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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.

Brett Favre

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Brett Favre
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 10
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