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The "Meaning" of Brett Favre
-By Dave Cross
Over the past couple of weeks, something has really been getting under my
skin. And, as Popeye used to say, "That's all I can stands, I can't stands
no more!"
I have heard more than enough from the "Brett Favre Haters" of the world.
It seems, (and I bet you've heard this yourself), that many simply can't
accept that the man has had a hard
time the last couple of seasons deciding if he was going to return for another
NFL season.
He's retiring, he's coming back, no - he's retiring, no - wait, he's coming
back.
I'm sure you are familiar with all this.
And, because of this, many have decided they need to hate and root against
him and his team.
This is a classic case of, "The only meaning any
situation has is the meaning you give it."
Here we have one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.
A man that holds 10 NFL Career Passing Records. (Ok, one is for most interceptions-but
that still leaves
nine more!)
This year, he broke the record for most consecutive starts by a player at
ANY position.
But more than anything else, Brett Favre has played football with the heart and passion of a little boy for
a long, long time, (This was his 19th NFL season).
Heart...Passion...Guts: That is the "meaning"
of Brett Favre's career.
Just stop and think for a minute: What would
the world of sports be like if even one-third of athletes competed
with the desire and vigor he does?
Forget about the pros for a second. How many
athletes in your career can you remember that could have accomplished so
much more than they did - if they would have only had more heart, more desire,
more love
for their game?
"MORE"...
Maybe that's the word to give "meaning" to here...
How could he have done any MORE?
Isn't that the very concept we try to instill in athletes at a very young
age?
The idea that the most important thing they can do is ALWAYS DO THEIR BEST?
To never walk away from a season knowing they could have done MORE to have their best season possible?
The same holds true for us, as coaches....
Aren't those the seasons you cherish the memory of
most?
The ones you walked away from knowing you had given
everything you could to help your team succeed?
Each season....
Each opportunity...
Comes but once...
Then it's gone...
Forever...
When Brett Favre finally walks away for good, when he finally decides his
body just simply can't take the
pounding anymore, (that's why it's taken him so long to decide if he was
playing again the last two years-and
the dag-gone media just couldn't wait until he decided to report on it),
he will walk away knowing he GAVE
HIS ALL.
That he did HIS BEST...
That he could NEVER HAVE DONE ANY MORE...
And that is the MEANING his story gives us.
What meaning will you, and your players, give this
coming season when it is over?
And when they hang up the knee pads for good...
And you, your clipboard....
Think about it.
-Dave Cross
National Director
Yes I Can Volleyball
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