I figure it's like something that has to be, before Marvin and me can be content with ourselves. There is a burning desire in me now.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
I wanted to do in boxing what Bruce Lee was able to do in karate. Lee was an artist, and, like him, I try to get beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want my fights to be seen as plays.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
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.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself.
– Sugar Ray Leonard
Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.