It's poetry to watch the game when the game is left alone, when there's not a bunch of flags on the ground.
Ray LewisWhen you try to help people become a better person, you're going to have to find out what's really going in their world.
Ray LewisI've got kids that are always watching and I taught them to always finish something you started.
Ray LewisThe journeythe journey, I promise you, is the greatest thing ever. The destination always takes care of itself.
Ray LewisDon't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal - bottom line.
Ray LewisEffort is between you, and you, and nobody else. So that team that thinks it's ready to see you, they think what they've seen on film, they ain't saw what film shows, because every day is a new day. Every moment is a new moment. So now you've got to go out and show them that I'm a different creature now, than I was five minutes ago, cause I'm pissed off for greatness. Cause if you ain't pissed off for greatness, that just means you're okay with being mediocre, and ain't no man in here okay with just basic.
Ray LewisMan doesn't dictate what you do or how you do it. If you believe in God, believe in God; have your faith in him. That's where my faith lies.
Ray LewisWith all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.
Ray LewisCoaching is something I've been a part of my entire life. One of the things I've always been very passionate.
Ray LewisI don't train for sports. I've never trained for sports. I train for life, and sport is just a part of that. So when I start training, that's lifestyle training and that's why I go through so many things, whether it's yoga, kickboxing, wrestling or swimming.
Ray LewisEverything I did to get back, if it wasnt for my team, it was for my city. Thats one thing that I bought into from Day One. Im not just here in this city to play football, Im here to actually create real change in this city. If my effort can give you hope, faith or love, then so be it. Ill give everything I have, and today was about me giving everything that I had, showing people that no matter the circumstances that you may be going through, just push through it. If you can push through it, you will encourage somebody. Today, hopefully through what I did today, somebody was uplifted.
Ray LewisRegardless of how well you can be offensively, if you have a great defense, you can deal with any offense.
Ray LewisWhat's the difference between you and the man sitting beside you? It's one percent. In my business, only one percent makes it. If everyone had the same dream, only 1 will make it from this crowd. Who will be that one?
Ray LewisWhen you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.
Ray LewisThe game will fade one day. I realize that success is one thing; impact is another. I live to impact people.
Ray LewisYou gotta be hungry for it. You’ve got to put everything you got on it. EVERYTHING! Every second. You have to be the first one in line. That’s how leaders are born.
Ray LewisEffort is between you, and you, and nobody elseI'm pissed off for greatness. Cause if you ain't pissed off for greatness, that just means you're okay with being mediocre, and ain't no man in here okay with just basic.
Ray LewisIf you want to get something done, there is always an alternate route other than cursing somebody and belittling them. There's always an alternate route. If you want to get any message across. Everybody has an opinion, and everybody has their own way of doing things, but the bottom line is that when you affect someone else, you should pay closer attention to how you treat people.
Ray LewisThe more you know about your opponents, the more you learn how to beat them. Where the holes open to run through, blocking schemes, even down to player tendencies and what hand they like to carry the ball with.
Ray LewisSomebody has to give a wakeup call to our coaching world to ask them real questions and show them that if you have kids, then you know there is no way you can talk to somebody else like that, because that's somebody's child.
Ray LewisThe refs are so confused themselves because there's so many rules. It's like, 'Oh my gosh I've never seen this many rules in my life.' And everybody's trying to govern this and justify that.
Ray LewisYou have to find that place that is very quiet in your head, and anytime I read it, anytime I come across it, my Bible, the first Scripture in there is Psalms 91.
Ray LewisI have so much respect for people that are my elders. You aren't going to hear me cursing around people that are 60 and 70 years old.
Ray LewisI've always said to the refs to not be the ones to decide the game. Let the players dictate the outcome.
Ray LewisI like college football a lot, because it's the dream that you're chasing. The dream of one day possibly making it, with the harsh reality that only one percent make it.
Ray LewisWins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge effort. Effort is between you and you. Effort ain't got nothing to do with nobody else.
Ray LewisI figured something out. And it is no secret what I figured out. Whatever the majority of people were doing, I found myself doing the opposite. I wanted to chase something great.
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