Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewisis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth1 July 1961
CityBirmingham, AL
CountryUnited States of America
running thinking talking
If you go by other people's opinions or predictions, you'll just end up talking yourself out of something. If you're running down the track of life thinking that it's impossible to break life's records, those thoughts have a funny way of sinking into your feet.
actors appearance businessman
I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
children live-your-life your-children
You can't live your life through your children.
games people political
The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.
running winning records
When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.
strong able
Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
people humans human-beings
People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.
athlete two focus
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 the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.
school high-school foundation
I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.
pay busy advise
I'm not a coach and I know it. I'm too busy and it doesn't pay. I'm expensive. But I would always advise.
people pressure
I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.
people the-end-of-the-day doe
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.
sports want discrimination
Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again.
presses
Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.