_______ on Brett Favre:

 Cris Carter - Dolphins Wide Receiver

 "He's the best, bar none.  Whenever God was making them, He put a little extra in him."

 Tyrone Williams - Packers Cornerback

 "Right now it ain't really hit me who I'm playing with and who I've played with. It won't hit me until I retire and I'm home somewhere, got a little fat or something, and then it'll hit me, I played with maybe the best quarterback to ever play. A guy who never misses work, he comes to play every day. He puts up 300 yards like it's nothing. It really ain't hit me. But one day I'll be back in Florida sitting around and it'll hit me and I'm going to call him and say, 'Man, let me get a jersey signed.'"

 Mike Sherman - Packers Head Coach

 "I asked someone if they had the classified ads so I can see if there's another job out there because it's a little hard to work around here without No. 4." (on Brett being carted off the field following scary knee injury vs. Redskins - 2002)

 Irvin Favre - Brett's Father

 "Competitiveness alone won't win games, but when someone has some skill and then has competitiveness, they have a chance to be good.  I knew Brett had a chance.  I just did not know what he would do with it."

 
 "Any athlete has to work hard to get anywhere, and Brett has done that for a long time.  That separates the good from the not-so-good."

 
 "I could tell Brett stood above the rest, even when he was young.  I could tell he was probably going to be better than most in high school."

 Bonita Favre - Brett's Mother

 "...You don't think about it - don't think about if any of your children will go pro or even play well in college.  You just do it and love from season to season."

 
 "Brett was sort of the terror in the family.  When I wasn't around, he was always pulling some kind of stunt."

 
 "Sometimes at the dinner table, I would just ask if we could go through a single meal without talking about some sport.  But that's OK, because they loved it, and I did, too."

 Paul F. Jadin - Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin

 "[Brett's] a guy who is happy to be part of a winning squad, and he wants to do as much as he can to make his team a winner."

 
 "[Brett's] not a guy looking for the glitz of a Los Angeles or New York."

 
 "I know [Brett's] the type of person who relates well to the 22-year-old college student or the 30-year-old mill worker."

 Mike Sherman - Packers Head Coach

 "I believe Brett Favre loves anybody trying to tell him he can't do something, because he'll turn around and try to do it for you.  I’m watching him run that boot in for a touchdown, I'm saying, 'He can't make it, he can't make it.' And he did. He is that type of guy, and I'm fortunate to have him as my quarterback."

 Ahman Green - Packers Running Back

 "Things like that are the reason he's going to be where he's going to be when he retires; In Canton."

 Bill Schroeder - Packers Wide Receiver

 "He goes out and puts 100 percent on the field even when his health's 50 percent."

 Matt Hasselbeck - Packers Quarterback
 "He's tough and we need to be tougher as a team. But really, I can honestly say I didn't think he'd make it through the whole game. He surprised everybody and then he goes out and plays great. He's incredible.''

 Russell Maryland - Raiders Defensive Lineman
 "He knows how to do things on the run. He makes things happen on the run. He's the best quarterback on the field -- he showed that today. We tried to get after him. He plays in pain."

 Rich Gannon - Raiders Quarterback 
 "Favre takes a lot of chances, but he makes the big play. He's got the arm."
 

 Corey Fuller - Browns Defensive Back 
 "Brett Favre is the best, he can laser that ball in there at the drop of a dime. Running away from pressure, throwing the ball off his back foot - he's the best."
 

 Tim Couch - Browns Quarterback 
 "He was always my favorite. I've always looked up to him and admired him. He's a tough, fiery, competitor."

 
 "He's a gunslinger. He may throw three picks in the first half, but he's still going to come out giving it all he's got in the next half and he may throw three touchdowns and pull the game out in the end. No matter how his body feels, he's going to come in there and compete."
 

 Mike Flanagan - Packers Offensive Lineman 
 "He'll throw water on you after you've put on your coat and tie, he'll take your clothes and throw 'em in the shower or stuff 'em in an ice bag. He's big on stink bombs every once in a while, too. You would never know he is a $100 million guy. He just likes to have fun."