Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen share two kids — son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11. Evidently, the quarterback’s passion for sports has been passed down to his kids. While his son plays football as a tight end (yes, not a quarterback), his daughter is keen on pursuing volleyball, her mother’s game growing up.
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It may not be known to many: the Brazilian model was into volleyball when she was the same age as her daughter before entering the world of modeling. Watching Vivian share her love playing the sport is giving the single mother immense joy.
In an interview with Vogue, Gisele revealed that the two enjoy playing together at their Miami Ranch.
“I used to play volleyball when I was a kid,” said the supermodel. “And it makes me so happy that my daughter now, she loves it too… she wants to play for her school and she’s 11 and that’s about the time I started playing.”
Vivian, who dreams of playing for her school team, has rekindled her mother’s love for volleyball. Gisele couldn’t be happier reliving her younger days.
“Like anything else, I think the more you do something, the better you become at it. And I didn’t play for years, and now that my daughter wants to play, I’m playing again with her and it’s so fun. It’s just so fun watching her. And I feel like I’m getting all the excitement with volleyball again.”
The fashion model is ecstatic sharing a common hobby with Vivan. But the 11-year-old is on an exploration spree, be it adventure sports or horseback riding.
Vivian’s love for the equestrian world
Vivian gravitated towards horse riding from a very young age. In a 2023 interview with People, Gisele shared how Vivian has ambitions of becoming a “professional horseback rider.” She even bought a horse farm in Florida for her daughter to ride freely, away from the public eye.
Vivian’s love for equestrianism is evident from how she could not wait to get back riding after a fall that left her with a broken arm. She was just seven at the time and Gisele describes it as “one of the worst days of [her] life.” Mere months after the fall, the youngest Brady was keen on returning to the farm.
“A few months, she’s running on the beach. I’m like, ‘Hold on!’ And then after that, she was like, ‘Mom, I want to go back horse-jumping again.'” Gisele recalled.
Brady is equally devoted to supporting his daughter’s love for sports, with or without horses. Young Vivian, reportedly, enjoys mountain climbing, waterfall jumping, and even throwing practice with her quarterback father. In a previous appearance on Good Morning America, Brady shared he’s also encouraging his daughter to try hockey.
With parents like Brady and Bündchen, whose life revolve around sport, young Vivian would naturally be inclined to pursue one into the teens. It will be interesting to see which one she would pick eventually at the school and college level.
