"I didn't like where I once was, so I promised myself I wouldn't be back there."
Football Player
Ray Lewis is a former NFL linebacker known for his leadership and motivational speaking, impacting both sports and personal development.
Quote collection
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"I didn't like where I once was, so I promised myself I wouldn't be back there."
"What'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?"
"The game will fade one day. I realize that success is one thing; impact is another. I live to impact people."
"Don'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."
"When something goes wrong, smile, cause there's always a next play."
"You got to be willing to walk in a storm. That's what I tell people all the time."
"If 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."
"There's no "I" on the football field. We have a total commitment to each other when we're out there. There is no doubt. It doesn't matter. The wins and losses of the game don't resonate with us. What resonates with us is "how much effort would you give for the man next to you.""
"I've been a fan of video games since the old school, I even have a lot of the old school arcade games at my house."
"Never be comfortable.... .with just good enough."
"The only way to defeat pain is to recognize pain exists."
"Greatness is a lot of small things done well, stacked up on each other."
"I like to see honesty out of people. People who are trustworthy. I like to see people who are involved with The Lord."
"One thing about God's will, you can never see God's will before it happens. You can only see at the end of it."
"Every day of my life, I'm trying to find a different way to get better."
"I fight for the man next to me. It don't matter about me, what matters about me is sacrificing for you; for the ultimate goal which is us."
"Effort is between you and you."
"Effort 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."
"Man believes in the possible, but God believes in the impossible."
"The only thing that follows work is results."