Keep On Swinging

Last night I watched the quintessential warrior, Brett Favre, play his heart out for his Vikings, albeit in a losing cause. Anyone who watched that game against the New York Jets saw Brett at his best and worst, the gunslinger. Nothing has really changed at all in his 20 season in the NFL, he just keeps doing what he has to do, and tries his darndest to keep winning.

Brett became the first NFL player to throw 500 touchdown passes and pass for 70,000 yards. But two early fumbles against his former team helped put the Vikings in a 12-0 hole. It's funny how two stats almost go hand in hand, most TD passes and most fumbles, because he holds that record too! Favre finally finished 14-of-34 for 264 yards for the Vikings. This is what I love about Brett, he just keeps swinging.

Favre reminds me of Hank Aaron. Aaron once said, when asked what he did to keep batting so well; "My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging." How familiar that sounds in today's context for Favre. What many people do not know, was that Aaron, when he claimed the home run record in baseball, was also the player who had struck out the most. A good lesson for life that one... Keep On Swinging!