I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.
BRETT FAVREIn this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.
More Brett Favre Quotes
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Maybe I’m old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.
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Wisconsin’s a special place.
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Yip cabbage on three!
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Sometimes you get caught up in what’s going on around you. The reality is that you are just a regular person. At some point, the career will be over, the bright lights turn off. That can come back to haunt you if you’re not just a regular guy.
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I consider adversity being good sometimes you know.
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There wasn’t a better teacher or mentor out there than Reggie White, on or off the field.
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Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I’ve always been… every bit of adversity I’ve faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself – or the opposing teams have given me.
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I didn’t know what to expect coming into this year. There were a lot of question marks, and I think that’s obvious now. Can we overcome it? Time will tell.
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In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.
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You have to believe you’re great. You have to have an air about you. My success wasn’t because I was a great talent, but because I wanted it more than anybody else. Every minute I step on that field, I want to prove I’m the best player in the league.
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Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it’s a lesser player, but it’s all based on what a team has as far as value in that person.
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Just, you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football, goes for off the field, and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn’t deal with.
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It’s been a wonderful career, I couldn’t ask for anything more.
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Injuries obviously change the way you approach the game.
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My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she’s probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do.
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