Sugar Ray Leonard was born Ray Charles Leonard in Wilmington, North Carolina.Ray Leonard is well-known for being a motivational speaker, professional boxer, and actor. He was a part of a group of boxers called Four Kings along with Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns.Throughout his boxing career, Leonard won world titles in five weight classes and is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. We have enlisted some of the most motivating and interesting Sugar Ray Leonard quotes for you!Sugar Ray Leonard Quotes on LifeThe following is a list of top inspirational quotes and sayings of the professional boxer, Sugar Ray Leonard.“I came from nothing and achieved humongous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that ice in me.”“Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.”“I learned how to summon, from somewhere deep within, the extra will I didn’t know I possessed. Knowing it was there, and could be tapped again, gave me the boost of confidence I would rely on for years to come.”“Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.”“I used to walk to the Washington Monument from North L Street Northwest. And I was so hungry at times, I would stop and look into the trash cans, and if there was a half a sandwich, I would take that sandwich and eat it. It was just a matter of survival. I didn’t think much of it, but it was just the way things were.”“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 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.”“The thing about boxers is that there’s respect there. You beat me, and I may not like it, but you know what, deep down inside, I respect you. And that’s the code of honor.”“I don’t hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved.”“When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.”“I enjoy the school run and being a dad. Boxing will always be with me. I like that.”“I made mistakes, but I’m luckier than most. I’ve got a successful business, lots of fans who think a lot of me and a family who loves me.”“When I’m not in training. I’ll walk around the streets at 153, but it’s not solid; it’s my socializing weight.”Famous Sugar Ray Leonard QuotesCheck out the most famous and popular quotes of the motivational speaker, professional boxer, and actor, Sugar Ray Leonard.“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’m one of the most optimistic persons in the world. I always believed that - there’s another shot, another chance. In boxing, I never gave up. I kept trying, kept trying. Even when things seemed so dim, I continued to push forward to make something happen in my favor.”“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.”“Without boxing, because of my neighborhoods, who knows what would have happened to me. It was always about following the leader. And I definitely was not a leader. Boxing gave me discipline; a sense of self. It made me more outspoken. It gave me more confidence.”“I’m not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.”“Boxing will always be in my life.”“I asked my kids, ‘Do you know what Papa used to do.’ They said, ‘You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!’ And that’s what they know.”“When you’re a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity.”“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.”“There will always be something about two men in the ring - a mystique because it’s pure man-to-man competition. Because of the history boxing has and the tradition it holds, boxing will always have a that mystique.”“Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.”Sugar Ray Leonard Quotes about BoxingHere is a list of Sugar Ray Leonard quotes and sayings of the professional boxer and motivational speaker, Sugar Ray Leonard.(Learn about the most interesting boxing Sugar Ray Leonard quotes.)“I’ll think, if this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That’s the only fear have for myself.”“At 14, I was the most disciplined guy around. I would get up at 5am in the morning and run five miles, and then go to school. Sometimes I would run behind the school bus, and the kids thought I was just crazy. I knew what I wanted.”“Ali’s belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it’s become my own philosophy”“Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There’s nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.”“I’m a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he’ll have to do it again to make me believe him.”“You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That’s what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have too.”“To say what I would have been if I wasn’t boxing, I don’t know why, but I always wanted to be an x-ray technician or a substitute teacher. Those two occupations always stuck with me, maybe because my substitute teacher didn’t give us homework, or because I’ve always had x-rays of my hands.”“People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it’s worth it, and it’s a great thing.”“We’re all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.”“Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, ‘I’m not sure.”“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.”“I always designed my robes and how I would present myself at every fight.”Short Sugar Ray Leonard QuotesThese short and concise Sugar Ray Leonard quotes are not only interesting but also motivational.“Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.”“Of all the fighters today, I have to say that Mayweather reminds me most of me”“Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.”“Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he’s a breath of fresh air for the sport.”“I’m a free agent. I haven’t allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don’t need a promoter.”“The time to stop is when the other guy hits you more than you hit him.”“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.”“My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened up. It was a whole other world.”“I went through real darkness, but the ring was my light. That was the one place I felt safe. I could control what happened in the ring. My heart turned icy.”“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.”“I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end.”“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.”“I’ve never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I’ve been very outspoken on that subject.”“I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.”
Sugar Ray Leonard was born Ray Charles Leonard in Wilmington, North Carolina.
