Beats Quote by Sugar Ray Leonard

“I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.”

Sugar Ray Leonard

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I always expect unexpected challenges.

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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.

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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…

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Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to…

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It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it

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I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved.

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I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

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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…

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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…

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When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much.

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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…

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Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see…

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