A biography for Sugar Ray Leonardhasn’t been written yet.
“I run with music all the time. I cannot run without my iPod. I have everything. Teddy Pendergrass. Luther Van Dross. Michael Jackson. Outkast. If an Usher song comes on and it's fast, I go fast.”
“The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you are in another world. At that point, I couldn't see how there could ever be anything better.”
“Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.”
“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.”
“I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the right connection.' He knew boxing. Our relationship was so genuine, so sincere.”
“Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.”
“You don't appreciate things until they're gone. For me, I miss my friends; I don't miss boxing, I miss the camaraderie.”
“I always designed my robes and how I would present myself at every fight.”
“I remember all the important fights. Vividly. In detail.”
“I was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.”
“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.”
“Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.”
“To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and just focusing on training.”
“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 enjoy the school run and being a dad. Boxing will always be with me. I like that.”
“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.”
“Normally, I would run with a group of guys in my camps. A couple of days before the fight, I would run by myself. That was my time to choreograph the fight in my head, so I needed to be myself.”
“Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.”
“I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end.”
“Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.”