American - Athlete | May 17, 1956 -
When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.
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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.
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Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.
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Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.
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It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.
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In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.
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When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
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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.
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Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.
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Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.
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If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues.
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