--- title: "21 Me Quotes By Sugar Ray Leonard" description: "21 Me quotes by Sugar Ray Leonard. Plus more from Sugar Ray Leonard and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_achieved_i-came-from-nothing-and-achieved-humungo_1404849.png" --- > [I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-came-from-nothing-and-achieved-humungous-fame-and-fortune-but-i/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_achieved_i-came-from-nothing-and-achieved-humungo_1404849.png) > [Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/boxing-s-a-poor-man-s-sport-we-can-t-afford-to-play-golf-or-tennis-it/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c19/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_afford_boxing-s-a-poor-man-s-sport-we-can-t-aff_1945557.png) > [You don't appreciate things until they're gone. For me, I miss my friends; I don't miss boxing, I miss the camaraderie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/you-don-t-appreciate-things-until-they-re-gone-for-me-i-miss-my/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_appreciate_you-don-t-appreciate-things-until-they-r_1430063.png) > [I enjoy the school run and being a dad. Boxing will always be with me. I like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-enjoy-the-school-run-and-being-a-dad-boxing-will-always-be-with-me/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_always_i-enjoy-the-school-run-and-being-a-dad-b_2797286.png) > [I wouldn't change anything because the mistakes and the hurt are as important as all the great fights. They made me who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-wouldn-t-change-anything-because-the-mistakes-and-the-hurt-are-as/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_am_i-wouldn-t-change-anything-because-the-m_945344.png) > [For some reason, I was drawn towards boxing. Or maybe boxing drew me towards it - because once I put those gloves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/for-some-reason-i-was-drawn-towards-boxing-or-maybe-boxing-drew-me/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_about_for-some-reason-i-was-drawn-towards-boxi_903471.png) > [I made mistakes, but I'm luckier than most. I've got a successful business, lots of fans who think a lot of me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-made-mistakes-but-i-m-luckier-than-most-i-ve-got-a-successful/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_business_i-made-mistakes-but-i-m-luckier-than-mos_126185.png) > [I made an instant connection with boxing right away. Boxing became such a part of me. I ate boxing, I slept boxing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-made-an-instant-connection-with-boxing-right-away-boxing-became/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ate_i-made-an-instant-connection-with-boxing_2629097.jpg) > [Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/muhammad-ali-was-a-god-an-idol-and-an-icon-he-was-boxing-any-kid-that/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_advice_muhammad-ali-was-a-god-an-idol-and-an-ic_130332.jpg) > [The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/the-olympics-meant-everything-to-me-going-through-them-is-like/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_another_the-olympics-meant-everything-to-me-goin_2223196.png) > [I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-was-not-athletically-inclined-i-was-very-quiet-introverted-non/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_athletes_i-was-not-athletically-inclined-i-was-ve_2906425.png) > [Boxing is individual, although there's a team concept because you need a great corner, you need a great trainer, you need a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/boxing-is-individual-although-there-s-a-team-concept-because-you-need/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_although_boxing-is-individual-although-there-s-a_1256033.png) > [People try to live vicariously through fighters, but it's one-on-one; it's primal. There's no other feeling like it. The problem for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/people-try-to-live-vicariously-through-fighters-but-it-s-one-on-one/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_accepting_people-try-to-live-vicariously-through-f_855926.png) > [I was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-was-just-such-a-quiet-kid-i-found-boxing-when-i-was-14-years-old-i/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_beat_i-was-just-such-a-quiet-kid-i-found-boxi_3205530.png) > [I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-made-the-decision-to-turn-pro-and-i-remember-what-ali-said-to-me/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ali_i-made-the-decision-to-turn-pro-and-i-re_221760.jpg) > [Without boxing, because of my neighborhoods, who knows what would have happened to me. It was always about following the leader. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/without-boxing-because-of-my-neighborhoods-who-knows-what-would-have/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_about_without-boxing-because-of-my-neighborhoo_2131280.jpg) > [The thing about boxers is that there's respect there. You beat me, and I may not like it, but you know what,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/the-thing-about-boxers-is-that-there-s-respect-there-you-beat-me-and/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8da/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_about_the-thing-about-boxers-is-that-there-s-r_738503.png) > [To say what I would have been if I wasn't boxing, I don't know why, but I always wanted to be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/to-say-what-i-would-have-been-if-i-wasn-t-boxing-i-don-t-know-why-but/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_always_to-say-what-i-would-have-been-if-i-wasn_1395341.png) > [I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-learned-to-run-backwards-from-muhammad-ali-he-told-me-about-running/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_about_i-learned-to-run-backwards-from-muhammad_403996.png) > [I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-was-not-from-a-middle-class-family-at-all-i-did-not-have-middle/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_did_i-was-not-from-a-middle-class-family-at_255090.png) > [Looking back, yes, I made too many comebacks. But each comeback I was 100 percent sure that I would win. I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/looking-back-yes-i-made-too-many-comebacks-but-each-comeback-i-was/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/466/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_adulation_looking-back-yes-i-made-too-many-comebac_1409773.jpg) ## Other authors on Me ## More by Sugar Ray Leonard > [I always expect unexpected challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-always-expect-unexpected-challenges/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/were-all-given-some-sort-of-skill-in-life-mine-just-happens-to-be/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-made-mistakes-but-i-m-luckier-than-most-i-ve-got-a-successful/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/muhammad-ali-was-a-god-an-idol-and-an-icon-he-was-boxing-any-kid-that/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/it-s-different-when-you-become-a-professional-because-you-also-have/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-don-t-hold-any-regrets-whatsoever-about-my-life-besides-hurting/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-ve-never-believed-in-tying-myself-up-in-a-long-range-contract-and-i/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-made-the-decision-to-turn-pro-and-i-remember-what-ali-said-to-me/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-was-not-from-a-middle-class-family-at-all-i-did-not-have-middle/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/when-the-trainer-talks-to-the-fighter-there-s-a-connection-you-don-t/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/at-14-i-was-the-most-disciplined-guy-around-i-would-get-up-at-5-o/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/bruce-lee-was-an-artist-and-like-him-i-try-to-go-beyond-the/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [You just don't heal that easy unless you're young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/you-just-don-t-heal-that-easy-unless-you-re-young/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-learned-to-run-backwards-from-muhammad-ali-he-told-me-about-running/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-asked-my-kids-do-you-know-what-papa-used-to-do-they-said-you-were-a/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/sugar-ray-leonard/#itemlist", "name": "21 Me Quotes By Sugar Ray Leonard", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. 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