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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
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Wilmington
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Ray Charles Leonard
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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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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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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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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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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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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
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