Sugar Ray Leonard quotes Born: 05/17/1956 Country: switzerland

• Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons. (Sugar Leonard)
• Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy. (Sugar Leonard)
• Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over. (Sugar Leonard)
• Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt. (Sugar Leonard)
• Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five. (Sugar Leonard)
• Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. (Sugar Leonard)
• 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. (Sugar Leonard)
• Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive. (Sugar Leonard)
• Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume. (Sugar Leonard)
• Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making. (Sugar Leonard)
• Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger. (Sugar Leonard)
• Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable. (Sugar Leonard)
• Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are. (Sugar Leonard)
• Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport. (Sugar Leonard)
• I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off. (Sugar Leonard)
• 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. (Sugar Leonard)
• I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out. (Sugar Leonard)
• I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end. (Sugar Leonard)
• I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me. (Sugar Leonard)
• I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself. (Sugar Leonard)
• 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. (Sugar Leonard)
• I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter. (Sugar Leonard)
• I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it. (Sugar Leonard)
• I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject. (Sugar Leonard)
• If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues. (Sugar Leonard)
• In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian. (Sugar Leonard)
• It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it. (Sugar Leonard)
• It's hard to talk about yourself. (Sugar Leonard)
• No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran. (Sugar Leonard)
• They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far. (Sugar Leonard)
• To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training. (Sugar Leonard)

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