Next time Tom Brady takes off running from an pass-rusher, Patriots fans can thank his mom for giving him the confidence to get on his horse.

At the Tribeca ESPN Sports Film Festival on Tuesday, Brady discussed his start in football and how his mother, Galynn, still supports in him in a way that only a mom can.

"I’m so blessed that I had parents that never put limits on what I wanted to do and what I felt I loved," Brady said. "My dad taught me that at a young age if you’re going to do it, give it everything you’ve got, and my mom was always the one that said 'You can do it. You can do it, sweetheart.'

"She still does that. I would say, 'Mom, guys like Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, they make all these great plays with their feet,' . . . 'Well, you’re just as fast as they are!' "

Brady knows he's in the conversation as the greatest quarterback of all time. (His head coach reiterated his opinion on the matter recently.) But even he had to shake his head at his mom's encouragement.

"Mom, I don’t know what you’re watching," Brady said.

You can see a clip from Brady's appearance at the film festival via the Patriots website here.