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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.
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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I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.
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The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.
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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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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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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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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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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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You can't live your life through your children.
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I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him.
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I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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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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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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Our message of the day is service does not need a title.
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I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.
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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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Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.
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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 want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.
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It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
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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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