I wouldnt change anything because the mistakes and the hurt are as important as all the great fights. They made me who… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When I was fighting, I would look to excite the crowds with a bolo punch or something taunting. Looking back, they were… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I retired and came back in '97. Woo! I mean, come on! I don't know, man. A six-year layoff? That was crazy!… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
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 Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
My toughest fight was myself. For me to disclose and let things out was not easy because we don't want to seem… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I made mistakes, but I'm luckier than most. I've got a successful business, lots of fans who think a lot of me and a… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had middle-class parents… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
At 14, I was the most disciplined guy around. I would get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and run five miles, and… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
