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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.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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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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Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
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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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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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Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle.
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I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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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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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'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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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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We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.
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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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Spread your love and fly.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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