Every day, we've got to do something physical. It's mind, body and spirit.
— Ray Lewis
With 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.
Let me explain my job very simply: My job is to line up five, seven, 10 yards in front of a man and run into him at full speed.
You have to be careful of people who like to talk a big game but can't back it up.
I've got Pacman, Galaga, Galaxian, Daytona 500. Those are the games I grew up playing.
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.
You can talk about what you see from the outside; it's hard to tell me who I am when you're just looking at me with a football uniform on. That's a totally different person. That's my job, that's it.
So, if I give any credit, besides giving all credit to God, for being totally healthy, it's just my workout and how much torture I put my body through in the offseason.
And I love Evander Holyfield to death!
You have to be honest about who you are.
I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.
You 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.
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.
Bottom line, your body is a temple, and you have to treat it that way. That's how God designed it.
I don't know a man on this Earth who can outwork me.
I don't care where we're going; I'm gonna wear a suit all day, every day.
Whatever your path is, that's your path.
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.
My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding.
There's nothing I'm doing to my body that a regular person is not doing to theirs outside of just running into somebody at full speed.
Because a football game is just sixty minutes, but I'm training six, seven hours in every day. So, going for sixty minutes becomes easy. More importantly, I think that your muscles mature and can move in all different directions.
When I step on the field, it's on. I know it's time to go to work.
No matter the circumstances that you may be going through, just push through it.
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.
You got to be willing to walk in a storm. That's what I tell people all the time.
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.
There's one secret to hitting hard, and that is to completely dedicate your body. That's the difference between a man going forward and a man going backward, no matter how big he is.
God has never made a mistake. Ever.
I don't believe a thing about a curse. I don't understand how we can talk about a curse. You have to remember, God is blessed and man can't curse, no matter how hard they try.
I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him.
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.
Life is about being a versatile athlete and training in all realms of life.
I don't train for football; I train more for a lifestyle.
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.
Some people take certain things and they try to forget what that pain felt like. I don't. I take that same pain and I chase it every time I walk in a weight room.
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.
