- Title: Super Bowl champion Tom Brady wows Japan fans
- Date: 21st June 2017
- Summary: ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF TOM BRADY STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF STADIUM FIELD WITH JAPANESE AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM, IBM BIG BLUE, MEMBERS STANDING BEHIND HIM CHEERLEADERS SHAKING POM POMS BRADY THROWING FOOTBALL TOWARDS PLAYER AND PLAYER CATCHING BALL VARIOUS OF BRADY THROWING BALL PLAYER CATCHING BALL VARIOUS OF BRADY EXPLAINING DIFFERENT AMERICAN FOOTBALL MOVES TO JAPANESE PLAYERS BRADY THROWING FOOTBALL TOWARDS HIS SON, JACK BRADY, WHO CATCHES THE BALL AND ROLLS ONTO THE GROUND JACK BRADY THROWING FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS BRADY AIMING AND THROWING FOOTBALL INTO BASKET AND DOING A VICTORY RUN TOWARD OTHER PLAYERS ON THE FIELD BRADY POSING FOR PICTURES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK, TOM BRADY, SAYING: "In order for a Japanese player to excel, they are going to need to work very hard, and (be) committed, just like the American players." BRADY STANDING IN FRONT OF REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK, TOM BRADY, SAYING: "I hope so (that a Japanese player will one day join the National Football League). Absolutely. I mean the more the game grows and the more people can play and participate in activities like this, you need to watch the game and learn about the game and then ultimately go and practice and play but they (Japanese players) certainly have all the talent and ability to do that." BRADY'S SIDE PROFILE (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK, TOM BRADY, SAYING: "Every year has its different challenges, I never thought that growing up I would be a professional player. I always had dreams, but to have the opportunity to keep playing, you know, it's still something that I love to do, so. It takes a lot of perseverance, it takes a lot of internal drive, but it also takes so much support from teammates in order to accomplish that. So, in such a great country like this, to show the commitment, but also the teamwork by all the players was very special for me to see." VARIOUS OF BRADY TAKING GROUP PHOTO
- Embargoed: 5th July 2017 14:23
- Keywords: Tom Brady Japan sport NFL New England Patriots
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: American Football,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0026M82P8F
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Five-time Super Bowl winner, Tom Brady held an American football clinic for Japanese players in Tokyo on Wednesday (June 21) during the last leg of his Asian tour to promote the sportswear brand, Under Armour.
Japanese American football players from IBM Big Blue, belonging to the country's highest "X-league," were shown demonstrations on how to improve on passing and throwing.
Though American football lags behind baseball and soccer in Japan, Brady said he hoped to one day see Japanese players join the National Football League. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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