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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
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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Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle.
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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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Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five
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I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. From that moment I became so embedded in boxing. I found a friend in boxing.
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This kid [Janks Morton, Jr.] was so special, although he's not a kid anymore, obviously, but he was there from day one of my rise through boxing. You know how the years go by and then, when you stop to reflect, you realize that someone was a part of your whole evolution as an individual? That's what I share with Junior.
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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 remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.
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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
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Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
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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 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 want to be great, something special.
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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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