Brett Favre held his weekly press conference Wednesday and naturally he was asked about turning 40 on Saturday.

“I was thinking coming out to practice today, ‘You know, I’m about to turn 40, I don’t need to be out here practicing today,” he said, laughing. “Of course I was out here practicing. I’m just thankful that I am still able to do it and up to this point do it at a high-level. I think that is a pretty good testament.”

Favre said he doesn’t have any special birthday plans.

“For the most part, for the past 19 years, all of the holidays, including my birthday, I’m either playing or getting ready to play,” he said. “It’s no different this week… unless Brad [Childress] is going to throw me a big party. I think it deserves something. I really do. I am going to throw that out there. Forty. [laughs]”

Favre will become only the 17th quarterback in league history to play after turning 40. Only one quarterback in NFL history has made the Pro Bowl at age 40 or older (Warren Moon in 1997). None has started a playoff game.

Favre obviously is still playing at a high level. He ranks third in the NFL in passer rating after four games.

via Favre talks about turning 40 | StarTribune.com.