Sugar Ray Leonard Muhammad Quotations

You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions.

I watched Muhammad Ali, how when he would speak, how it was such a thing of beauty. It sounded so wonderful. And I wanted to be like him.

I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do in the ring, so sometimes you back up. So you have to train your legs to go backwards.

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.