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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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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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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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Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five
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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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This kid [Janks Morton, Jr.] was so special, although he's not a kid anymore, obviously, but he was there from day one of my rise through boxing. You know how the years go by and then, when you stop to reflect, you realize that someone was a part of your whole evolution as an individual? That's what I share with Junior.
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To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.
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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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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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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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Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
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Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.
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I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself
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I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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I learned how to sumon, from somewhere deep within, the extra will I didn't know I possessed. Knowing it was there, and could be tapped again, gave me the boost of confidence I would rely on for years to come.
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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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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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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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Look at football, where you still have injuries no matter how much they improve the helmets and other equipment.
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The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.
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I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.
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