I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball. Lisa Leslie
Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great. Lisa Leslie
Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old. Lisa Leslie
It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it. Sugar Ray Leonard
I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me. Sugar Ray Leonard
When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty. Sugar Ray 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 Ray Leonard
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. Sugar Ray Leonard
We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people. Sugar Ray Leonard
When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight. Sugar Ray 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 Ray Leonard
I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out. Sugar Ray Leonard
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off. Sugar Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray Leonard