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It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
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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Competition
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Olympian
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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 want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.
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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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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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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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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.
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I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.
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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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'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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Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again.
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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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Channel your energy. Focus.
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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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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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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.
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I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him.
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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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