Brett Favre

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. ”

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

Just, you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football, goes for off the field, and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn't deal with. ”

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. ”

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

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

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. ”

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

My job is to throw passes and be a leader. ”

You have to play with the mentality that you are about to lose your job, and that they're going to talk about 'The Other Guy' first. You have to think, 'I want my name mentioned first.' ”