Ray Lewis Quotes

There's no "I" on the football field. We have a total commitment to each other when we're out there. There is no doubt. It doesn't matter. The wins and losses of the game don't resonate with us. What resonates with us is "how much effort would you give for the man next to you."

The word that best sums up this team is sacrifice.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

Like I've said all along, whatever's good for the team is good for me.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.

I will play with anyone for my country. I may have my personal preferences, but such preferences have never come in the way of playing for India.

We just had a bunch of guys who liked each other, and we worked well together and sacrificed to win ball games. It was a real team effort.

We've got to get everybody to sacrifice, be on same page, be a team.

Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do.

The last thing I want to do is anything to hurt the team.

It is good to kind of put your pride aside for the betterment of the ball club. We are all on board for that, even if you want to go another inning.

My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it's brought those kids championships, and it's brought all those kids so much glory.

You put your personal stuff away and concentrate on the team and help out.

Whatever I need to do, I'm doing it for my team.

My personal goals have always and will always take a backseat to the team.

Team spirit is paramount - each of our own egos has to take a back seat. That applies to me as well as everyone else.

What matters most is that the team always comes ahead of the players.

I've always dreamed about playing for a team that's unselfish.

I'm a team player who needs to work a lot and sacrifice myself for the success of the group.

I try to give everything for my team.

You can't have an ego in the bullpen. At the end of the day, we're a group. We're only as good as the sum of our parts. Whatever you're called on to do that day, you've got to be willing to do it for the boys.

Once you work for your team-mates and help each other - thinking about them before you think about yourself - it always works out.

I enjoy sacrificing myself for my teammates.

I play for my teammates.