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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I know it's not a one man team win or lose.
Injuries obviously change the way you approach the game.
If I'm going to play, it's going to be 100-percent commitment.
Nothing, for the most part, surprises me anymore.
Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line.
Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't.
I'm not perfect.
I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure.
Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.
In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice - either teams don't want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can't do it - for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case.
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.
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.
In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football.
If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.
Wisconsin's a special place.
There are those people who are in your corner no matter what, you can't do any wrong, even when you do wrong. And then there are those people that no matter what you do they are going to dislike you and that's not going to change.
I like my teammates.
I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.
I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.
I think the 16 years that I spent in Green Bay speaks for itself.
I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.
Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.
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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