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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.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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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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Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.
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Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.
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Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.
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Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
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Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle.
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I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.
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When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
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Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it your career is over.
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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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My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147.
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Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
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I'm not in favor of that [mandating protective headgear ] because we learn as amateurs how to protect ourselves. And that's why there's a third man in the ring, the referee. And that's why there has to be a very strong boxing commission that doesn't allow guys in the ring who don't belong there.
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Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest.
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I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. From that moment I became so embedded in boxing. I found a friend in boxing.
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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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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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I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.
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When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid it's my socializing weight.
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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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