Quotes by Brett Favre

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.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

I know it's not a one man team win or lose.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

Injuries obviously change the way you approach the game.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

If I'm going to play, it's going to be 100-percent commitment.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

Nothing, for the most part, surprises me anymore.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't.

— Brett Favre

Education

I'm not perfect.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure.

— Brett Favre

Success

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

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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.

— Brett Favre

Success

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.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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

— Brett Favre

Happiness

If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

Wisconsin's a special place.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

I like my teammates.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom

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.

— Brett Favre

Wisdom