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I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Wilmington
North Carolina
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We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.
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They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.
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I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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To be honest, I don't know. I started one [book] back in 1982 or '83 when I first retired. But I was only 25 or 26 and not ready to write my memoirs.
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Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.
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I had a drug problem. I'd go to parties, take a leak, and there was cocaine right there. I was 25 when it started, rich, famous, and retired.
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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.
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Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.
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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.
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I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.
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Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
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