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" I watched Muhammad Ali, how when he would speak, how it was such a thing of beauty. It sounded so wonderful. And I wanted to be like him. "

Sugar Ray Leonard

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" I run three to four times a week. I go down to Orange County in California and I run all the time... all the time. You see the oceans, the trees. I like running in hot weather. I like to sweat and get all those toxins out of my system. I thoroughly enjoy it. "

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" Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. "

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" I'm one of the most optimistic persons in the world. I always believed that - there's another shot, another chance. In boxing, I never gave up. I kept trying, kept trying. Even when things seemed so dim, I continued to push forward to make something happen in my favor. "

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

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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 made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the right connection.' He knew boxing. Our relationship was so genuine, so sincere. "

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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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" Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable. "

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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 a knockout in the making. "

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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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" 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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" 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 then go to school. Sometimes I would run behind the school bus, and the kids thought I was just crazy. I knew what I wanted. "

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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 was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares. "

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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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" 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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" When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty. "

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" 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 what they know. "

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" You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too. "

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" When I was fighting, I would look to excite the crowds with a bolo punch or something taunting. Looking back, they were legal - but not sportsmanlike. I don't recommend another boxer try them. But we looked more to make the robot fights dramatic first and realistic second. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" You just don't heal that easy unless you're young. "

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