Ray Lewis is the best.

Ray Lewis

In sports there are the stars, the players that provide the spectacular plays but not all of them are specified as leaders. Well there are few that are both a leader and a superstar on the field. One of the few is Ray Lewis a middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens. He is under the elite category of superstar and leader. Ray Lewis is the best defensive football player ever.

No doubt that he is a superstar talent wise he has been terrorizing offensive players since he was drafted in 1996 with hits so hard they take your breath away and his passion for the game. Ray had been mocked for being undersized for his position but what he lacked in size he made up for in heart a sports science test proved that at full speed Ray generates over 1,000 pounds of force that’s 200 more pounds than a police grade battering ram. The only reason he doesn’t break bones every time he hits someone is because of shoulder pads and the flexibility of the rib cage.

On the other hand Rays leadership can’t be matched either he is the ultimate leader on and off the field. Before the game in the pregame huddles he pumps up his teammates to the extreme and keeps them motivated to do their best through the entire game. In an interview he said it doesn’t matter about me it matters that I go out and sacrifice my body for you. People say when he gets into the hall of fame there will be an equal amount of footage of his pregame warm up speeches as his hits.

However you can’t forget about his intensity that is another part of Ray’s game is his intensity if you saw Ray you would know he gives 200% every time he steps onto the field. He’s the type of guy that was a man before you, he is more of a man now, and he’ll be even more than a man than you after he hits you. He gives his all for the team he’s on so they can succeed he never takes a play off, he wouldn’t dream of taking a play off.

Ray Lewis is the best defensive player in NFL history; from his skills to his leadership to his intensity these traits give him the ability to be the best of the best.