Tom Brady Says Super Bowl Losses Leave 'Some Mental Scar Tissue' for Life

While Tom Brady has won the Super Bowl five times, he is apparently still haunted by his three career losses in the title game.

The New England Patriots quarterback discussed his past defeats Monday on Mut & Callahan.

"All these losses are tough. Every one that you have you remember forever," Brady said, via Ryan Hannable  of WEEI.com. "... If you win it, you'll have something to celebrate the rest of your life. If you don't, it will be some mental scar tissue that you'll have to deal with the rest of your life."

Brady's losses in the Super Bowl have been especially brutal, with the Patriots holding a fourth-quarter lead in each of them.

Eli Manning and the New York Giants scored game-winning touchdowns in the final minute in both Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. Last season, Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII on a go-ahead score with just over two minutes left, while a Brady fumble hurt the chances of a comeback.

Regardless of other success you have in your career, those types of games are difficult to let go.

The Patriots will have a chance to bounce back from last year's defeat next Sunday in Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams, but another loss would cause Brady to match Buffalo Bills legend Jim Kelly for the most Super Bowl losses of all time for a starting quarterback.

It's hard to imagine that stat will hurt his legacy too much as he goes down as one of the best ever to play the game, but Brady still apparently feels the pain.