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Originally Posted by JCF
I wonder how long before he changes back his mind.
What a[nother] sad end to a great ( + or - ) athlete.
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I think what we are seeing is that as pro athletes get paid more and get more media attention, they are becoming more and more like Hollywood celebrities.
And one thing that happens to Hollywood celebrities is they each attract an army of sycophants who push out their real friends and tell them they can do no wrong. Over time, they start to believe the lies and believe they really can do anything--and it's about at that time that their career tanks as they start putting out total tripe. As exhibit A, I give you Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and Billy Corgan.
Michael Jordon was perhaps the first pro athlete to experience this phenomena. Heck, remember Michael Jordan cologne? Who wants to smell like sweaty pro basketball player?
So Favre is probably surrounded by brown nosers telling him he can still win the Superbowl. That, coupled with him sincerly missing the game probably pushed him to make this stupid choice. IMO, he would have been worth more to sponsors as a recently-retired greatest QB of all time, instead of as a joke watching his career slide away from him.