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.

Quote by Sugar Ray Leonard

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In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and...

In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and...

Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran...

Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran...

I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's...

I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's...

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

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

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for...

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for...

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals...

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals...

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great,...

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great,...

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran.

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran.

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they...

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they...

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy...

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy...

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger...

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger...

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting...

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting...

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

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

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very...

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very...

I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my...

I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my...

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom....

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom....

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one...

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one...

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was...

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was...

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when...

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when...

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill...

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill...