Brett Favre's Shock Retirement!

Brett Lorenzo Favre was born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1969. Favre's career started when he joined the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, he only lasted 2 games before being sold to the Green Bay Packers in 1992. Favre holds the record for throwing more touchdown passes than any other quarterback in the history of the NFL. His best achievements include winning the Most Valuable Player Award three seasons in a row and leading the Packers to Super Bowl XXXI victory in 1996. Throughout his career, Favre threw 442 touchdowns and set an NFL record of 253 consecutive starts.

Favre is married to Deanna and together they have two daughters, Brittany and Breleigh. Favre is involved in extensive charity work, in 1996 he set up the 'Brett Fourward Foundation'. His foundation, in conjunction with his annual golf tournament, celebrity softball game and fundraising dinners, has raised more than $2 million for charity.

In 2004, Favre published a book with Bonita, his mother, titled Favre. The book includes details of their personal family, Favre's Green Bay Packers family and the football game that followed the sad death of Favre's father, Irvin Favre.

The shock retirement of Favre has hit the world of American football hard. Favre's agent, Bus Cook, commented "Nobody pushed Brett Favre out the door but then nobody encouraged him not to go out that door either. I don't think he had a lot of encouragement to stay, but nobody told him to leave either." Cook implied that the Packers did not want Favre back, however, Favre himself said at the press conference that his decision had nothing to do with what the Packers did or didn't do. During the press conference he said "There's no doubt I can still play. I just don't think I want to, and that's all there is to it."

Where does Brett Favre live?
He lives in Green Bay for part of the year and Hattiesburg for the other part.

Does Brett Favre have a middle name?
Yes, it's Lorenzo.

How old is Brett Favre?
He is 38 years old, he was born on October 10, 1969.

Where was Brett Favre born?
He was born in Gulfport, Mississippi.

What is Brett Favre's height?
6 ft 2 in (1.8 m).

What is Brett Favre's weight?
222 lb (101 kg).

Where did Brett Favre go to high school?
He went to Hancock North Central High School, Kiln.

Where did Brett Favre go to college?
He went to Southern Mississippi College.

Who has the most interceptions against Brett Favre?
The Cincinnati Bengals, they picked him off 5 times on October 30, 2005.

Who wore number 4 before Brett Favre?
Dale Dawson in 1988.

Does Brett Favre have any siblings?
Yes, he has 3 - Scott, Jeff and Brandi.

Which football team drafted Brett Favre?
The Atlanta Falcons in 1991.

What did Brett Favre major in at college?
Special Education.

"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."

"As you get older, you look at things differently."

"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."

"But when you lose a family member or something tragic happens, that stays with you forever. You never get over it. Knowing that you have to deal with that for the rest of your life... Football is important, but not as important as you once thought it was."

"God, he deals you blows that at sometimes you think you can't handle and in the last year there have been things that we thought we couldn't handle but we've dealt with it up until this point."

"I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember."

"I consider adversity being good sometimes you know."

"I consider myself more of a loner now and I think when you get older, especially in this game, and just talking with other players who have come and gone, I see what they were saying when I was a young guy in the locker room."

"I don't really care what's going on I just care about getting my job done the best that I can possibly do and deal with the other things in my life that take a lot of time and a lot of thought."

"I don't worry anymore about where's the big hangout Tuesday night, Friday. Couldn't tell you and no one comes to me for advice anymore in those areas anymore, so real boring I would say."

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

"I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know."

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

"I'm not perfect."

"I'm pretty boring really."

"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."

"If I can change than anyone can change. I promise you that."

"In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life."

"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."

"It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape."

"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."

"It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak."

"It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that."

"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."

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

"Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't. Once again I am not perfect, but I thought there was one time when Brett Favre would always drink and be this crazy guy, I thought I would never change."

"My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do."

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

"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."

"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."

"That's kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that's hasn't happened."

"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."

"The town, the team, it's a family. That has helped. For some people who have had to deal with some of the problems I have had to deal with don't have football as an out."

"Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases."

"Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important."

"Well I would say that we're regular people first of all and we're normal and it's obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous we're not immune to tragedy."

"With each game I play, each season I play, everyone would agree with me, I'm running out of chances."

"You know the old saying, when it rains it pours. When it comes, it comes in bunches. It seems that way in my case."

"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."