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Life is about timing.
Channel your energy. Focus.
I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.
It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.
You can't live your life through your children.
I always separated sports and my personal life.
Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.
When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.
Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.
When I run - as you see from my record - I run to win.
Our message of the day is service does not need a title.
I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.
I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
I want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.
I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.
If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.
I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.
I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.
My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.
I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him.
My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.
There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.
You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.
I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals
People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.
I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.
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.
The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.
At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
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.
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.
I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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.
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.
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.
The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.
By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation.
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 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.
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.
An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in.
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.
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 found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously.