When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me, "What do you want to be?" I think he was expecting me to say, "A champion." I said, "I want to be special." I don't know why I said that, but I didn't just want to be a fighter. I wanted to have an impact with people, particularly kids.
Sugar Ray LeonardIn 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 LeonardBruce 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.
Sugar Ray LeonardEverything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth.
Sugar Ray LeonardI've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.
Sugar Ray Leonard