On September 30, 2007, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre broke Dan Marino's record for throwing the most touchdown passes in football. His new record stands at 421 passes and counting.

Two weeks later, Favre broke another record. His 278 picked passes made him the most intercepted quarterback in National Football League history.

Brett Favre reminds us of another famous athlete. Babe Ruth once held a record with 714 home runs. What many do not know is that Babe Ruth also struck out 1,330 times.

The football and the baseball player had something in common: neither quit when they failed; both knew what it meant to persevere.