Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, 'I'm not sure.' — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty. — 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
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
For the most part, I think video games do a good job of capturing the essence of boxing. However, I'd like to… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I'm so opposite of my profession. No one - particularly my mother and father - ever thought I was going to be… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Without boxing, because of my neighborhoods, who knows what would have happened to me. It was always about following the leader. And… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
The thing about boxers is that there's respect there. You beat me, and I may not like it, but you know what,… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
For some reason, I was drawn towards boxing. Or maybe boxing drew me towards it - because once I put those gloves… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
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… — 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
To say what I would have been if I wasn't boxing, I don't know why, but I always wanted to be an… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing should focus on pitting champion versus champion - those are the fights that everyone wants to see. The sports also needs… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I'm one of the most optimistic persons in the world. I always believed that - there's another shot, another chance. In boxing,… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing is individual, although there's a team concept because you need a great corner, you need a great trainer, you need a… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me,… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I'm not in favor of that [mandating protective headgear ] because we learn as amateurs how to protect ourselves. And that's why… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special. — 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
No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When you're a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I always designed my robes and how I would present myself at every fight. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I always expect unexpected challenges. Boxing is not an easy sport. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I enjoy the school run and being a dad. Boxing will always be with me. I like that. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
A fighter never knows when it's the last bell. He doesn't want to face that. — 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
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
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
![“I'm not in favor of that [mandating protective headgear ] because we learn as amateurs how to protect ourselves. And that's why there's a third man in the ring, the referee. And that's why there has to be a very strong boxing commission that doesn't allow guys in the ring who don't belong there.” quote by Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/daa/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_boxing_i-m-not-in-favor-of-that-mandating-prote_2978893.jpg)
