I’m thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are.
BRETT FAVREI’ve always shown up, always been prepared. Everything I do comes back to the example I want to set.
More Brett Favre Quotes
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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 know I’m not doing myself any favors by continuing to play.
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You know I used to listen to music a lot more.
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As you get older, you look at things differently.
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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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I love doing what I do.
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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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I consider adversity being good sometimes you know.
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Every day is not perfect.
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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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It’s fun leading this offense. I don’t think we’ve hit our peak.
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With each game I play, with each season I play, I’m running out of chances. You’re never guaranteed next year. You’re never guaranteed the next game. You have to seize the opportunity when it’s there in front of you.
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My job is to throw passes and be a leader.
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It’s been six years since I have had a drink and I have two girls, and my priorities are a lot different now and I just can’t believe I was that guy. And I would not go back, I would not trade the way I am now for anything.
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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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You can lose a game but, I see guys every week including myself, you lose a game, it’s a tough loss, you’re down, two weeks later you forgot about it. You know it’s amazing how down you were, but all of the sudden you’re like it never happened.
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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.
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That’s kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that’s hasn’t happened.
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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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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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If I’m going to play, it’s going to be 100-percent commitment.
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It’s been a wonderful career, I couldn’t ask for anything more.
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It’s all about chemistry. Talent alone won’t get it done.
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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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Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important.
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You know, I’ve had my ups and downs.
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