Sugar Ray Leonard Quotes

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Sugar Ray Leonard

Profession : Boxer

Birth : May 17, 1956

We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.

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For the most part, I think video games do a good job of capturing the essence of boxing. However, I'd like to continue to see them push the realism, emphasizing the skill involved.

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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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Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who would fight anybody. You know, he didn't tell you he was the best fighter pound for pound.

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I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.

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Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

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You just don't heal that easy unless you're young.

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Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter, or a champion, but someone very special.

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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 was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.

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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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It's hard to talk about yourself.

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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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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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Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.

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

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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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I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

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I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.

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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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