Brett Favre Quotes - Page 3

I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember.

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.

I consider adversity being good sometimes you know.

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.

I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired.

My intention... isn't to create controversy.

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.

Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.

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.

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.

Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.

Well I would say that we're regular people first of all and we're normal and it's obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous we're not immune to tragedy.

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.

I'd like to think, eight years ago, I was pretty humble and modest. But I think, with each year, you get more modest, more humble, more appreciative. The off the field tragedies put things in better perspective, but life happens to everybody, and I think we all just try to do the best we can.

I think the 16 years that I spent in Green Bay speaks for itself.

I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know.

The party now is having my kids laugh and my wife laugh and my teammates. I want them to see me have fun and put it in a different way.

I accomplished so many things, so early in my career.

It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Yip cabbage on three!

I knew I needed surgery and I didn't want to have it and I ended up having it.

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.

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.

In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football.

I don't need to have a retirement, retire your jersey, all that stuff to solidify my career.