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The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Professional Boxer
Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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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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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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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 always expect unexpected challenges.
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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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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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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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Look at football, where you still have injuries no matter how much they improve the helmets and other equipment.
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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'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'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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Spread your love and fly.
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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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I want to be great, something special.
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Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.
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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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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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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'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
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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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