Ray Lewis

“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.”

“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.”

“No matter the circumstances that you may be going through, just push through it.”

“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 don't train for football; I train more for a lifestyle.”

“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.”

“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've got Pacman, Galaga, Galaxian, Daytona 500. Those are the games I grew up playing.”

“The person you are in the dark will eventually be the person you are in the light.”

“I don't care where we're going; I'm gonna wear a suit all day, every day.”

“Bottom line, your body is a temple, and you have to treat it that way. That's how God designed it.”

“Every day, we've got to do something physical. It's mind, body and spirit.”

“I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him.”

“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.”

“I don't know a man on this Earth who can outwork me.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“You have to be honest about who you are.”