Ray Lewis Quotes (24 Quotes)

We had a certain formula when we won the Super Bowl, we had a certain formula when we went back to the playoffs, and if we're trying to go back to the Promised Land, there is a certain formula we're sticking to, hands down.

That's once again the same people who told me I was too small, the same people who said I couldn't win a Super Bowl with our offense, the same people who said I couldn't play in a 3-4, ... Are they with me when I get up every morning at 630 to go to work The day I lose a step is the day I lose love for the game.

It's not hard for a rookie quarterback to drop back and hand the ball to Curtis Martin.

Our defense did some great things once again today, ... They made less mistakes in the officials' eyes than we did. Take it for what you want to take it.

My thing about camp is to come in and be who I am, which is the most dominant player in the game, ... That's who I am, and that's what I'm here for.

I didn't see it, not at all. Like I said, if you are going to play a football game, don't be a coward and wait until you make one play and do something. Just play football. His celebration doesn't mean anything.

That hurts our league and the Falcons, and I feel for him. He's my friend, and he'll be back. I'll call him and give him encouragement.

You bet. We own the Titans. I remember the good old days when I would blow up Eddie George with a big hit. Now, they've got another running back with two first names, Travis Henry, whom I plan on blowing up in the same manner.

To come into camp and have my defensive coordinator say you won't be touched, I feel like a kid all over again,

We spoke out on the grass to a group of people, consoled them, let them know we understood this was a traumatic, life-changing situation. Some had tremendous reservations about relocating to a state they knew nothing about.

You're dealing with one of the most prolific passers in all of the National Football League for the last 10, 15 years. Understanding that, you have to respect what he can do in this game.

He didn't mean any disrespect. He was just basically saying he wasn't happy. Some people aren't happy with their job or their wife, they say it. That's all it was, him voicing his opinion. He has a right to do that.

There's some differences between how he plays, a little headhunter style, and how they play defense as a team now. I don't know what's going on over there, what schemes they're running and all that. So it would be wrong for me to say who has to do what to make it work. But they definitely need to work together, to incorporate each other.

Nobody's more serious about health and fitness than me and staying fit is my top priority, ... That's why I've teamed up with Medifast ... to bring my fans a line of products that are packed with everything the body needs to get in better shape and improve their health. I use the products every day as part of my training.

Like tens of thousands of impressionable younger brothers, 6-year-old Keon Lattimore would follow his big brother out to the backyard for some football pointers. And like tens of thousands of older brothers, Ray Lewis -- nine years older, already a young man -- would cooperate, handing Lattimore a football and sending him off toward the other boys in the backyard. Just run into 'em, ... Go hit somebody.

You don't want Manning to just sit back there and have a field day, ... I think first and foremost you have to do a lot of moving around so he does n't understand where you're coming from. And you have to get to him. That's our strategy our strategy is to come at him.

A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,

You can actually go play quarterback for them this week, and go hand the ball off to Curtis Martin,

There are soldiers fighting in Iraq right now that love the game of football, ... They don't want to turn the TV on every day and listen to the Philadelphia Eagles and Terrell Owens' saga. We're covering the Philadelphia Eagles more than we're covering the New England Patriots, and they're the Super Bowl champions.

If I'm a head coach and my starting quarterback leaves for the season and I have the leading rusher in the NFL last year, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know my game plan,

One of the guys I've liked and kind of monitored since college is Jonathan Vilma, ... I love the way that guy plays football.

Honestly, it can be a little early to compare him to me. Yeah, we're built similar and have the same type of skills as far as speed and getting to the ball and things like that ... But years are going to tell how good Jonathan is going to be. You can always have one or two good years in this business, especially in the linebacker position, but consistency is everything.

We've heard it all week. Not to disrespect those guys. They're great players, and Pro Bowl players, and they've had a great year. But I really didn't believe they had ever seen a great defense like ours.

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 d