When you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.
Ray LewisRead
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?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes selflessness and the importance of supporting others over oneself in pursuit of a common goal.
Ray Lewis highlights the importance of teamwork and sacrifice in achieving success. He reflects on the mindset required when stepping onto the field, emphasizing that personal accomplishments are less significant than the commitment to give everything for the benefit of the team. This approach fosters a culture of camaraderie and collective effort, which ultimately leads to greater achievements.
In practice
During a sports team's locker room pep talk.
When you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.
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.
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.
I don't train for football; I train more for a lifestyle.
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.
The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.
Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
There is... nothing greater than touching the shore after crossing some great body of water knowing that I've done it with my own two arms and legs.
I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'
I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.
I wanted my faith to look the same to everyone else and to be the same for me regardless of what was going on - whether I was on the Super Bowl podium holding the trophy or when I was being benched two years later and people saying that I would never play again.
But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for.
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