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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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Brett Favre
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 10
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I think the 16 years that I spent in Green Bay speaks for itself.
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But when you lose a family member or something tragic happens, that stays with you forever. You never get over it. Knowing that you have to deal with that for the rest of your life... Football is important, but not as important as you once thought it was.
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I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know.
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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.
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If I can change than anyone can change. I promise you that.
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Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on.
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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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Nothing, for the most part, surprises me anymore.
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I think people have all faced decisions at times where you never know.
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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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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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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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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.
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I'm proud of everything I've done.
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So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad.
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