Favre won't plan a word of Hall of Fame speech

Brett Favre played arguably his best football when he went off-script, improvising plays like he was playing football in his backyard, rather than in front of millions of spectators.

With the footballing world watching Saturday as Favre is inducted into the Hall of Fame, the former quarterback's speech will follow the same philosophy.

"My speech will be much like the way I played; it will be, 'Who in the hell knows?'" Favre said on Friday, according to ESPN's Rob Demovsky.

"But it worked out pretty well in my career."

Favre knows he'll spend a significant portion of his speech talking about the impact his father had on his life, but beyond that, he hasn't planned anything. The former Green Bay Packers passer will be the last of the eight inductees to give his speech, and warned the audience could be in for a long night.

"I say that not to scare anyone, but we may be here 'til 3 in the morning," Favre said. "With my dad, I think what I want to get across, and it's no big secret, is about (how) important he was to my life and my career, which was extremely important. There's a lot of people who are important to my career and my success, but none more important than my dad, and I want to make sure I get that across."

Favre and the Packers have repaired their relationship following a tense breakup in 2008, and the 46-year-old believes the scars left by their split have finally disappeared.

"I feel like they're 100 percent healed," Favre said.

The Packers retired Favre's No. 4 jersey and placed him in the team's hall of fame last year.