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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.
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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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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Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.
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Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
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No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran
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Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five
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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
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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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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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I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
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I enjoyed [Celebrity Ghost Stories]. I never thought in a million years that I would tell people that I saw a ghost. And I've seen a lot of ghosts.
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I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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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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