Carl Lewis Quotes

I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.
Carl Lewis

Person, Growing, Goals

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
Carl Lewis

Become, Wanted, State

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.
Carl Lewis

Death, Speak, Able

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.
Carl Lewis

Play, Serious, Actor

'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.
Carl Lewis

Life, Love, Time

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.
Carl Lewis

Work, Business, Become

Our message of the day is service does not need a title.
Carl Lewis

Service, Message, Title

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.
Carl Lewis

Human, Thought, Else

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.
Carl Lewis

Thoughts, Impossible, Talk

Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.
Carl Lewis

Country, Leave, Seriously

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.
Carl Lewis

Success, Between, Childhood

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

Success, Long, Human

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.
Carl Lewis

Best, Someone, Matter

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

Health, Live, Cannot

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.
Carl Lewis

Different, Few, Four

When I run - as you see from my record - I run to win.
Carl Lewis

When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.
Carl Lewis

Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
Carl Lewis

Strong, Able, Whether

Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about 'me'. What's happened to 'we' as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people.
Carl Lewis

Health, Care, America

You can't live your life through your children.
Carl Lewis

Life, Live, Children

You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.
Carl Lewis

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.
Carl Lewis

Vote, Chance, Actually

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Nationality: American

Born: July 1, 1961

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