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| Brett Farve |
I just returned from our Get Motivated Seminar in Green Bay, WI… What a great event it was! Of course Green Bay is world famous for the Packers and their “Cheeseheads,” some of the most enthusiastic, devoted football fans in the world. Our Get Motivated audience in Green Bay rocked the Resch Center with the same intensity that they flaunt at Lambeau Field.
One of the highlights of the day, and the moment everyone was waiting for… was when I interviewed Brett Favre live from our Get Motivated stage! Last season the 38-year-old Favre took a Packer team that few expected to make the playoffs to within one game of the Super Bowl. As I’m sure you know, Favre came out of his 6-month retirement and, after 16 seasons with the Packers, was traded to the NY Jets last week.
As you can imagine, everyone in Green Bay has strong opinions about Favre coming out of retirement, the events surrounding the trade and the idea of Favre wearing a Jets jersey. But I have to tell you, Packers fans are a class act! When I introduced Brett, who appeared live via satellite from the Jets training camp, Green Bay rose to give him the longest standing ovation I’ve ever seen! It was a moving experience for everyone. Brett was clearly touched by it.
I asked Brett to talk about his favorite memories and the highlights from his years with the Packers. He spoke of winning the Super Bowl and starting in 253 consecutive games.
“But who’s counting?!” I said. The audience roared.
“Oh, I’m counting!” Brett said. “You can be sure of that!”
And you can be sure of this too, we’ll all be tuned in to watch Brett Favre make his Big Apple debut in the 2008 season. Especially Jets fans, who see Favre as the most iconic figure to don a Jets jersey since Joe Namath—and the team’s best hope to duplicate Namath’s delivery of a Super Bowl title…