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" Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive. "

Sugar Ray Leonard

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" I used to walk to the Washington Monument from North L Street Northwest. And I was so hungry at times, I would stop and look into the trash cans, and if there was a half a sandwich, I would take that sandwich and eat it. It was just a matter of survival. I didn't think much of it, but it was just the way things were. "

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" The thing about boxers is that there's respect there. You beat me, and I may not like it, but you know what, deep down inside, I respect you. And that's the code of honor. "

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" I enjoy the school run and being a dad. Boxing will always be with me. I like that. "

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" Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring. "

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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 who gave me what was needed to survive in society. "

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" To say what I would have been if I wasn't boxing, I don't know why, but I always wanted to be an x-ray technician or a substitute teacher. Those two occupations always stuck with me, maybe because my substitute teacher didn't give us homework, or because I've always had x-rays of my hands. "

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

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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 get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions. "

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" To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training. "

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" They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far. "

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