Carl Lewis Quotes

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.

  • I want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.

  • Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.

    "BARCELONA: TRACK & FIELD; With Speed to Burn, U.S. Wins 3 Relays" by Michael Janofsky, www.nytimes.com. August 9, 1992.
  • My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.

  • When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

  • I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.

  • Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.

  • 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's run for political office gets off to a rocky start" by Lawrence Donegan, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2011.
  • Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.

    "#Romneyshambles: 'Some Americans just shouldn't leave the country', says Carl Lewis" by Jerome Taylor, Rob Williams, www.independent.co.uk. July 27, 2012.
  • Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

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

  • Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals

  • 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.

  • I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

  • 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.

    "Carl Lewis On Sportsmanship, Olympic Legacy". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 6, 2008.
  • My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.

    Introduction to "Very Vegetarian" by Jannequin Bennett, 2001.
  • Our message of the day is service does not need a title.

    "Carl Lewis quits the race" by Tim Mak, www.politico.com. September 23, 2011.
  • Channel your energy. Focus.

    Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside
  • At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • I always separated sports and my personal life.

    Interview with Richard Deitsch, www.si.com. August 2, 2004.
  • 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.

  • It's all about the journey, not the outcome.

  • By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation.

  • My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

    Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside
  • I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.

  • I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

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    Carl Lewis

    • Born: July 1, 1961
    • Occupation: Track and field athlete