Tom Brady, Who Was Put Into a Difficult Position, Snubbed Floyd Mayweather & Michael Phelps in Favor of This Generational Talent: “Like Asking Me What My Favorite Meal at Dinner Time Is”

If Michael Phelps is the swimming GOAT, then Tom Brady is the undeniable NFL champion. Having played a whopping 22 seasons, the American football star has a record of 84,520 passing yards and seven Super Bowl rings. The magic that Phelps weaved in the pool, likewise, he weaved on the field.

In a throwback podcast with sports commentator Jim Gray, Tom gets candid. From discussing football to ways to adapt the techniques to move forward, the two cover diverse topics. During their discussion on sports, he was forced to answer a tricky question!

Tom Brady makes a tough choice

When the football legend was asked about his favorite sports record, he found himself in a tough place. Trying to find the right expression, he quoted, “It’s like asking me what my favorite meal at dinner time is.” Being from the field of sports, Tom is well aware that there are various moments that mean something special for different sports.

Elaborating further, he said, “There are a lot of different things” Unable to decide on his favorite, he cites examples of different sporting legends from other fields. He quotes, “I like Usain Bolt, the fastest person in the world in history.” Again drawing attention to another sport and sporting star, he brings up Floyd’s name. He said that if someone is looking for perfection, it should be Mayweather. He applauded him for his 50-win feat.

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The legend continued further and spoke about Cal Ripken’s record. While talking about Olympic records, he quotes the name of the swimming GOAT. Drawing references from four different sports and speaking about four maestros, Brady makes it clear that “to choose one is tough.” However, smitten by Bolt’s terrific performance, he could not resist commenting, “Usain Bolt is pretty amazing!”

Michael Phelps is on his way to another record 

Tom Brady has a valid point; choosing one record over the other is tricky. Amidst all the discussion over records, there is no record that Phelps’ fears can be broken anytime soon. For the unversed, Phelps is holding a world record in the 400m individual medley since 2002.

Lowering his own record eight times. As of now, nobody has swum within a second of it until this past June. Leon Marchand, the 20-year-old pupil of Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman, was on the verge of breaking the record. But the young champ fell short by 44 hundredths seconds.

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However, Phelps would be keeping his fingers crossed and hoping that he breaks his record only the next year. If such is the case, Phelps will make another world record by holding the record in individual swimming for the longest duration since World War II.

So, will it be a new world record for Phelps or Leon? That is for the future to decide!