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" Looking back, yes, I made too many comebacks. But each comeback I was 100 percent sure that I would win. I never came back for the money, because I didn't need it. The adulation I was getting anyway in other spheres. But I'm a guy who likes to see how close he can get to the edge of the mountain - that's what makes me tick. "

Sugar Ray Leonard

Looking Back

Mountain

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Honor

You

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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. "

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" Boxing will always be in my life. "

" 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. "

" 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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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad

" Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street. "

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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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" 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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" Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities. "

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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. "