Brett Favre says there's nothing the Packers organization could have done to stop him from retiring.

Favre says it's only gotten tougher for him to compete. He says he's not going to second guess his decision to retire and that he'll try to be at peace with it.

The 38-year-old Favre walks away from a 17-year NFL career. He takes with him a Super Bowl victory, virtually every quarterback record worth having and the widespread admiration of his peers and fans.

The MVP quarterback made it clear today that he's finished with football. Favre says "it's been a great career, but it's over."

Tears flowed as an emotional Favre began his news conference. He says he's watched hundreds of players retire and wondered what that would be like.

He says his career has been everything he thought it would be and then some -- it's hard to leave. But, he has no regrets.