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> [I came out as a gay as I have earned myself respect as an athlete. I have only lost 2 out of 22 professional fights. I knocked out some of my opponents in the first round. But I never really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/i-came-out-as-a-gay-as-i-have-earned-myself-respect-as-an-athlete-i/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

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## More by Orlando Cruz

> [But I also want kids who suffer from bullying to know that you can be whoever you want to be in life, including a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/but-i-also-want-kids-who-suffer-from-bullying-to-know-that-you-can-be/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [It is very unusual for someone from Latin American society to openly stand by his homosexuality. In my hometown, there are still lots of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/it-is-very-unusual-for-someone-from-latin-american-society-to-openly/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [Four years ago, I was fighting for the world championship title in Puerto Rico. The spectators bad-mouthed me; they called me a faggot. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/four-years-ago-i-was-fighting-for-the-world-championship-title-in/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [I came out as a gay as I have earned myself respect as an athlete. I have only lost 2 out of 22 professional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/i-came-out-as-a-gay-as-i-have-earned-myself-respect-as-an-athlete-i/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [Boxing is a sport that is largely dominated by machos, by men who think we have to conform to a very specific role model.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/boxing-is-a-sport-that-is-largely-dominated-by-machos-by-men-who/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career I want to be true to myself. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/i-ve-been-fighting-for-more-than-24-years-and-as-i-continue-my/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [I don't want to be seen only as a boxer who is gay. I want to be a boxer who is professional, who pursues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/i-don-t-want-to-be-seen-only-as-a-boxer-who-is-gay-i-want-to-be-a/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/15-or-20-years-ago-it-would-not-have-been-possible-for-me-to-come-out/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [I developed physically and mentally to take such a big step in my life and in my profession, which is boxing, knowing that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/i-developed-physically-and-mentally-to-take-such-a-big-step-in-my/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [Until the moment I came out as a gay, I have kept my personal life and my career strictly separate from each other. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/until-the-moment-i-came-out-as-a-gay-i-have-kept-my-personal-life-and/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [In the old days talks would have made me angry. But now that I've come out, everyone knows the truth. That's like a protective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/in-the-old-days-talks-would-have-made-me-angry-but-now-that-i-ve-come/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

> [For a long time I didn't want to accept that I was gay. Better said: I couldn't accept it because I was too afraid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-cruz/for-a-long-time-i-didn-t-want-to-accept-that-i-was-gay-better-said-i/)

[Orlando Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-cruz/)

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