Favre
by Brett Favre, Bonita Favre
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Author: Bonita Favre, Brett FavreEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2004-10-19
ISBN: 1590710363
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Rugged Land
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Book Review: Favre
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this with Christmas $$, and before I did, I checked out the reviews on Amazon before purchasing. I read on one of them that it was the same as others and that it wasn't well written. Yes, there is a lot of information that is the same, that's what happens when you read many books on the same person....they still only have one life, and it doesn't change because you have another book out. The reason I like this book as it reflects Brett talking as if you were in the room with him. It wasn't written in a style to be a great novel. It isn't perfectly written but it is true Brett..written from the seat of his pants. Compared to his first autobiography you can see his growth and maturity as both a person, but mostly as a family man. Brett, if you read any of these reviews, you are a very loving father, supporting husband (yes, I read Deanna's book also), a caring person for the underdog, and one hell of a football player. Since I know it is truly impossible for me to ever personally meet you...just know that you would be the kind of friend that I would like to have around. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to "sit down with Favre" and listen to some great stories from the man himself.
Oh, and the DVD is EXCELLENT! Very funny too.
A True Packer Fan,
Teresa from Illinois (a transplant from Wisconsin!)
Summary of Favre
Just one day after losing his father, Irvin Favre, to a heart attack and fatal car crash, Brett Favre took the field for a Monday Night Football game against the notorious Oakland Raiders. Even with the Green Bay Packers clinging to?a slim chance for a playoff spot, his teammates and his adopted city didn’t expect Brett to suit up.?
Big Irv was the game to Brett. As his coach at Hancock North Central High School in Kiln, Mississippi, Irv taught Brett the importance of execution, precision, and sacrifice. He rarely let Brett throw the ball; rather, he had him lead the run-oriented wishbone offense, which required him to handoff and then block for his teammates. When no major college had any interest in Brett as a quarterback, Irv got the University of Southern Mississippi to give him a shot as a defensive back. And when Brett did the impossible at Southern Miss–moving from defense to the team’s starting quarterback his freshman year–Irv was there the whole way.
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Prior to the Raider game, Favre had started an exhausting 189 games straight (an NFL record) and was nursing a broken finger on his throwing hand since the early weeks of the 2003 season. Rumors of his retirement circulated among the press–he was in his thirteenth year–and while no one said it out loud, most commentators believed Brett was a shadow of his former self.
But what happened in the Oakland twilight on December 22, 2003, is the stuff of NFL legend. Brett Favre sealed his reputation as one of the greatest football players in history.
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“I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play,” he said after throwing for just under 400 hundred yards and four touchdowns to rout the Raiders. “I love him so much, and I love this game. It meant a great deal to me, to my dad, and to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance. But I know he was watching.”
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FAVRE is a dazzling tribute to the roller-coaster football life of Brett Favre, with personal family photos and remembrances, stunning four-color action shots, and inspiring stories of a lifelong love affair with the all-American game.
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