“ 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… Sugar Ray Leonard
“ 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. Sugar Ray Leonard
“ In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian. Sugar Ray Leonard
“ I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself. Sugar Ray Leonard
“ 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… Sugar Ray Leonard
“ 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… Sugar Ray Leonard
“ 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… Sugar Ray Leonard
“ I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it. Sugar Ray Leonard
“ Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons. Sugar Ray Leonard
“ Boxing should focus on pitting champion versus champion - those are the fights that everyone wants to see. The sports also needs to work on developing new heroes and personalities. I'd like to see mor… Sugar Ray Leonard
