Ray Lewis shares what tearing his triceps taught him about pain and why most people quit too soon. "There's 2 sides of pain that I don't think a lot of people really understand." "There's one side of pain that's the suffering and the discomfort side of pain. That's why everybody raised their hands when I asked if they've ever been through pain. Because that hurts." That's the pain we all know. The pain we run from. "But then there's another side of pain. That's called effort. It's called glory. It's called - if you can find a way to push through pain, there's something greater on the other side of it." Most people never get there. It's resilience and pushing past adversity. "If you never tap into it, it's because the first time you felt that, you backed off...And we rationalize with ourselves to where we automatically stop." "That's why a bunch of us give up so much in life so quickly." To overcome adversity, you have to be willing to face it. It takes courage. "That's why kids have a problem finishing things in today's time. Because as soon as they feel a small bit of discomfort - of things ain't right - they're gone. 'I can't do it no more.'" Then he said something everyone needs to hear: "But suppose I told you - the greatest pain of my life is the reason I'm standing here today." Resilience is a muscle you build. It isn't something you have, but something you develop. It's built when you show up even when it's hard. You build it by overcoming adversity and challenges. (🎥 TedX Talks)

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One of our local coaches was getting ripped apart on Facebook by an anonymous participant and I decided I don’t care what people think. I’m gonna reply because we’ve gotta start sticking up for ourselves as coaches and people. People like to sit behind a keyboard with their anonymous name tag So I responded. I hope we know as coaches we have to stick together and control the own narrative of our program.

GAME CHANGING opportunity to inspire the Tennessee State University @tsutigersfb Football team yesterday‼️ We discussed MINDSET and SACRIFICE. Thank YOU Coach @ReggieBarlow for inviting me to make an impact. #ShepInspires #KeepTheChange #TSUTigers #RoarCity #OVC