Strange the utter sadness i can feel over a football game. The Vikings lost the nfc campionship last nite. It took me a little time to relize that it is not so much the Vikings losing that makes me feel sad, but that Favre lost. The pain i see in him is real.
I am something of a Favre freak. I think he is the best professional athlete I have ever seen. To understand my Favre obsession you have to understand my childhood.
I grew up in rural Wisconsin, where watching the Packers was allways a Sunday tradition. Watching football since i was 6 i was used to the Packers not being a good team. But you learned to love the Packers because of how they played..HEART.
My teenage years my relationship with my father was somewhat difficult..nothing abusive or crap like that..just my wanting to do it my way and my Father wanting it his way. The old standy bys of "because I said so" "If you live in my house youll follow my rules"..blah blah..standard stuff that I am sure i will soon be saying...lol
However we allways had the Packers..and then we had Favre. A player who 100% embodied all that was right in sport. Have FUN!!! Play hard and suck it up.
I moved away from Wisconsin in 1996. Moved to Minnesota but still definetly a Packers fan. Favre wins a super bowl..loses one, but always my favorite player.
My father and I started getting along and we would love talking about the pack..and Favre. So basicly no matter what was going on in life..I have allways had Favre in my adult life.
This morning i was very depressed..I know..get over it right?..its just a game. But what made me happy was in talking to my son Colton. We came up with a plan to play some games tonight and create our own rules to popular board games. So even in losing, Brett Favre has helped strenghen another Father/Son relationship.
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