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Carl Lewis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 1
Athletics Competitor
Long Jumper
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Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
Birmingham
Alabama
Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis
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I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.
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I always separated sports and my personal life.
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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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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 found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person.
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Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.
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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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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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It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
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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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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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Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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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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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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My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
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Channel your energy. Focus.
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I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.
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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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