I have never been a huge Brett Favre fan, but I have liked to watch him play and have somewhat rooted for him throughout his career.
As he has gotten older many people have said he should retire. Much of the sports media have blasted him inferring that Favre is an egomaniac that loves to keep his name in the press as he always seemed to teeter totter on his decision to retire or play.
A couple of weeks ago a final decision was apparently made by Brett Favre that he would stay retired. The media finally exhaled as they reported closure after years of “maybe / maybe not” in reporting Favre’s retirement decision. However, some of the media claimed they were not positive that Favre would indeed stay retired.
So today, it appears Brett Favre will come out of retirement, but this time he will play for the Minnesota Vikings.
Whether you are, or were, a Brett Favre fan, whether you dislike him as player or human being, I ask you to put yourself in his shoes.
Imagine that you made a living doing what you loved. Imagine that you were so good at what you did that you led your company, family, firm, church, team, whatever, to the pinnacle of your industry. Imagine that your industry showered you with praise. Imagine that you were named the year’s best perfomer in your industry at least four times in your career. Imagine you were so good at what you did there was zero doubt that you would be forever honored in your industry’s “hall of fame.” Imagine that you were getting older and that you weren’t quite what you once were. Imagine that you questioned yourself asking if it may be time to retire. Imagine that there were younger people pushing you to get out. Imagine that you still loved to do what you do, but now you may not be the best anynore. Imagine that you finally did retire even though you still loved doing what you do. Imagine that a company in your industry comes to you and offers you over a million, two million, three million, four million dollars a year to come back and do what you love to do.
What would you do? Put yourself in Brett Favre’s shoes for a minute. What would you do?
