"Coaching is something I've been a part of my entire life. One of the things I've always been very passionate."
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Ray Lewis is a former NFL linebacker known for his leadership and motivational speaking, impacting both sports and personal development.
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"Coaching is something I've been a part of my entire life. One of the things I've always been very passionate."
"I've always had a problem with the things that people would say out of their mouths to other people. I've always had a problem with that, because a lot of people, they don't have enough information to speak to people a certain way or speak about people a certain way."
"In an era that's run on free agency, everybody's going where the dollars are. They go after the dollars and they forget that the game will always come down to brotherhood."
"Watching the season for me is about watching the chess matches."
"The only thing that could pull me away, was hard work."
"And that's my honour, that's what my goal is, to always keep my mum's name ringing, because I know what sacrifices she went through for me."
"I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him."
"I honor God that much in the way I play. That's why I never believe in getting tired. I don't even know what that word means."
"If you clean your body out so that it is not fighting against you, you rest better, think better and you're always light on your feet."
"In any war who pulls their general out? No one."
"Once again, God to all glory, because I didnt feel one thing. I didnt hurt it one time. I actually argued with my equipment staff to take it off half way through the game, because I thought I didnt need it. I was trying to tell them it was stopping me from extending, but you know what, Ive always trusted them with their advice. It was kind of important to keep it on, and for me to come out and not have a bruise, not tweak it, not do anything like that, is just really awesome."
"Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game."
"With the mindset that I give everything I've got for the man that's next to me, not me, cause I know what I got while I'm by myself, but when I step on the field, when I step on the turf, what am I willing to sacrifice?"
"To come into camp and have my defensive coordinator say you won't be touched, I feel like a kid all over again."
"Man 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."
"To be the best and stay there sweat is necessary. I'm older. Of course I'm older. That's the beauty of it. Sixteen years plus different level of wisdom. Different level of understanding. Different level of punishment. i want to live loooong after my records have fallen, long after my rings have tarnished. Whatever you got to do to make sure you chase your legacy. Every second of your life. How will you be remembered? How will you be remembered? Why wouldn't you fight for the greatest achievement ever? Leave your mark to endure forever."
"Outside of these doors, it is the real world. Someone tries to get you to do something wrong, run."
"When you think about Peyton Manning, you think about numbers. When you think about Tom Brady, you think about championships"
"I don't train for football; I train more for a lifestyle."
"Even Rod Woodson will tell you his best year he had as a professional was when he was 36 years old. If you think about why, you're much wiser."