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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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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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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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.
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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'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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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.
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'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.
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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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Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
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I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him.
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I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.
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