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Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard
American Athlete
Born: May 17, 1956
Always Boxing Life Me Time You
Related authors: Arthur Ashe Jackie Robinson LeBron James Michael Jordan Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali Tom Brady Yogi Berra
I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end. Sugar Ray Leonard
Seen Beginning End Middle Want Fights Plays
Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. Sugar Ray Leonard
Aggressive Killer Out Instinct Boxing Necessarily Brings
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
Respect Gift Live Believe Religious Up
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
Life Me My Life Once Months Those Drawn Some About Drew Put Towards Because Boxing Gloves Six Maybe After Reason
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
Life School Too Excel Highly Felt Boxing Just Moving
To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and just focusing on training. Sugar Ray Leonard
Best You Training Speed Spend Focusing Running Lifting Weights Bag Hours Hours And Hours Hitting Just Need
I was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares. Sugar Ray Leonard
Time Me Old Down Kid Those Introduced Brother Gym Beat Safe Sport Because Felt Boxing Years Up Quiet Squares Controlled Just Used Who Found Four
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 substitute teacher didn't give us homework, or because I've always had x-rays of my hands. Sugar Ray Leonard
Teacher Me Homework Say Those Would Give Stuck Had Know Because Occupations Boxing Always Been Hands Maybe Substitute Wanted Us Why Technician Two
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 was just crazy. I knew what I wanted. Sugar Ray Leonard
Morning Crazy Sometimes School Thought Kids Run Would Guy Knew Most Around Disciplined Go Up Five Get Behind Just Wanted Bus Then Miles
I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail. Sugar Ray Leonard
Remember Important Detail Vividly Fights
The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you are in another world. At that point, I couldn't see how there could ever be anything better. Sugar Ray Leonard
Me You Experience World Better Will Few Nothing Else Everything Those See Point Could Through Weeks Like Another How Going Anything Them Meant Ever Olympics
I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but I was kind of a momma's boy. Then one day, my brother Roger encouraged me to go to the boxing gym with him. I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. Sugar Ray Leonard
Day Me Natural Three Older One Day Kind Tried Athletes Introverted Brother Brothers Gym Football Him Felt Boxing Boy Gloves Go Were Encouraged Very Roger Quiet Just Then Momma Inclined Older Brothers Basketball
Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. Sugar Ray Leonard
Time Fighter Sugar All-Time Ray Robinson Greatest
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. Sugar Ray Leonard
Entertainment Personality Sugar Ali Took Charisma Borrowed Studied Ray Robinson Because Boxing Them Use Showmanship Display Things Watched
Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter, or a champion, but someone very special. Sugar Ray Leonard
Entertainment Champion Fighter Considered Someone Also Sport Boxing Very Just Transcend Wanted Special
I've done a lot of things in my life that I'm not proud of. Sugar Ray Leonard
Life My Life Proud Lot Done Things
When you're a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity. Sugar Ray Leonard
You Long Long Periods Periods Boxer Lot Inactivity Downtime
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; it's more you versus me. I miss that time in training camp and Dad and Mom cooking meals. It was one big family. Sugar Ray Leonard
Time Mom Great Family Me You Man Cooking Training Big Corner More Individual Miss Concept Although Because Boxing Big Family Camp Versus Trainer Meals Team Prep Dad Things Need
I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's what they know. Sugar Ray Leonard
You Papa Kids Do You Know Know Boxer Said Were Won Asked Used Olympics
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. Sugar Ray Leonard
Me Man It Is What It Is Kids Tennis Sport Boxing Off Afford Golf Poor Many Play Street Play Golf Kept
I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved. Sugar Ray Leonard
Life People My Life Besides Hurting About Whatsoever Any Hold Loved Regrets
People try to live vicariously through fighters, but it's one-on-one; it's primal. There's no other feeling like it. The problem for me was accepting it - that nothing compares to being champ. Sugar Ray Leonard
Me People Problem Try Feeling Nothing Live Other One-On-One Through Primal Like Accepting Being Vicariously Fighters Compares Champ
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. Sugar Ray Leonard
Survival Matter Walk Half Think Way Monument Hungry Would Eat Take Look Were Times North Northwest Just Stop Cans Sandwich Much Used Trash Washington Street Things
I made an instant connection with boxing right away. Boxing became such a part of me. I ate boxing, I slept boxing, I lived boxing. Boxing was a way of expressing myself because I was not that outspoken. Sugar Ray Leonard
Myself Me Made Slept Way Ate Instant Part Outspoken Became Because Boxing Connection Expressing Lived Away Right Right Away
Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, 'I'm not sure.' Sugar Ray Leonard
Confidence Says Look Sure Fighters Display Things Two
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. Sugar Ray Leonard
Time You Weather Three Down Enjoy Trees Thoroughly Those System Out Run Running See Week Hot Like County California Oceans Go Times Get Orange Orange County Sweat Four
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