--- title: "15 You Quotes By Sugar Ray Leonard" description: "15 You quotes by Sugar Ray Leonard. Plus more from Sugar Ray Leonard and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_asked_i-asked-my-kids-do-you-know-what-papa-us_464261.jpg" --- > [I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!'…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_asked_i-asked-my-kids-do-you-know-what-papa-us_464261.jpg) > [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) > [The time to stop is when the other guy hits you more than you hit him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/the-time-to-stop-is-when-the-other-guy-hits-you-more-than-you-hit-him/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_guy_the-time-to-stop-is-when-the-other-guy-h_1083335.png) > [You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/you-get-these-moments-in-the-ring-that-live-forever-that-s-what/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_accomplished_you-get-these-moments-in-the-ring-that-l_567133.png) > [When you're a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/when-you-re-a-boxer-there-is-a-lot-of-downtime-and-long-periods-of/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_boxer_when-you-re-a-boxer-there-is-a-lot-of-do_2844698.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_always_when-the-trainer-talks-to-the-fighter-th_286318.png) > [Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/boxing-is-the-ultimate-challenge-there-s-nothing-that-can-compare-to/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba6/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_bad_boxing-is-the-ultimate-challenge-there-s_743761.png) > [Ray Leonard is more the family man, kind of quiet. He's not as outgoing as Sugar Ray Leonard. Sugar Ray Leonard was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/ray-leonard-is-more-the-family-man-kind-of-quiet-he-s-not-as-outgoing/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_determined_ray-leonard-is-more-the-family-man-kind_1739867.png) > [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) > [Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/joe-frazier-was-the-epitome-of-a-champion-i-mean-here-is-a-guy-who/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_anybody_joe-frazier-was-the-epitome-of-a-champio_3171792.png) > [I run three to four times a week. I go down to Orange County in California and I run all the time...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-run-three-to-four-times-a-week-i-go-down-to-orange-county-in/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_california_i-run-three-to-four-times-a-week-i-go-do_1019422.png) > [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) > [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) > [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) ## Other authors on You ## 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/you/sugar-ray-leonard/#itemlist", "name": "15 You Quotes By Sugar Ray Leonard", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' 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