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Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.

Carl Lewis

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Carl Lewis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 1
Athletics Competitor
Long Jumper
Poet
Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
Birmingham
Alabama
Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis
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Sports
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Life
Timing

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him.
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When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.
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You can't live your life through your children.
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It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
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At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
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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.
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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.
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By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation.
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I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.
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I want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.
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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
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Channel your energy. Focus.
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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.
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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.
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