“This is awesome. To come home, to be in Louisiana, in front of the home team, the home crowd, playing for the Super Bowl…I can’t really explain it. I’m really speechless. For everything that I’ve been through to get to this point, everything we’ve been through as a team to get to this point, it’s just awesome. I’m just trying to enjoy it and not hold everything in, just enjoy the moment and soak this up.”
For all of Reed’s “two tickets to paradise” singing and celebrating after the championship run, before the Super Bowl — like Harbaugh and Lewis, he pointed to his faith in God for what felt like a miracle, if not a dream. In his hometown, about to hoist the Lombardi Trophy to the Superdome roof in New Orleans, Reed talked about what rallied the Ravens to the cusp of a championship.
“It was really Philippians 4:13 that carried us,” Reed said of the biblical passage that states, “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.”
“I’ve never seen a presence of our father like I have around this team, making this journey. I sound a little bit off the wall with it, but it’s the truth. God has just been amazing. I know a lot of people are making fun of Ray [Lewis] about how he’s talking and how he’s on camera, really emotional. It’s the truth. He’s a very spiritual person, and it’s just been real. Many of us don’t see that or have that gift when it comes to spirituality. So, to be part of it and know that God is moving things, it’s impressive. It’s everything. It’s number one. We’re all connected. No matter what your religion is — we’re all connected. We all know there’s a higher power that takes care of all of us. No matter your race, your creed, we do things different, but we’re one.”
