"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"
About this Quote
The intent is reassurance, but not the glossy kind. Favre isn’t selling triumph; he’s normalizing the moment when you’re sure you’re finished. That “at sometimes you think you can’t handle” captures the private panic most public figures are trained to sand down. He leaves it jagged, and that’s why it connects.
Subtextually, this is American sports faith in its most familiar form: pain as proof of character, endurance as a moral outcome. The “we” matters. It spreads the weight across family, team, community, maybe an entire fanbase watching him absorb hits for a living. It also sidesteps specifics, which is typical of public grieving and public crisis management: keep the details offstage, keep the narrative intact.
Contextually, Favre’s career-era culture prized toughness bordering on self-erasure. This quote performs that ethic while admitting its cost. The win here isn’t overcoming; it’s simply “up until this point” - survival as a statistic you keep updating.
Quote Details
| Topic | Resilience |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
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Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Favre, Brett. (2026, February 20). 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. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/god-he-deals-you-blows-that-at-sometimes-you-26878/
Chicago Style
Favre, Brett. "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." FixQuotes. February 20, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/god-he-deals-you-blows-that-at-sometimes-you-26878/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"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." FixQuotes, 20 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/god-he-deals-you-blows-that-at-sometimes-you-26878/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.




