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I want to be great, something special.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
Actor
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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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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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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The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.
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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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Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.
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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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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.
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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 fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
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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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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
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I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.
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Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.
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I enjoyed [Celebrity Ghost Stories]. I never thought in a million years that I would tell people that I saw a ghost. And I've seen a lot of ghosts.
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I had a drug problem. I'd go to parties, take a leak, and there was cocaine right there. I was 25 when it started, rich, famous, and retired.
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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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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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