Sugar Ray Leonard Quotes

I've always been the guy that loved being scared or loved having pressure on me, because I always wanted to prove myself wrong and always wanted to prove that I could do it.

And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it.

There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.

I think it's dangerous to think that you're successful, because then you become complacent.

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

As time went on, I got envious and wanted to do a lot of stunts myself.

I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.

I don't do things I can't win.

With Barack, there's an emotional need to succeed, to win, to obtain victory. He always believes that he's the smartest person in the room.

I suppose that fear of failure is what drives me on.

I'm full of confidence. I know what I can do, and when I'm not playing, I'm not happy.

It's a fear of failure which drives me on.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.

I am much more happy doing what I know I can do than what I am not sure I could do.

I wrestled as a 90-pounder, and I wrestled in the 107-pound class in my first year. I had something inside of me. I could not stand not to compete. And I don't know why... I don't know what that's all about. But that's deep inside of Doug Harvey.

If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.

What drives me is winning championships.

I have always liked a challenge.

I look forward to proving something to myself and others.

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

I have a need to do something and know I can be successful.

I think insecurity does drive people. I know it's what drove me to push for the work I've got.

To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

I like a challenge.