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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected. Because if you like me you can throw me away too quick. If you respect me, you may not even like what I was wearing, but you'll say, I respect that.

Ray Lewis

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Ray Lewis
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: May 15
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Ray Anthony Lewis
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