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

Quote by Sugar Ray Leonard

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able...

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able...

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.

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman,...

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman,...

Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.

Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.

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....

They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off...

They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off...

We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating...

We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating...

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not...

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not...

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a...

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a...

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...

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 want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle...

I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle...

It's hard to talk about yourself.

It's hard to talk about yourself.

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155...

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155...