I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had… — 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
I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!'… — 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
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
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
I run three to four times a week. I go down to Orange County in California and I run all the time...… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
The time to stop is when the other guy hits you more than you hit him. — 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
You don't appreciate things until they're gone. For me, I miss my friends; I don't miss boxing, I miss the camaraderie. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Ray Leonard is more the family man, kind of quiet. He's not as outgoing as Sugar Ray Leonard. Sugar Ray Leonard was… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you… — 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
Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who… — 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
