Quotes by Carl Lewis

About Carl Lewis:

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals, including nine gold, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired.
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I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you t...

Carl Lewis

I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.

Carl Lewis

Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.

Carl Lewis

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you p...

Carl Lewis

'm so fortunate to have done what I love to do for so long, but the day I retired was one of the best days of my life. Not because I was happy to get away from the sport, but because it was clear in my mind that I had done all I possibly could, and t...

Carl Lewis

Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If I get the part of a lifetime and it blows up, then that's wonderful. But if the acting doesn't work, fine. I'll just be a producer. And if the prod...

Carl Lewis

The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.

Carl Lewis

I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that.

Carl Lewis

You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

Carl Lewis

Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about 'me'. What's happened to 'we' as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people.

Carl Lewis

We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.

Carl Lewis

I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared to death and can't believe he won the Olympics.

Carl Lewis

I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.

Carl Lewis

I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.

Carl Lewis

People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well.

Carl Lewis

I always separated sports and my personal life.

Carl Lewis

You can't live your life through your children.

Carl Lewis

Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.

Carl Lewis

Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.

Carl Lewis

At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

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Author Bio

  • NameCarl Lewis
  • DescriptionUS track & field athlete
  • BornJuly 1, 1961
  • CountryUnited States Of America; India
  • ProfessionLong Jumper; Sprinter; Poet; Sportsperson
  • AwardsBislett Medal; Princess Of Asturias Award For Sports