I called Ozzie two days after I got hurt and said, ‘Don’t put me on IR.’ He was like, ‘What do you mean?’ I said, ‘Trust me, I will be back.’

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"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

Awareness

"If tomorrow wasn’t promised, what would you give for today?"

- Ray Lewis

Awareness

"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."

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Compassion

"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."

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"You have to be careful of people who like to talk a big game but can't back it up."

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- George Lorimer

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"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

- Amelia Earhart

Determination

"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."

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"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

- Walt Disney

Determination

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

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