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For the Record, by Brett Favre and Chris Havel, is a biography about Brett Favre. The story tells about how Favre became an NFL MVP two years in a row, his ability to win a Super Bowl, and how he overcame a debilitating addiction to painkillers. Brett Favre was born in a small town of Kiln, Mississippi. Small town life suits Favre. Kiln, Mississippi was about twelve miles from the Gulf of Mexico and so close to the Rotten Bayou that he could spit into it off his deck. Favre grew up with four dogs; Fluffy, Whiskey, Bullet, and Lucky. Lucky, who turned out no so lucky with the other dogs, was one of the four eaten up by an alligator just off the mucky river of the Rotten Bayou. Both of Favre’s parents were education teachers at Hancock North Central High School. As Favre attended Hancock High, he and his two brothers played quarterback for his father. When Favre got to be a senior in high school it seemed like his life was all about rules. Everything was about discipline. This all changed when he met Deanna Tynes at his brothers’ sixteenth birthday party. Deanna was an athletic girl, which is why Favre noticed her at first. Throughout high school, Favre and Deanna became inseparable. Coming out of high school, Fav