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No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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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'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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We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.
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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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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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I'm not in favor of that [mandating protective headgear ] because we learn as amateurs how to protect ourselves. And that's why there's a third man in the ring, the referee. And that's why there has to be a very strong boxing commission that doesn't allow guys in the ring who don't belong there.
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Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.
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Look at football, where you still have injuries no matter how much they improve the helmets and other equipment.
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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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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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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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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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