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" We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people. "

Sugar Ray Leonard

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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 wanted to win the gold medal and then go home and further my education in college. I had no intentions whatsoever to become a professional fighter because I had heard horror stories about former boxers who made money but, in the end, ended up with nothing. I didn't want to be one of those guys. "

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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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" 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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" It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it. "

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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 never met a person as determined as my mother. From working hard for six kids to just trying to keep the household down or maintain my father's discipline, my dad, I'm so much like my father too. My father was so introverted, quiet, shy, nice. I got attributes from my father and mother. "

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" 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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" I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out. "

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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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" Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five. "

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" I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality, and charisma. I took things from them and borrowed things from them because boxing is entertainment. "

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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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