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I'm not Ed Reed. I'm Eric Weddle, and you're going to get a great Eric Weddle that does a lot of amazing things on the football field. And there's no pressure; pressure is self-inflicted.

- Eric Weddle

Going, Football Field, Reed, Self-Inflicted

Baltimore, it's been an amazing place and experience. It's opened my eyes a little bit just of other organizations. I'm proud to be a part of this team, proud to be part of this group of men that really challenged each other, never pointed the fingers, never turned our backs on each other.

- Eric Weddle

Other, Been, Turned, Pointed

If teams are doubting me and offering me such a small amount of money, it might not be worth moving my family.

- Eric Weddle

Small, Teams, Amount, Doubting

I'm not going to waste time or energy spent on something I can't control.

- Eric Weddle

Waste Time, Waste, Going, Energy

It honestly feels like high school or college all over again. You're comfortable; you see the game. You've seen a lot of ups and downs, a lot of good plays and bad plays. They're all in the back of your head. It's all just experience over the years. There are guys that play well as rookies, but it's hard.

- Eric Weddle

College, Play, Feels, Ups

San Diego is the best city in the world.

- Eric Weddle

City, World, San, Diego

There's a love of San Diego that I will always cherish, but this is the East. It's football - these people love rooting for the Ravens, and this gives you extra motivation in life to go get what you want.

- Eric Weddle

Love, San Diego, Rooting, Diego

I've played in San Diego for nine years and gone against my new team a bunch of times, and I've always envied their success. I've always envied the way they play, the way they go about business.

- Eric Weddle

Play, Always, San, Diego

I usually take the first batch of some ice cream, eat it, and then about an hour later, at halftime of the Sunday night game, I go after a second serving. So I pretty much get a whole gallon of ice cream Sunday night. It's pretty bad.

- Eric Weddle

Game, Bad, Some, Ice Cream

I can sit back in 10, 15, 20 years, when I'm sitting with my kids, I'll be able to say that I'm sitting in Ravens Stadium during a game, and I'm watching one of the best swimmers ever win a Gold for the U.S. You know, as you get older, you cherish those kinds of moments.

- Eric Weddle

Best, Game, Back, Stadium

I always try to remind myself, when it's tough, when your body's sore and you're hurting, I try to sit back and tell myself, 'Would you rather be doing anything else in the world at this moment?'

- Eric Weddle

Doing, Tell, Rather, Sore

I love the game. But I love my wife and kids more. I can't tell you how many sacrifices I make throughout the season. I leave the house at 4:15 A.M. and get home at 7 P.M. and see my kids an hour every night. It's been sacrificing for nine years. It's not just about what's best for me. It's about what's best for me and my family.

- Eric Weddle

Love, Game, Nine, Sacrificing

We came from a neighborhood that was kind of older, so we didn't have that many kids that would go out and play. We moved into a neighborhood that has, like, 50 kids in it. There are 12 houses where we kind of all share a big backyard, and we're all circled in there. If one kid goes out there, they all go out and play.

- Eric Weddle

Play, Big, Moved, Neighborhood

Football is important, but my family and faith are also important, and no matter how good a football player I am, I knew I still needed to be a good member of the church. Having that spiritual connection helped me throughout the season. It brought balance. I felt better about myself and saw improvements in all aspects of my life.

- Eric Weddle

My Life, Needed, Brought, Season

It's a blessing to know that the church and the gospel are the same no matter where I go. I can find a church and know the services and feel at home there.

- Eric Weddle

Church, Go, Feel, Blessing

That irritates me the most - missing tackles.

- Eric Weddle

Me, Missing, Most, Irritates

I think I have respect from players, coaches, and certain media who watch the games. I'm not a youngster anymore.

- Eric Weddle

Think, Players, I Think, Youngster

I love working with the youth. I am just as new to the gospel as lot of the kids, so I get just as much out of it as they do. Just being around them makes it one of the best callings.

- Eric Weddle

Love, New, Makes, Just As Much

I don't really worry or waste my energy on where I rank and this and that. I know where I'm at.

- Eric Weddle

Worry, Know, Waste, Rank

I've never had surgery. I don't drink. I don't go out. My shoulders, back, legs, hip, they're all fine. I think I bring a lot to a team.

- Eric Weddle

Think, Shoulders, I Think, Surgery

I live and breathe football.

- Eric Weddle

Football, Live, Breathe

Understanding why we are here, what we are supposed to be doing, relationships, and striving to do more other than play football - when you get understanding like that and apply it, it works wonders.

- Eric Weddle

Play, Doing, Here, Play Football

A lot of guys thought I'd bow down to them, but I wasn't like that. I was just trying to play football and do my thing.

- Eric Weddle

Thought, Play, Like, Play Football

I brush it, brush it after every practice and stuff, just because it gets tangled. It's just all natural, let it grow, let it be, let it be real.

- Eric Weddle

Practice, Grow, Brush, Be Real

Going through everything in my mind, I kept waking up in the middle of the night thinking Baltimore, thinking this is my fit, this is where I want to be, and they want me.

- Eric Weddle

Mind, Through, Middle, Waking

I can guarantee you this: We will be the strongest, most in-shape Ravens team that this team has ever had.

- Eric Weddle

Will, Guarantee, Had, Strongest

Everybody drops balls every once in awhile. I just can't let it happen.

- Eric Weddle

Drops, Happen, Everybody, Awhile

If I don't trim the upper lip, my wife wouldn't kiss me. You have to take into account her needs as well.

- Eric Weddle

Wife, Needs, Upper, Trim

The things I felt Baltimore would give me is a team that gives everything for each other and a team that wants to win and has a goal to win a Super Bowl every year.

- Eric Weddle

Goal, Give, Other, Give Me

I've always been able to overcome things, and to this day, it still bugs me that I couldn't overcome a ball to the face. But I think things worked out for the best.

- Eric Weddle

Think, Always, Been, Bugs

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