Sugar Ray Leonard Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened up. It was a whole other world.”

“I am excited to share my archive pictures and footage. I'll also share announcements about current events and success stories from the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation to help fight diabetes and child obesity.”

“I wanted to win the gold medal and then go home and further my education in college. I had no intentions whatsoever to become a professional fighter because I had heard horror stories about former boxers who made money but, in the end, ended up with nothing. I didn't want to be one of those guys.”

“I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had middle-class parents who gave me what was needed to survive in society.”

“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.”

“Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.”

“Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.”

“Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.”

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

“Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.”