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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. "

Sugar Ray Leonard

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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. "

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