Today Brett Favre announced he was retiring from professional football. During lunch in the cafeteria, I watched some of the commentary on Sportscenter. They had huge discussions with lots of footage and even a voicemail that Brett left to mourn his retirement and to reminisce about the good years. Apparently, there’s going to be even more regalia tonight with interviews with Emmitt Smith and everything.
Is it bad that my favorite memory of Brett as a football player was his cameo on Something About Mary? He became my favorite NFL football player at that moment, and as I watched the credits, I memorized his name—including the correct spelling and pronunciation.
I’m not really that into sports. I like boys, and sports are okay, and I guess the two usually go together. I like to play sports (or just practice sports—maybe not actually play), but God made me not-so-great at sports, because I am a poor winner (if I’ve played you in Monopoly, and I’ve won, you know what I mean). I like attending sporting events to be around the people and watch the cheerleaders so I can practice the moves and dances at home. And occasionally, I will get into the actual game. Sometimes, I’ll even get into a game on TV., but it’s gotta be a good game. The announcers drive me crazy most of the time, and the instant replays also get on my nerves. I prefer to watch the game in the purest form.
For some reason, I prefer to watch college games instead of pro games. I think the commercialism of the professional games is too much for me to take at times. College games have enough hype, but at least you can hope the players are getting a college education in the process. Professional games seem to ooze hyped fame and flagrant abuse of money.
Something that I thought was commemorable about Brett Favre that I heard from one announcer on Sportscenter, was that Brett had fun playing the game. I think that’s the secret dream of the viewer. You want to believe that the player actually enjoys their job. I hope Brett enjoyed his job. And I hope he enjoys his retirement. And if he becomes an announcer, I hope he's not annoying and doesn't make me watch the instant replay 20 times.
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