why Kane supports the New England Patriots. That is why Kane was so happy on Monday, the day after Brady masterminded an astonishing second half comeback and overtime win for the Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons.Kane has always been inspired by the story of how Brady made it to the top despite so many doubting he could get there. When Kane was out on loan at Norwich City and Leicester City in the 2012-13 season, barely playing, it did not look like he would make it either. But he dug deep and four years on he is England’s best striker. “Tom Brady is a big inspiration and a big idol of mine,” Kane says, the day after Super Bowl LI. “’The Brady Six’ shows how he was underestimated, when he went late in the draft. But he worked hard and believed in himself and that is what I have tried to take in my career. Maybe when I was younger people didn’t always believe in me, they didn’t think I would make it to where I am now. It is about that self-belief, that self-drive, that has got me to where I am now. So watching him, seeing how he has done it, to become probably the greatest of all time in his sport, I have used that to help me.”
Six years ago, when Tom Brady had only won three Super Bowls and there was still a debate whether he was the greatest quarterback of all time, ESPN made a documentary about him. ‘The Brady Six’ is about how Brady was written off at 22, selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, with 198 other players, and six quarterbacks, picked ahead of him.
It is the inspirational story of Brady’s struggle for recognition, how he disproved everyone who thought he did not have the strength, speed or mobility to be a top quarterback. It is the story of how he beat a more talented rival to start for University of Michigan, and then the famous Drew Bledsoe to become the Patriots’ starting quarterback at 24.Harry Kane loves ‘The Brady Six’. Tom Brady is his hero and the reason why Kane supports the New England Patriots. That is why Kane was so happy on Monday, the day after Brady masterminded an astonishing second half comeback and overtime win for the Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons.Kane has always been inspired by the story of how Brady made it to the top despite so many doubting he could get there. When Kane was out on loan at Norwich City and Leicester City in the 2012-13 season, barely playing, it did not look like he would make it either. But he dug deep and four years on he is England’s best striker. “Tom Brady is a big inspiration and a big idol of mine,” Kane says, the day after Super Bowl LI. “’The Brady Six’ shows how he was underestimated, when he went late in the draft. But he worked hard and believed in himself and that is what I have tried to take in my career. Maybe when I was younger people didn’t always believe in me, they didn’t think I would make it to where I am now. It is about that self-belief, that self-drive, that has got me to where I am now. So watching him, seeing how he has done it, to become probably the greatest of all time in his sport, I have used that to help me.”
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