When Mike Freeman of CBS Sports asked Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis how long can he keep up his frenetic pace the response was highly intriguing. "My son will be a junior this year. I only play this game for another ring. If we can win it this year, and I'm being brutally honest with you, if we win it this year, I'm gone to then spend as much time as I can with him," Lewis said. "I'm gone to be with my son. And I feel like now we have enough pieces in place to make a good run at the Super Bowl." So if the Ravens win a title this season -- and they have a definite shot to do so -- Lewis may not come back. Is that set in stone? No, but Lewis made it very clear that while he isn't consistently pondering retirement, a championship would likely lead to the end of one of the top five greatest defensive careers the sport has seen. "I don't know when it will all be over for me," he says. "People want to use my age against me. They say I'm too old. People fear getting old. I don't fear that because now I have wisdom and a tough body to go with that wisdom. "I don't ever want to be 24-year-old Ray Lewis again. I made too many bad choices. Now I have the maturity and I take care of my body. I haven't eaten fast food in 13 years." Lewis next threw down a league-wide challenge. "If people think I'm slow let me say this," he said. "Sideline to sideline there still isn't a 'backer in this business that can beat me. Sideline to sideline. Not one. I challenge you to find one. "There are fast guys in this league but it's also not just about the speed. Young guys make a lot of money at the combine from running the 40 [-yard dash]. But then you put on the film and they don't play with heart." When Lewis is asked to specifically address his legacy, he pauses and shows Freeman his cell phone, which shows a fresh text from a young kid named Darious who lives in Baltimore and needs a heart transplant. Part of the text to Lewis read: "You've done so much for me." "If I had a legacy," Lewis says, "maybe that would be it." Source: CBS Sports
Uhm. So, you're saying..the Ravens have motive to lose in the playoffs? Win Superbowl..or keep Ray Lewis. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
