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When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.

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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Records
Winning
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I always separated sports and my personal life.
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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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'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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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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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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I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.
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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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Our message of the day is service does not need a title.
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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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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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Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals
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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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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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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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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 enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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You can't live your life through your children.
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