47 Powerful Ray Lewis Quotes On Greatness, Life and Spirituality

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Ray is a retired NFL player who starred as one of the greatest linebackers with the Baltimore Ravens for 17 years.

He’s also known for his inspirational speeches that he’s given his teammates over the years, as well as the speeches that he’s given at high schools, colleges, and charity events.

Ray is a shining example of what it means to a true champion. His work ethic, attitude and dedication show up in all he does.

We hope today’s collection of Ray Lewis quotes get you hyped and ready for the day!

Motivational Ray Lewis Quotes To Live By

1. “What’s the difference between you and the man sitting beside you? It’s the 1%. In my business, only 1% makes it. If everyone had the same dream, only 1 will make it from this crowd. Who will be that one?” – Ray Lewis

2. “What if we do the impossible? If I miss anything about career, it will be to listen to what people say you can’t do and then go do it.” – Ray Lewis

3. “I was willing to put in the work.” – Ray Lewis

4. “Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge that. Because effort is between you and you.” – Ray Lewis

5. “The greatest opportunity in the world is found here today… We already know what yesterday has got for us. It’s already gone. Tomorrow, too far away. What about right now!” – Ray Lewis

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

7. “I’m pissed off for greatness. Because if you ain’t pissed off for greatness, that means you’re ok with being mediocre.” – Ray Lewis

8. “Before anything great is really achieved, your comfort zone must be disturbed.” – Ray Lewis

9. “I prepare so no one can take what is mine, no one can take what is mine, no one can replace my mind, my heart.” – Ray Lewis

10. “The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.” – Ray Lewis

11. “Don’t let your alarm clock be the only reason you wake up.” – Ray Lewis

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

13. “Never be comfortable with just good enough.” – Ray Lewis

14. “My pain is my badge of honor.” – Ray Lewis

15. “Every day of my life, I’m trying to find a different way to get better.” – Ray Lewis

16. “You gotta be hungry for it; ready to put everything into it. EVERYTHING! Every second. You have to be the first one to the line. That’s how LEADERS are born.” – Ray Lewis

17. “Do you. Don’t do it to be liked. Do it to be respected.” – Ray Lewis

18. “We get one opportunity in life. One chance at life to do whatever you’re going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you’re going to make. Whatever legacy you’re going to leave; leave your legacy!” – Ray Lewis

19. “I don’t walk through life just playing football. I 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.” – Ray Lewis

20. “In any war, you put your back to mine, I put my back to yours, and let’s do what we gotta do.” – Ray Lewis

21. “It don’t matter about me. What matters about me is sacrificing for you, for the ultimate goal, which is us.” – Ray Lewis

22. “Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.” – Ray Lewis

23. “You gotta block out your time; you got to have complete focus on what you’re trying to get done.”

24. “If tomorrow wasn’t promised, what would you give for today?” – Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis Quotes About God and Spirituality

25. “When God is with you, who can be against you?” – Ray Lewis

26. “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.”  – Ray Lewis

27. “God has never made a mistake. Ever.” – Ray Lewis

28. “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.”  – Ray Lewis

29. “Satan’s biggest fear is for you to become everything that God created you to be. This is why he has tried everything to make you lose focus…..DON’T.”  – Ray Lewis

30. “Stop worrying….stop stressing. When you get on your knees for God, he will stand up for you!”  – Ray Lewis

31. “I like to see honesty out of people who are trustworthy. I like to see people who are involved with the Lord.”  – Ray Lewis

32. “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.”  – Ray Lewis

33. “It’s simple; When God is for you, who can be against you?”  – Ray Lewis

34. “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.”  – Ray Lewis

Best Ray Lewis Quotes

35. “Before anything great is really achieved, your comfort zone must be disturbed.”  – Ray Lewis

36. “It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you implement that effort into your life….Every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs. Keep going. Remember why you started.”  – Ray Lewis

37. “I’ve got kids that are always watching and I taught them to always finish something you started.”  – Ray Lewis

38. “You can either make the play or watch the play be made.”  – Ray Lewis

39. “I figured something out. And it is no secret what I figured out. Whatever the majority of people were doing, I found myself doing the opposite. I wanted to chase something great.”  – Ray Lewis

40. “The only way to defeat pain is to recognize pain exists.”  – Ray Lewis

41. “We’re in a tough place in this world. There are a lot of kids giving up very early. Scripture says it takes a village to raise one child, and that’s what these coaches are going to have to go back and understand.”  – Ray Lewis

42. “Some people think that to be strong is to never feel pain. In reality, the strongest people are the ones who feel it, try to understand it, accept it and get through it.”  – Ray Lewis

43. “Appreciate those who love you, help those who need you, forgive those who hurt you and forget those who left you.”  – Ray Lewis

44. “When something goes wrong, smile cause there’s always a next play.”  – Ray Lewis

45. “One of the most dangerous things you can do is believe someone’s opinion of you.”  – Ray Lewis

46. “To be the best and stay there, sweat is necessary.”  – Ray Lewis

47. “I already believe I am the best linebacker in the game. Now, I have to show one more thing? That I am the most dominating, influential person in the game and the best football player to ever put on a pair of cleats.”  – Ray Lewis

Which Ray Lewis quotes were your favorites?

Ray Lewis has an abundance of motivation. He’s always been the leader on and off the field, but we can now gain value from his wisdom through these motivational quotes.

His words will inspire you to push harder than ever before in any goal you’re trying to achieve. It doesn’t matter how many times you fall down as long as you keep getting back up again until your dreams come true.

Keep going and never give up! Let us know in the comments which quotes resonated with you the most.