Harry Kane has been one of the best strikers on the planet for years now. But the England captain says his drive to keep pushing — even after already making it — came from an unlikely source: Tom Brady.
In a resurfaced interview from 2017 that NFL Films re-upped this week, Kane explained how a documentary about the Patriots legend became his personal fuel. And by the sound of it, he wasn’t just a casual fan. He was obsessed.
“I’ve watched it quite a few times now. Probably five to 10 times,” Kane said in the clip. “It was an inspirational kind of video or documentary about what he had to go through early in his career, kind of similar to what I had as well.”
Brady’s long road to greatness
The documentary, “The Brady Six,” covers the 199th overall pick’s improbable journey from a backup at Michigan to a six-time Super Bowl champion. It’s the kind of underdog story that resonates with athletes in any sport, and Kane clearly latched onto the struggle.
“Obviously, Tom Brady believed in himself an awful lot and had a vision of what he wanted to do and went and achieved it,” Kane added.
That vision thing is real. Kane started his England career on the youth level in 2010, worked his way up through every age group, and won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup. He’s now England’s all-time leading scorer in the tournament and has six goals in this year’s edition alone, including the penalty he buried in England’s wild 3-2 win over Mexico to reach the quarterfinals.
Staying up for the comeback
Kane said he stayed up until early morning in England to watch Super Bowl LI live — the one where Brady led the Patriots back from a 28-3 deficit against the Falcons. That game is still the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, and for Kane, it became a kind of proof of concept.
“As long as you believe in yourself, like what he says, in some ways. Who else is gonna believe in you?” Kane said. “I was very determined in what I wanted to achieve, as he did.”
Brady is now a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, but his legacy as the ultimate late-round overachiever still echoes. For Kane, who has carried England to big moments but never lifted the World Cup trophy, Brady’s career arc is a reminder that the story doesn’t end until you decide it does.
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