You’re never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they’re in front of you.
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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I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure.
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You know, I’ve had my ups and downs.
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Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important.
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It’s not so much about killing an animal, it’s being at peace and you don’t have to worry about all the other things that go on. That’s a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it’s nice to do that.
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Wisconsin’s a special place.
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In the NFL a lot of times everyone gets caught up in the business side of things. For them it’s all about money and it really leaves a sour taste in your mouth.
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Yip cabbage on three!
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There was a time when all I cared about was the next game, the next party, the next tee time.
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God, he deals you blows that at sometimes you think you can’t handle and in the last year there have been things that we thought we couldn’t handle but we’ve dealt with it up until this point.
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I’ve always shown up, always been prepared. Everything I do comes back to the example I want to set.
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It’s fun leading this offense. I don’t think we’ve hit our peak.
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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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I think every player should think that he’s a difference maker.
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Even in past years, when I wasn’t in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.
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And having a strong family, you know we’ve lost some members of our family and had some setbacks, but I think a good family and kids all those things I thought at one time… you got to be kidding me… Those things are so important they enable you to go on.
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I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.
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I don’t need to have a retirement, retire your jersey, all that stuff to solidify my career.
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I consider myself more of a loner now and I think when you get older, especially in this game, and just talking with other players who have come and gone, I see what they were saying when I was a young guy in the locker room.
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It’s a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to… for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it’s a good escape.
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Maybe I’m old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.
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I love doing what I do.
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I consider adversity being good sometimes you know.
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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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Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it’s probably true in most cases.
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The town, the team, it’s a family. That has helped. For some people who have had to deal with some of the problems I have had to deal with don’t have football as an out.
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Every day is not perfect. You have your bad days and good days just like anyone else. You do not want to talk to people sometimes. It is normal.
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