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This is Lee Habib, and this is Our American Stories, the show where America is the star and the American people, coming to you from the city where the West begins. Fort Worth, Texas. Much of what's known about legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been kept between the goalposts.
So our own Greg Henglert sat down with Brett Favre in his Hattiesburg, Mississippi, home. Here's Brett. On Tough Love. Telling the truth. and having a parenting style that's different.
than his fathers, and this is part two. of our five-part series. I coached two years of high school football, not because I wanted to. The head coach here at the high school, who I knew really well, kind of talked me into it. I I don't know, I don't really want to and It was the first year out of retirement.
And I ended up loving it. But I I felt like I was really tough on the kids. I didn't pick. My dad and the other coaches picked a lot. You big sissy.
Not so much me. But And that of course at that time it's all I knew.
Now and looking back As a coach, or as a person in that position, it doesn't have to be a coach, it can be a teacher. I think our job is to mentor rather than pick. I mean uh in some respects it's like bull bullying. to where some of those kids didn't even want to come around. And don't get me wrong, I would joke around with these kids, but it would always be in a playful manner.
And I knew that whoever it was that could handle it. In fact, it may even help with team mining. But I would be really demanding on what I knew they were capable of. Only because I knew what they were capable of. It's just like talking to your kids, and you say, And I'll and I'm bouncing all around, but like uh my 20-year-old daughter.
And I use this example all the time. like first or second year of American Idol. We're in Green Bay. And I'm studying, but we got American Idol on. And we love watching.
And I don't know if it was when the show was over, and she's probably eight. She comes over and she says, Dad. I want to try out for American Idol. What do you think? I said no.
She said, Why? I said, You can't sing.
So you're terrible. And I was just telling her the truth. I said, trust me. If I let you try out.
Someday you're gonna say, what? were you thinking? And I knew what she's capable of. And I mean she's She's a smart kid. If she wanted to be a doctor, she could.
She wants to be a lawyer, she could. Um But she's not going to be a rocket scientist. And I th I think as a as a coach I demanded what I thought they were capable of achieving. You know, it felt like If I We're not, there's a reason for it. Not studying, not paying attention in practice.
But when they did well or did something that I'd been trying to coach them to do. I would reward them, I'd hug them, put my arm around them. Great job. And that's where my dad lacked. When you did something right.
You're supposed to do it that way. He didn't say anything. No. Uh damn About damn time, you know, something like that. Yeah.
And that's all I knew. And I was determined. That I didn't think I'd ever coach, but if I did, that I would. I would build them up as well. I mean, it's all right to get on their ass.
But they gotta know that when they do well, that you love 'em. The same can be said for For life. Like my dad. And I I I don't I don't say this with any regret 'cause I don't. But he never told us he loved us.
But again, he was, that was his. You know, I don't think any drill sergeant at the end of the day says I really love you guys. or joking manner like, now get your ass out and give me So my mom, of course, was kind of the caregiver. told you she loved you and Oh, don't worry about your dad. But then when he walked in the room, it was There you go.
It was all it was tough. Tough love. And I didn't have I was determined if I had boys, I would tell them I loved them. as much as possible.
Now, I had two girls and I told them I loved them. Dad, I know. I know you don't have to tell me. but it tell them over and over again. Um Now, am I a perfect parent?
Absolutely not. But Um my dad was I don't know if it was the way they were raised. I'm sure part of it was. My grandfather was real mellow. But he was up in a People change.
You know, and you know, people, maybe your own family members, that like you're not just the tough guy that you once were. you know, maybe with the grandkids. Where was that when I was a kid?
So going back to my dad when I had Brittany Ed Breeley. He He didn't want to spend very much time with them. He didn't have patience. Kids running around screaming. He'd start yelling, and then I'd have to yell at him.
And then it was just a It was bad. Oh But you know like I told people he I knew he loved Me us. He didn't have to say it.
Now, as I got older, I understood it more and more.
Sometimes Through his yelling and screaming, that was his way of It's kind of like Saying, well you You're supposed to be able to do that, you know good You know, good job, but hell, that's what I've been coaching you to. That was his way of saying. Awesome. It was just the way it was. And again, it drove me And I don't even know what I was being driven by.
Uh maybe I was it was dri driving me You know, like I'll get him to say Nice job, proud of you. without even knowing it. But it's funny when he would come up the green bay, he'd retire. And I l this is more Uh just kind of a fun funny exchanged between us, but he would get in the truck after the game. It'd be a good game.
Let me tell you.
Well, You'd complete it thirty f thirty if you'd Phone. Three more better passes. I'm like, look. For someone who never threw the ball. Don't tell me how to throw.
And he just shut up. There was nothing he could say. Uh you know. How's it that? It was the truth.
Why'd you miss that read? I'm like, I don't even want to hear it. You never t coached me one thing about reading. It was hitting a tackle on dummy and doing monkey rolls and What yeah. Which I wouldn't trade it.
It worked out. But don't tell me how. The throw. But up until the end, that meant he was determined to. Coach me up.
Now uh now all of a sudden he's gonna coach me up on this The ins and outs of the passing game, and all he didn't know shit from. Sean Old when it came to the passing game. And you're listening to Brett Favre talking about his dad. who was his coach when he was in high school and they never threw the ball. Brett was running well, a lot of running place.
and getting in shape and organizing his life around a Running game coach, his dad, and a tough old guy. You know, a lot of old dads were like that. That's just how it was. And here's Brett Favre lamenting, remembering, and trying to improve upon what his father passed on to him. and the best way he knows how.
And we're going to continue if you'd like to hear more on Brett Favre's life. This is part two of of a five-part series. Go to ouramericanstories.com now and just go on that search bar and put in the name Brett Favin, it'll pop up. Brett Favre's story, this one about his father, about parenting, about love. and discipline here.
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