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" Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger. "

Sugar Ray Leonard

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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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" 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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" I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner. "

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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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" Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. "

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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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" You don't appreciate things until they're gone. For me, I miss my friends; I don't miss boxing, I miss the camaraderie. "

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" Without boxing, because of my neighborhoods, who knows what would have happened to me. It was always about following the leader. And I definitely was not a leader. Boxing gave me discipline; a sense of self. It made me more outspoken. It gave me more confidence. "

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" It's hard to talk about yourself. "

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" 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. "

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" I am excited to share my archive pictures and footage. I'll also share announcements about current events and success stories from the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation to help fight diabetes and child obesity. "

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" I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter. "

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" People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it's worth it, and it's a great thing. "

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" When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have. "

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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. "

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" I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail. "

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" Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over. "

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" I didn't excel too highly in school, but I felt that I was moving ahead - and not just in boxing - but in life. "

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

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" I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do in the ring, so sometimes you back up. So you have to train your legs to go backwards. "

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" Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who would fight anybody. You know, he didn't tell you he was the best fighter pound for pound. "

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" Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons. "

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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. "

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" When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight. "

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" Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy. "

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" People try to live vicariously through fighters, but it's one-on-one; it's primal. There's no other feeling like it. The problem for me was accepting it - that nothing compares to being champ. "

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" Boxing is individual, although there's a team concept because you need a great corner, you need a great trainer, you need a great prep man, you need all of these things, but it's more of a Mano a Mano; it's more you versus me. I miss that time in training camp and Dad and Mom cooking meals. It was one big family. "

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" I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that ice in me. "

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