184 Quotes by Sugar Ray Leonard

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

I learned that I had character defects, that I was allergic to alcohol and drugs, and that I had an obsession with all the bad stuff. But thank God that I woke and that I had good people around me to support me. There's not much more I can say about it. You have to want to be a better person.

There will always be something about two men in the ring - a mystique because it's pure man-to-man competition. Because of the history boxing has and the tradition it holds, boxing will always have a that mystique.

My toughest fight was myself. For me to disclose and let things out was not easy because we don't want to seem weak or like we are different, but I learned that it's okay.

I wouldn't change anything because the mistakes and the hurt are as important as all the great fights. They made me who I am today.

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.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

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.

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.