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
stars blow people
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 producing doesn't work, fine. I've got a lot of other stuff.
country jamaica levels
Countries like Jamaica do not have a random program, so they can go months without being tested. I'm not saying anyone is on anything, but everyone needs to be on a level playing field.
thinking people long
To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.
years vegan best-performance
My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.
sports long mind
'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 that it was time to go.
senior kids home
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.
running atlanta careers
After I left the podium in Atlanta, I felt so fulfilled in my career that I lost my desire to compete at that level again.
school thinking levels
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.
believe media olympics
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.
sports personal-life
I always separated sports and my personal life.
country
Seriously, some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.
want chance intention
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.
block athlete emotional
I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person.
believe chance vote
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.