WEBVTT - Study Hall: Ray Lewis on Why He Stopped Endorsing Products: "I Needed Ownership!"

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<v Speaker 1>An illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child

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<v Speaker 1>in Massachusetts. An MS thirteen gang member from Al Salvador

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<v Speaker 1>accused of murdering a Texas man of Venezuelan charged with

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<v Speaker 1>filming and selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just

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<v Speaker 1>some of the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President

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<v Speaker 1>Donald J. Trump's leadership. I'm Christy nom the United States

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary of Homeland Security. Under President Trump, attempted illegal border

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<v Speaker 1>crossings are at the lowest levels ever recorded, and over

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred thousand illegal aliens have been arrested. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are here illegally, your next you will be fined nearly

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<v Speaker 1>one thousand dollars a day, imprisoned, and deported. You will

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<v Speaker 1>never return. But if you register using our CBP home

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<v Speaker 1>app and leave now, you could be allowed to return legally.

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<v Speaker 1>Do what's right. Leave now. Under President Trump, America's laws,

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<v Speaker 2>Be protected sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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<v Speaker 3>But you said endorsements aren't the way, and so it

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<v Speaker 3>makes me wonder at that point you're getting the salaries

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<v Speaker 3>from the NFL, but you're not doing endorsements. We all

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<v Speaker 3>you know we preach having one income, it's too close

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<v Speaker 3>to none. What other type of alternatives that you seek

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<v Speaker 3>to find a way to make money off the field?

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<v Speaker 2>Partnerships? Okay, partnerships.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, everybody wants to shake your hand and they want

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<v Speaker 4>to they want to make you the greatest thing ever. Right,

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my gosh, come do this, Come speak here, come

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<v Speaker 4>do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I will. If I own part of that.

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<v Speaker 4>Because of my own part of that, then I got

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<v Speaker 4>ownership in that. And if I got ownership and that,

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<v Speaker 4>then I speak about it a little more boldly, right,

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<v Speaker 4>little more fascinating. I have a little more energy of

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<v Speaker 4>getting up every morning to come do what you want

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<v Speaker 4>me to do. No matter how much you own, right,

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<v Speaker 4>think about owning undred percent of nothing, that's nothing. But

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<v Speaker 4>if you got your hands and enough things that I

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<v Speaker 4>got my hands in, Man, I got percentage in this.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight thirty thirty plus companies.

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<v Speaker 4>Man that my hands is in that I own or partner,

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<v Speaker 4>which means I have a relationship with them. If I

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<v Speaker 4>can teach my kids stop with endorsements. That's a check.

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<v Speaker 4>And if somebody is able to write you that check,

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<v Speaker 4>well then I don't want to check. I give an example.

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<v Speaker 4>I signed my third contract. I'm sitting in the room

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<v Speaker 4>and the owner walks in and he says, listen, we're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna make him the highest paid player in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So they give me fifty million dollars.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, they give me twenty up front, and my agent

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<v Speaker 4>looked at me and I got up and walked out

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<v Speaker 4>of the room, and he was like, what's wrong. Why

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<v Speaker 4>are you walking out of the room. I said, because

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<v Speaker 4>it finally cleared. Player money no longer impresses me. I

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<v Speaker 4>want to know what he does because if he can

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<v Speaker 4>pay me this much, then I need to learn that business. Right,

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<v Speaker 4>So athletes think about this. Athletes are never introduced to

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<v Speaker 4>the owner concept until you make enough money because they

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<v Speaker 4>tell you I'll put you in the next slot.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, every athlete is slotted.

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<v Speaker 4>So whether you think an agent is relevant or not,

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<v Speaker 4>every athlete the number is already marked.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you come to that.

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<v Speaker 1>An illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child

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<v Speaker 1>in Massachusetts. An MS thirteen gang member from Al Salvador

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<v Speaker 1>accused of murdering a Texas man of Venezuelan charged with

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<v Speaker 1>filming and selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just

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<v Speaker 1>some of the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President

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<v Speaker 1>Donald J. Trump's leadership. I'm Christy nom the United States

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary of Homeland Security. Under President Trump, attempted illegal border

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<v Speaker 1>crossings are at the lowest levels ever recorded, and over

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred thousand illegal aliens have been arrested. If you

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<v Speaker 1>were here illegally, your next you will be fine nearly

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<v Speaker 1>one thousand dollars a day. Imprisoned and deported, you will

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<v Speaker 1>never return. But if you register using our CBP home

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<v Speaker 1>app and leave now, you could be allowed to return legally.

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<v Speaker 1>Do what's right leave Now. Under President Trump, America's laws,

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<v Speaker 1>border and families.

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<v Speaker 2>Will be protected sponsored by the United States Department of

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<v Speaker 2>Homeland Security.

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<v Speaker 4>And number you're like, ah, I want a few more million,

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<v Speaker 4>I want a few hundred thousand more maybe, but you're slotted.

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<v Speaker 4>So they always make us think about the player. And

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<v Speaker 4>then I wanted to know what an owner thinks like.

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<v Speaker 4>So then I started sitting myself around owners and I

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<v Speaker 4>thoughted to say, Wow, that's a different conversation than I

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<v Speaker 4>have in a locker room full of players. They don't

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<v Speaker 4>even think about ownership. They don't even think about owning

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<v Speaker 4>their ID at all. The only thing they think about

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<v Speaker 4>is their next check. When you become a boss, you

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<v Speaker 4>don't think about your next check.

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<v Speaker 2>You write the checks. That's the difference.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, that's the bar so ownership. Staying on the ownership

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<v Speaker 5>tam the NFL. I think it's like maybe sixty five

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<v Speaker 5>percent of black players make up the NFL. Seventy three

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<v Speaker 5>seventy three, Okay, no black ownership. So there's the Rooney

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<v Speaker 5>rule to try to, you know, have more black head coaches,

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<v Speaker 5>which a lot of people think that that's flawed, or

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<v Speaker 5>at least they have something in place. What are your

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<v Speaker 5>thoughts on having the majority of the league be black players,

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<v Speaker 5>have no black ownership, and how can we get it

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<v Speaker 5>to the point where there is representation in the owner's box.

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<v Speaker 4>We own, we control sports, right, Blacks dominate that from

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<v Speaker 4>an NFL level. But you're not changing that unless you're

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<v Speaker 4>sitting in the ownership rooms. So we can argue all

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<v Speaker 4>we want to about not having black coaches, but until

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<v Speaker 4>we get a black owner in that office or two,

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<v Speaker 4>then that ain't changing.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter what rule you want to talk about.

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<v Speaker 4>This is what I'm saying, like, we only look for

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<v Speaker 4>the check, We only look for the position that's given.

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<v Speaker 4>In today's time, it's time for us to take that.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what partnerships and ownership is, right. My goal is simple.

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<v Speaker 4>My goal has never changed. I'm forty seven years old.

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<v Speaker 4>In the next five to seven years, my goal is

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<v Speaker 4>to put myself in the right position to possibly become

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<v Speaker 4>the first black minority owner in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 4>Why because I want to change the narrative. Right If

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<v Speaker 4>we don't do that. If we don't do that, then

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<v Speaker 4>no conversation changes.

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<v Speaker 1>An illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child

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<v Speaker 1>in Massachusetts an MS thirteen gang member from Al Salvador

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<v Speaker 1>accused of murdering a Texas man of Venezuelan charged with

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<v Speaker 1>filming and selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just

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<v Speaker 1>some of the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President

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<v Speaker 1>Donald J. Trump's leadership. I'm Christy nom the United States

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary of Homeland Security. Under President Trump, attempted illegal border

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<v Speaker 1>crossings are at the lowest levels ever recorded, and over

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred thousand illegal aliens have been arrested. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are here illegally, your next you will be fine nearly

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<v Speaker 1>one thousand dollars a day, imprisoned, and deported. You will

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<v Speaker 1>never return. But if you register using our CBP home

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<v Speaker 1>app and leave now, you could be allowed to return legally.

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<v Speaker 1>Do what's right. Leave now. Under President Trump, America's laws,

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<v Speaker 1>border and families will be protected.

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<v Speaker 2>Sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security,