Quotes from Ray Rice

I was forced to grow up quicker than most. I was forced to be a young man at a young age.

Mom, thank you. Mr. Palmer, my father I never had, thank you for teaching me what it is to be a man.

It hurts because I can't go out there and play football, but it hurts more because I have to be a father and explain what happened to my daughter.

Sometimes in life, you will get knocked down.

We'll always be grateful for the love we've received from all of our fans and supporters, and for winning a Super Bowl. I'll always be proud to say I played for the Baltimore Ravens.

One thing we said as an offense is we want to start games fast ... we want the other team to play catch-up to us.