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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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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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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.
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I'm so opposite of my profession. No one - particularly my mother and father - ever thought I was going to be a boxer because I always felt that football and baseball were too dangerous. I was just such a quiet kid.
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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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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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I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.
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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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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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I want to be great, something special.
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They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.
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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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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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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.
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We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.
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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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