Brett Favre

Wisconsin's a special place. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know. ”

I knew I needed surgery and I didn't want to have it and I ended up having it. ”

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