Sugar Ray Leonard

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

#feel #first #gonna #his #how

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

#allowed #any #exclusive #fight #free

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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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. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

#felt #funny #had #hair #i

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

#away #because #become #businessman #different

It's hard to talk about yourself. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

#hard #talk #yourself

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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