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My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
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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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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