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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.

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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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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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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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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Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
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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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Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
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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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I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.
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Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.
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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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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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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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No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran
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When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me, What do you want to be? I think he was expecting me to say, A champion. I said, I want to be special. I don't know why I said that, but I didn't just want to be a fighter. I wanted to have an impact with people, particularly kids
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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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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 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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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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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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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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