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QUICK QUOTES: Mike Vick Weighs in on Ray Rice Controversy…

Sep, 10 2014 | Written by ATLien
Quarterback Michael Vick has faced his own share of controversy and recently he weighed in on the controversy surrounding former Baltimore Ravens runningback Ray Rice.

As you know, a Rice was released from his NFL team after an explosive video surfaced earlier this week showing Rice hitting his future wife in an Atlantic City, N.J., elevator.

[READ: Ray Rice Cut From Ravens After Disturbing ‘Knockout’ Footage Released… (VIDEO)]

No stranger to controversy, Vick, who served nearly two years behind bars after pleading guilty to federal charges related to his role in a dog-fighting ring, said he “took away a lot from what I went through – the importance of decision-making.”

[FLASHBACK: Boo’d Up: Mike Vick & His Wife Kijafa Hit The Club in Atlanta… (PHOTOS)]

Vick was recently interviewed on New York radio station WFAN, and when asked about the incident, her responded honestly and revealed that sometimes you’ve got to pay the price for your wrongs in order to move on.

Details below…

Vick, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles after leaving the Falcons and now plays for the New York Jets, said during the interview that he hopes “masses of people” learn from Rice’s troubles that led to him being released this week from the Ravens and being banned indefinitely by the NFL.

When first asked, Mike admitted, “honestly, I wouldn’t know what to tell Ray Rice right now,” then said, “you’ve got to be conscious of what you’re doing and what’s going on at all times.”

“Some things we’ve got to learn to bottle up,” Vick said.

“There are so many different ways to handle things that come about … Somebody told me you can go 23 hours in a day and do the right thing and in the last hour, you screw up, that’s all people are going to remember.”

While Rice has had a great career, Vick said: “A lot of us had great careers and everything was in our favor. You do the wrong thing in one hour of the day and everything turns around.” (source)

Who better to give advice to an embattled football player than one who has been through a ton of drama and survived?

I hate to beat a dead horse but our society is so askew! How is it that Vick had to spend years in jail over DOGS but Rice knocked his wife out ON CAMERA and never did a day of jailtime?

*sigh* But I digress…

What do you think of Mike Vick’s statements about the Ray Rice controversy?
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- Bridget Gatlin
  
  Women are worth more than a dog, so no comparisons between Mike Vick vs Ray Rice.
  
  Women are not worth more than Dogs
  
  But Mike committed a different crime in the eyes of the law which came with major consequences.
  
  Jail time, losing a few things he had acheived in his lifetime and not to mention the shade and humiliation he got from the public of dog lovers alike due to his moment of weakness the very 1st time/day he decided to commit that crime.
  
  I totally agree with him about being able to pause for a moment and being conscious of our day to day dealings ie a moment of bad decision making may and will cost you a life time of consequences.
  
  So he is infact sharing his experience of what a moment of indiscretion can cost you.
  
  Pardon me correction Women are worth more than Dogs
  
  Lawd!
- Sherri Privott
  
  you wouldn´t think so seeing as though Mike did time and was not able to live it down for years. smh
- Michelle Newman
  
  Im not understanding the dog comparisons…like come on really??
  
  BEYANDJALLALLDAY
  
  It’s sad that you can’t understand the comparison, it’s simple reading comprehension skills. Let me see if I can break it down for you. Why is it that Michael Vick was imprisoned for harming a Dog(animal), but Ray Rice who brutally assaulted his then fiance(a human being), whom he could have possibly paralyzed or even killed is still a free man that hasn’t served a day in jail?
  
  In other word why is the life of a dog more important ii
  
  Mz Relly
  
  @Michelle Newman, how do u not get the comparison, that is crazy. See comment from: BEYANDJALLALLDAY. Are u serious, or just that unintelligent? No Shade-IJS
- Leonard Jackson
  
  Mike could have kept his mouth shut on the situation. However, the way he was done, he is at will to say his ´stance´ on the situation. They are in the same field of sports.
  
  BEYANDJALLALLDAY
  
  "Than the life of a human being"
- Leonard Jackson
  
  The only one that had a right to offer a say in the matter at hand is Ray Lewis since he is like or was like Ray´s mentor.
  
  Rocci
  
  OK. This makes absolutely no sense. So, because he has a personal relationship with him, this means he’s the only person entitled to an opinion? So why are you on here commenting? Actually, Ray Lewis is the LAST person that should be commenting. He’s had his own share of troubles.
- Mike Gee
  
  Mike you JUST got your balls outta the fire..shut the eff up man and stop hating on another black man whos going thru a rough time…lost a lil respect for you on this one man.
  
  Rocci
  
  Just what did he say that would make you think he was "hating"? He said that you should be conscious of what you’re doing at all times. Learn to walk away sometimes. It sounds like sound advice to me.
- Kara Masias
  
  FUCK VICK!! AND HIS OPINION
- ISAIDIT!
  
  THEY HAD TO HAVE MIKE VICK IN MIND,WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THE PHRASE…THE BLACKER THE BERRY THE SWEETER THE JUICE! EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO GET ME SOME GRAPE KOOL-AID! LOL
  
  LMAO
  
  LOL ! You are a fool!!!! Got me wantin a grape soda my damn self!
  
  XoXo
  
  Yummy! Yes!
- Sylvia Itsmy Secondhalf
  
  He´s using the comparison because there was more outrage from his situation than domestic violence cases.
- Mimi Love
  
  Women are worth more than dogs!? wtf…..No, all creatures are equally valuable.
  
  George
  
  In my humble opinion, the issue here is not what happened at step 10, but what occurred during steps 1-9. We know he knocked her out. However, what led to it?! I am, in ABSOLUTELY NO WAY condoning a man EVER striking a woman. However, women know which buttons on their man to push…..why is there a need to push that button?! She SPAT in his face, verbally abusing him. He should’ve walked away, but that’s after the fact. Granted, a fist is no comparison to words, but even the bible states " the tongue is sharper than a two-edged sword….." That alone demonstrates the power of words, which leave far deeper scars than any fist!
  
  Sadly, we are left with this…..if there is no platform of visibility (I.e, celebrity) abuse may never be made public. I’m certain that if I were to strike my wife in like manner of Mr. Rice, SHOULD I live, I will NOT lose my job! That, unfortunately, evidences that we need better social tools, coping mechanisms and communication, lest we suffer deeper wounds (verbal or physical) that can have far worse outcomes.
  
  Oh, look! A soap box! I will get off now……
- Michelle Newman
  
  Mike keep talking…you have a right to your opinion. He was only dragged into this mess because dumb people have been comparing DV to his dog fighing and because he plays in the NFL..human vs dog…interesting. he said nothing wrong so whats the big deal?
  
  eliza anders
  
  [email protected]
- Coretta Scott
  
  You can tell who only read what´s in the dumb bubble and not what´s on the actual article.
  
  Rocci
  
  Exactly!
- Marty Dickerson
  
  The NFL don´t care about Black Women PERIOD…..if this was a white woman or dogs they would have done something about this long time ago BECAUSE they saw this video back in february & choose to do nothing but suspend him two games. I bet if he get his job back there will not be people showing up everywhere he his protesting him like they do Mike Vick!!!
- Celia K Dale
  
  Michael Vick made no comparisons in his QUOTE… the author of this piece did. Having said that, it is shameful that you can hurt a dog and get 2 years but you knock the shit outta ya wife and there´s none. That is the comparison the author was making.
  
  Shawn
  
  No, fuck the domestic violence comparison, how about the fact that Michael Vick can get 3 years for fighting a damn dog, but George Zimmerman never got 1 for killing a boy. Where’s the outrage?
- Michelle Newman
  
  Can we please not make this a racial issue?? Omg. The NFL hids everything when it comes to their players regardless of their color. Its more of a image issue for the NFL thats why they cover up domestic violence, sexual assualts, substance abuse etc when it comes to their players. There is a white qtrback that has been accused of sexual assualt on White women several times and they did nothing to him. He is still a starting qtr back in the NFL. They choose to “over look” Ray rice incident several months ago not because his wife is black but because Ray rice is a good football player. So this is more of a man vs woman thing not a black/white thing. Lets stay focus on the real issue.
  
  Loving This Site
  
  I agree 100%. The only reason this video surfaced is because the hotel had financial problems and someone in security or management sold this footage to TMZ.
  
  cns
  
  No they released the video because it was the right thing to do. Now if the video had not been released and this male had murder his wife then people would be complaining that the hotel was covering for a batterer and a murder. Just think about it this way, what if you were brutally assaulted in a hotel elevator and the owner of the hotel refused to release video. Please just think about it.
  
  Loving This Site
  
  They who? TMZ released the video after obtaining it from hotel staff. The NFL most likely saw the video after the incident but because of the legal matter was handled in NJ they probably didn’t dig to deep into the matter. If the NFL had their way we would have never seen this. So don’t think for one second they care about these players wives or the players, they care about money. Public perception is what got him fired, not the initial incident.
  
  Sasha
  
  Agreed @lovingthissite this entire debacle would still be brushed under the rug had TMZ not bought and released this footage. Harvey prides himself on being the 1st to "scoop" other outlets. They didn’t do it for the justice, but for the sensationalism of the headline. Smh!
  
  eliza anders
  
  True statement @Michelle
- Cedric Walters
  
  Be careful Mike.
- Straight From The A
  
  Thanks for paying attention @celia
- Celia K Dale
  
  What can I say straight from the A. Reading is fundamental.
  
  cns
  
  AMEN to that!!!
- Celia K Dale
  
  That´s the real issue as YOU see it @ Michelle Newman.
- Stacy
  
  They’re both pieces of shit in my eyes! Any man who hurts an animal or a woman is scum in my book. Especially animals as they are innocent and depend on us to take care of them. Women can be vicious creatures sometimes and as one comedian said a woman may deserve it but we as men should know that we do not under any circumstances hit a woman. Whether they deserve it or not. I for instance am bipolar and I’ll tell you I’ve lost my temper to no end with certain females. But I have never laid my hands on a female even during a blackout of anger. If I can control that with a disease that is known for it’s violence then no man has an excuse, period! Now with that said for the media to victimize her and say she’s the victim here is bullshit as well. No matter the argument or what was said or done she had no right to hit him either which was just as visible on the tapes. To say that that is irrelevant because she’s a woman is sexist and equally as wrong. Granted again she may have deserved to get hit but him as a man a celebrity an athlete and a public figure in general had no right to retaliate and should have walked away and left her standing there. They were both victims and now his entire life is on the line because he didn’t man up and do the right thing. No person has the right ever to hit another period! For that in itself he deserves what’s coming to him. As for her she’ll get off as the angel and be condoned because she’s a female and life will continue blindly, irrationally and bias. Which is why we all need to watch or actions or forever be condemned by them.
- Bebe
  
  Nothing about Apollo not turning himself in yesterday??
  
  Bebe
  
  Now he’s supposed to have turned himself in early this morning… How about an article about him allegedly going off on Phaedra??
  
  cns
  
  We will get that story next week after Phaedra has given instructions on how the article should be written.
  
  Loving This Site
  
  lmao
  
  ISAIDIT!
  
  I have been checking EVERY hour for the Apollo tea! Its EVERYWHERE but here! But this is STRAIGHT FROM THE A!!!!! HOW DOES NY OUTLETS GET THE TEA QUICKER THAN THE A ,WHEN THE TEA IS COMING OUT OF ATLANTA! I see you ATlien! Youre very transparent my dear! We talking transparent like a window cleaned with windex! Yall must be pretty tight if you stop doing your job! smh
  
  ATLien
  
  Chile bye… 😆
  
  BYE!
  
  Chile bye? Thats all you got Michelle? You can tell its TRUE,because you start replying to everyone! LMAO! Pathetic!
  
  ISAIDIT!
  
  The tea is he didnt turn hisself in! He was at Phaedra’s address acting a fool! Screaming and yelling at Ms.Parks for not being there for him! The news is EVERYWHERE!
  
  ATLien
  
  That ‘tea’ is wrong… try again.
  
  rMs Renee
  
  What part is wrong ATLien? What isaidit posted is the same as all of the news reports.Including yours.
- Sasha
  
  Mike "um um good" Vick was asked his opinion and gave it. I appreciate the fact he stayed neutral while giving a point of view based on experience. He was torn down, cut from his team, publicly tormented, and jailed for his role in dog fighting. Animal lovers worldwide pressed until justice prevailed. He admits to a bad decision and how that one moment can change the course of your life. He’s the perfect athlete to ask for his two cents…
- Walter Meeks
  
  Who ever got to say anything about Vick shut up. He had to do time for a dog. Everyone is saying that women deserve what she got. U are some idiots that think that´s the same. Rice deserves worst.
- Shon
  
  The reason that Ray Rice didn’t receive jail time is because he is a first time offender of domestic abuse. Almost all states give first time domestic abuse offenders a night in jail or just probation, they have to take anger management class and after so many classes, it can be taken off their record. He has already received his punishment and has to attend classes for him to get off probation. Vick was convicted under the RICO Act which is a federal crime. So that’s why they are treated differently
- Teshia Taylor
  
  Lmbo
- Lavaicia Williams
  
  At the end of the day the only person Rice has to explain his self to is his wife and the heavenly father so sick of people worrying about the lives of entertainers worry about your own life cause they human just like you and me so stop being negative and judging so much like our lives are perfect. # hate negativity
- FLORIDA GIRL
  
  BLACK FOLKS CAN BE SO IGNORANT, MIKE COMMENTS WERE NOT OF HATE BUT OF LOVE, IGNORANT PEOPLE, JUST LIKE MIKE SAID SOMETIME WE DO HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. AND OF ALL PEOPLE HE SHOULD KNOW, BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH THE FIRE AND CAME OUT BURN BUT NOT ASH. SO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP RAY, YES YOU MADE A TROUBLE DECISION WHEN YOU KNOCKED YOUR THEN FINANCE’ OUT WAS DEAD WRONG AND SAD TO SEE, THANK GOD, FOR SECURITY CAMERAS. A MEN SHOULD NEVER HIT A WOMEN LIKE HE DID, PERIOD PUSH HER OFF OF YOU TELL HER TO STOP, AND OR GET AWAY FROM HER AS FAST AS YOU CAN PERIOD. MICHAEL VICK, WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE CONTINUE MY BROTHER TO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP THE SKY IS STILL THE LIMIT FOR YOU THEY TRIED TO DESTROY YOU BUT GOD, SAID DIFFERENT KEEP PASSING TOWARD THE TOP WILL BE YOUR REWARD. YOUR BEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD OF YOU. SHALOM!!!!
- Henry Mccloud Jr
  
  Vic did not say anything bad about ray rice. What he said is true you can do everything good in 23 hours and in one hour f*** up then the whole world turn on you this man been through a lot he knows NFL don´t give a s*** about him either. Vic is keeping it real. I taught my son and I tell him all the time to not put his hands on a female but in the same time don´t let a female entice you to fight her walk away leave. Only if she got a knife or any any kind of weapon defend yourself than if it necessary call the cops on her in some states when you have domestic violence both parties go to jail. I don´t think Mr Rice had 2 hit his wife in that way either but I wasn´t there a lot of women try to fight men back these days. If you have a ignorant person in your life that hits you let him or her go. Because in the real world somebody will go to jail when that s*** happens. My lovely daughter thinks she´s tough´ also some of my nieces don´t be in your man face tryin to fight him like you going to kick his butt you cannot beat a man don´t put your hands on him and he better not hit you. Just end the abusive relationship. I´ll bet this not the first time ray hit his wife. Do the crime do the time the NFL its a joke when it comes down to their Star player if that tape wasn´t released we will not be having this conversation and the NFL would not have suspended Ray Rice . They only did it to protect their image
- d
  
  It’s utterly disgusting that multiple sites are actually playing this video. This is further abuse being perpetrated upon the victim. Irrespective of her statements and whether she chose to remain with this man and to marry him, she is still a VICTIM who is being further humiliated, shamed and VICTIMized by you. Clearly she is being denigrated, hit with blunt force in the face/head, lost consciousness, was near death, with her genitals and private body parts being exposed worldwide. The statement she made reflects that she may be holding the public accountable for victimizing her, may have been poorly articulated and ill-advised, she is correct in that she is being further denigrated by sites such as this one for ratings and posterity. Shameful.
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