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    And having a strong family, you know we've lost some members of our family and had some setbacks, but I think a good family and kids all those things I thought at one time... you got to be kidding me... Those things are so important they enable you to go on.

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    Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on.

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    But when you lose a family member or something tragic happens, that stays with you forever. You never get over it. Knowing that you have to deal with that for the rest of your life... Football is important, but not as important as you once thought it was.

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    Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.

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    Every day is not perfect.

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    Every day is not perfect. You have your bad days and good days just like anyone else. You do not want to talk to people sometimes. It is normal.

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    Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line.

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    God, he deals you blows that at sometimes you think you can't handle and in the last year there have been things that we thought we couldn't handle but we've dealt with it up until this point.

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    I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember.

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    I consider adversity being good sometimes you know.

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    I consider myself more of a loner now and I think when you get older, especially in this game, and just talking with other players who have come and gone, I see what they were saying when I was a young guy in the locker room.

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    I didn't know what to expect coming into this year. There were a lot of question marks, and I think that's obvious now. Can we overcome it? Time will tell.

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    I'd like to think, eight years ago, I was pretty humble and modest. But I think, with each year, you get more modest, more humble, more appreciative. The off the field tragedies put things in better perspective, but life happens to everybody, and I think we all just try to do the best we can.

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    I don't really care what's going on I just care about getting my job done the best that I can possibly do and deal with the other things in my life that take a lot of time and a lot of thought.

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    I don't worry anymore about where's the big hangout Tuesday night, Friday. Couldn't tell you and no one comes to me for advice anymore in those areas anymore, so real boring I would say.

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    I'd write over and over, 'I will not throw into coverage.'

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    If I can change than anyone can change. I promise you that.

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    If I were to make a list, I would include the interceptions, the sacks, the really painful losses. Those times when I've been down, when I've been kicked around, I hold on to those. In a way those are the best times I've ever had, because that's when I've found out who I am. And what I want to be.

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    If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.

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    I grew up a Saints fan, an hour from the Superdome.

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    I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired.

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    I know I'm not doing myself any favors by continuing to play.

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    I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure.

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    I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are.

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    I never thought I would see it. I’m not saying it’s not possible. I’m not saying it didn’t happen. I don’t know. There’s a lot of guys getting picked on (in the locker room). Some handle it well, some don’t handle it as well. I’m not saying it’s right, and from a locker room sense or from a team sense, I’m not saying it’s wrong. It’s just the way it is.

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    Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I've always been... every bit of adversity I've faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself - or the opposing teams have given me.

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    Injuries obviously change the way you approach the game.

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    In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice - either teams don't want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can't do it - for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case.

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    In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football.

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    In the NFL a lot of times everyone gets caught up in the business side of things. For them it's all about money and it really leaves a sour taste in your mouth.

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    In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.

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    I really like all music, but mostly Country, older R&B, and the good classic rock.

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    I think every player should think that he's a difference maker.

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    I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.

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    I think the 16 years that I spent in Green Bay speaks for itself.

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    It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape.

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    It's all about chemistry. Talent alone won't get it done.

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    It's been six years since I have had a drink and I have two girls, and my priorities are a lot different now and I just can't believe I was that guy. And I would not go back, I would not trade the way I am now for anything.

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    It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak.

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    It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that.

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    I've always been a Packer, always will be a Packer.

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    I've always shown up, always been prepared. Everything I do comes back to the example I want to set.

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    I was serious about retiring the first time, but the first week I was home my wife had SO many chores to do I went back.

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    Just, you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football, goes for off the field, and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn't deal with.

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    Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't.

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    Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.

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    Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.

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    My intention... isn't to create controversy.

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    My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do.

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    Nothing, for the most part, surprises me anymore.