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
years vegan best-performance
My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
mom writing interesting
My life isn't interesting! It's my mom. You need to write her life and put me in it. I'm a cameo in her life.