Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis
Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr.is a former American football linebacker who played his entire 17-year career for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Miami, and earned All-America honors. Drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 1996, Lewis was the last active player from the team's inaugural season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 May 1975
CityBartow, FL
CountryUnited States of America
If tomorrow wasn’t promised, what would you give for today?
The game will fade one day. I realize that success is one thing; impact is another. I live to impact people.
Don't let your alarm clock, be the only reason you wake up.
When you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.
We get one opportunity in life, one chance at life to do whatever you're going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you're going to make. Whatever legacy you're going to leave; leave your legacy!
I prepare so no one can take what is mine, no one can replace my mind, my heart.
Effort 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.
Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort, nobody can judge effort. Because effort is between you and you. Effort ain't got nothing to do with nobody else.
Don’t waste talent. No matter what you do, don’t waste talent.
If there's something in your life that you know needs changing, make sure you change it before God's got to change it. Because if God's got to change it, you ain't going to like it.
The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.
Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.
LaDainian Tomlinson . He has every aspect of a running back: speed, quickness, power, agility, the cutback, the breakaway ... He has every aspect of what a running back needs. He's special, man.
It's always tough, because then that's when you have to humble yourself and you've got to take coaching and you have to do whatever they tell you to do. Whether it takes away from your game or it helps your game, just deal with it. That's what I did. It didn't alter how I prepared, it didn't alter my passion for the game. But at the same time, it alters how dominant I can be in this game.