clipped from sports.yahoo.com
Brett Favre’s standout season for the resurgent Green Bay Packers has earned him the title of 2007 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, making him the fourth quarterback to win the award in its 53-year history.
The 38-year-old Favre joins fellow quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw (1979), Joe Montana (1990) and Tom Brady (2005) as recipients of the award, given to an athlete who symbolizes the ideals of sportsmanship.
Favre, a three-time NFL MVP, said in the cover story of the magazine’s Dec. 10th issue that leadership is about finding ways to raise his team’s level of play.
“You do that by setting an example, by doing things the right way. I’ve always shown up, I’ve always been prepared, I practice every day,” Favre said. “I practice hard. I study. No matter what happens on the field, I never point blame at anybody else. Everything I do comes back to leadership, the example I want to set.”
