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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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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
Actor
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Professional Boxer
Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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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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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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You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play 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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It is wonderful. It truly is. It is the only thing that is real! It's you against me, it's challenging another guy's manhood. With gloves. Words cannot describe that feeling of being a man, of being a gladiator, of being a warrior. It's irreplaceable.
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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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Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle.
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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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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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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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Spread your love and fly.
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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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I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.
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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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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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