Sugar Ray Leonard

Born :17 May 1956

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Sugar Ray Leonard born on 17th May 1956. As of today 7th May 2025 , we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 37 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in american and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Sugar Ray Leonard

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When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.

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.

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.

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.

They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.

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

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.

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

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.

I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end.

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.

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

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

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.

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