Sugar Ray Leonard

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.

Sugar Ray Leonard

A fighter never knows when it’s the last bell. He doesn’t want to face that.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Ali’s belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it’s become my own philosophy.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.

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

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.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.

Sugar Ray Leonard

For some reason, I was drawn towards boxing. Or maybe boxing drew me towards it – because once I put those gloves on, after about six months, boxing was my life.

Sugar Ray Leonard

I consider myself blessed… We’ve all been blessed with God-given talents. Mine just happened to be beating people up.

Sugar Ray Leonard

I didn’t excel too highly in school, but I felt that I was moving ahead – and not just in boxing – but in life.

Sugar Ray Leonard