I’ll admit it… I’m sad that Brett Favre will be wearing purple. The Packer football season hasn’t been the same for me since he left.  In my heart he is and will always be a Packer. I even went so far as to avoid  conversation on the topic yesterday. I couldn’t do it, and here’s why: Brett Favre is an athlete. That’s who he is. The man plays football.

 I would have loved for him to end his career as the hero of the Green Bay Packers, with his legand untarnished, but at the end of the day he’s a guy  who loves the game more than he loves the idea of preserving his legand. He comes back to it not because of money, he comes back to it because THAT is who he is.

I hear people talk about how stupid his choices have been, and maybe from the perspective of preserving his legacy and keeping us cheeseheads happy, his choices have been less than wise, but for a guy who’s identity is quarterback… what else is there? 

Can you imagine Brett Favre NOT playing if he’s physically able? I can’t! That’s what I love about him. His passion….his drive… at his age it’s incredible. He just keeps coming back for more. It’s a true testiment to his love of the game. He amazes me! 

Maybe he’s making a fool of himself with his wavering and uncertainty, but he just keeps coming back for more. Why is that not worthy of admiration? Maybe he should have just realized his time was up. He could move on to do a zillion things with his money and fame, but I get the feeling that there is no where else he’d rather be than on the football field. I respect him for that…for doing what he wants regardless of the backlash he continues to endure because of his choices.

I make choices about my life based on what’s best for me and my family. My husband always tells me to do what I love and what makes me happy. I don’t have to question what the entire population of Wisconsin and a good portion of the country will think of me when I make my next move. I do what I love.. and what I’m happy doing… PERIOD.

I have some Favre sadness today. I wish he had ended his career wearing green, but I also wish that more people would realize that he’s just a guy that wants to do what he loves doing. I know what you’re thinking… why does he keep retiring then? Well, maybe he wants to…. maybe he really wishes he could walk away. It’s not always an easy thing to do.. walk away from something we love. It seems the things we love just have a way of drawing us back in.

What do we tell our friends when they ask for advice? We tell them to do what makes them happy and not worry about what everyone thinks. Right?

I’m a packer fan… and STILL a Favre fan. He’ll always be a Packer (and a hero) to me. (Not to mention he’s darn cute, even with all the grey)

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