Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewisis an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals, including nine gold, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth1 July 1961
CityBirmingham, AL
CountryUnited States of America
mind
You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.
america believe health million people resonates
Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about 'me'. What's happened to 'we' as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people.
When I run - as you see from my record - I run to win.
people
When you're a part of something that people want you in ... that's what makes it special.
running thinking talking
If you go by other people's opinions or predictions, you'll just end up talking yourself out of something. If you're running down the track of life thinking that it's impossible to break life's records, those thoughts have a funny way of sinking into your feet.
track enjoy
I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
people the-end-of-the-day doe
People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well.
sports personal-life
I always separated sports and my personal life.
sports want discrimination
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.
presses
Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.
athlete track the-end-of-the-day
At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
wealthy wanted
I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.