I know myself and Ray Lewis have similar builds. People say what they want to, but (Savage) was one of the people who actually had say in bringing Ray Lewis in (to Baltimore). So when he said that I reminded him of Ray I felt good.

If a team wants an inside backer, I should be the first one they look at.

We finally got our swagger, we finally got a rhythm going. If you've got any kind of pride, or any kind of competitiveness, you've got to get up for this game.

The Ravens were the only team I would have come back for because of these two guys, Ray [Lewis] and Corey [Fuller], and no one else,

My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.

Ray Lewis has done it, been in the Super Bowl, been in some Pro Bowls, so I think Jonathan Vilma kind of looks at him as a former Miami player and understands he has some attributes like Ray. Now it's just a matter of him playing to that level. As he progresses and becomes better, he has that potential.