A biography for Leon Spinkshasn’t been written yet.
“I got hit a lot. I'm glad I lived through it.”
“Well, I'm still breathing.”
“Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.”
“I know a lot of people think I'm dumb. Well, at least I ain't no educated fool.”
“I'm happy 'bout life. Still trying. I ain't giving up on life.”
“Opportunity knocks only once. You never know if you'll get another opportunity.”
“I don't want the kids to go through want I went through.”
“It ain't what you do it's how you do it.”
“I didn't push Cory. I wanted him to decide if he wanted to go into boxing and he did. Can't blame it on me.”
“I still am champion in my own right.”
“You do the best you can.”
“God gave me the strength to see, and breathe, and talk.”
“I love helping the kids.”
“It's still in my heart. I can do it.”
“If I can give you some kind of knowledge of life you should listen.”
“I'm gonna keep going.”
“I never did think I had brain damage.”
“You can't do nothing but try if you still got it in your heart.”