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You can't live your life through your children.

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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Children
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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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My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
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I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.
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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 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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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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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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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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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 always wanted to be wealthy. I did.
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Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If I get the part of a lifetime and it blows up, then that's wonderful. But if the acting doesn't work, fine. I'll just be a producer. And if the producing doesn't work, fine. I've got a lot of other stuff.
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I always separated sports and my personal life.
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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 want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.
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Our message of the day is service does not need a title.
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I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.
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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 businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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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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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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