--- title: "12 Want Quotes By Sugar Ray Leonard" description: "12 Want quotes by Sugar Ray Leonard. Plus more from Sugar Ray Leonard and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_great_i-want-to-be-great-something-special-161_1610498.png" --- > [I want to be great, something special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-want-to-be-great-something-special/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_great_i-want-to-be-great-something-special-161_1610498.png) > [I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-want-my-fights-to-be-seen-as-plays-that-have-a-beginning-a-middle/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ends_i-want-my-fights-to-be-seen-as-plays-tha_2068349.png) > [Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/aaron-pryor-wants-to-get-into-the-ring-with-me-he-wants-to-be-able-to/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_able_aaron-pryor-wants-to-get-into-the-ring-w_1690541.png) > [Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_art_bruce-lee-was-an-artist-and-like-him-i-t_302046.png) > [A fighter never knows when it's the last bell. He doesn't want to face that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/a-fighter-never-knows-when-it-s-the-last-bell-he-doesn-t-want-to-face/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_bell_a-fighter-never-knows-when-it-s-the-last_922500.png) > [I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-ve-always-believed-that-you-can-be-whatever-you-want-to-be-if-you/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/616/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_always-believe_i-ve-always-believed-that-you-can-be-wha_1998970.png) > [Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/everything-you-want-to-know-about-a-fighter-is-in-his-eyes-the-look/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_eye_everything-you-want-to-know-about-a-figh_520127.png) > [My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/my-ambition-is-not-to-be-just-a-good-fighter-i-want-to-be-great/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ambition_my-ambition-is-not-to-be-just-a-good-fig_1404059.png) > [I wanted to win the gold medal and then go home and further my education in college. I had no intentions whatsoever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-wanted-to-win-the-gold-medal-and-then-go-home-and-further-my/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_about_i-wanted-to-win-the-gold-medal-and-then_2207199.jpg) > [I learned that I had character defects, that I was allergic to alcohol and drugs, and that I had an obsession with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-learned-that-i-had-character-defects-that-i-was-allergic-to-alcohol/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_alcohol_i-learned-that-i-had-character-defects-t_1521632.png) > [My toughest fight was myself. For me to disclose and let things out was not easy because we don't want to seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/my-toughest-fight-was-myself-for-me-to-disclose-and-let-things-out/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_different_my-toughest-fight-was-myself-for-me-to-d_2508804.png) > [When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/when-i-was-15-or-16-and-i-started-climbing-up-the-ladder-of-success/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_boxing_when-i-was-15-or-16-and-i-started-climbi_3088089.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/sugar-ray-leonard/#itemlist", "name": "12 Want Quotes By Sugar Ray Leonard", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to be great, something special.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sugar Ray Leonard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-want-to-be-great-something-special/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_great_i-want-to-be-great-something-special-161_1610498.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_great_i-want-to-be-great-something-special-161_1610498.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_great_i-want-to-be-great-something-special-161_1610498.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to be great, something special.” — Sugar Ray Leonard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sugar Ray Leonard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-want-my-fights-to-be-seen-as-plays-that-have-a-beginning-a-middle/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ends_i-want-my-fights-to-be-seen-as-plays-tha_2068349.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ends_i-want-my-fights-to-be-seen-as-plays-tha_2068349.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ends_i-want-my-fights-to-be-seen-as-plays-tha_2068349.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end” — Sugar Ray Leonard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. 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