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They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
Actor
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
Stubborn
Paid
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Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.
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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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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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Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
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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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Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.
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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 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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Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
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Spread your love and fly.
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It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.
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When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me, What do you want to be? I think he was expecting me to say, A champion. I said, I want to be special. I don't know why I said that, but I didn't just want to be a fighter. I wanted to have an impact with people, particularly kids
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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 wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.
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While each of us faces enormous challenges every day, it's not the sins we commit that will define us, its how we respond to them.
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I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.
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I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.
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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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