Carl Lewis Quotes - Page 2

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Running, Thinking, May

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• People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

  Carl Lewis

  People, Humans, Human Beings

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• I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that.

  Carl Lewis

  Want, Chance, Intention

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Thinking, Long, People

  "Carl Lewis On Sportsmanship, Olympic Legacy". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 6, 2008.

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• You can't live your life through your children.

  Carl Lewis

  Children, Live Your Life, Your Children

  "Carl Lewis On Sportsmanship, Olympic Legacy". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 6, 2008.

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• Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.

  Carl Lewis

  Country

  "#Romneyshambles: 'Some Americans just shouldn't leave the country', says Carl Lewis" by Jerome Taylor, Rob Williams, www.independent.co.uk. July 27, 2012.

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• I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

  Carl Lewis

  People, Suffering, Body

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Sports, Long, Mind

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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

  Running, Politician, States

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• There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

  Carl Lewis

  Athlete, Childhood, Professional Athlete

  "Carl Lewis On Sportsmanship, Olympic Legacy". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 6, 2008.

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Mom, Writing, Interesting

  "Last Night: A GQ&A with Carl Lewis". Interview with Matt Sebra, www.gq.com. June 15, 2012.

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Athlete, Night, Two

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• We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.

  Carl Lewis

  Senior, Home, Kids

  "Carl Lewis's run for political office gets off to a rocky start" by Lawrence Donegan, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2011.

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Taken, Athlete, Play

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

  Carl Lewis

  Running, Winning, Records

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• I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.

  Carl Lewis

  Track, Enjoy

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• I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.

  Carl Lewis

  Actors, Appearance, Businessman

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• I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared to death and can't believe he won the Olympics.

  Carl Lewis

  Believe, Media, Typical

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• I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.

  Carl Lewis

  People, Pressure

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• I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

  Carl Lewis

  Wealthy, Wanted

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• Countries like Jamaica do not have a random program, so they can go months without being tested. I'm not saying anyone is on anything, but everyone needs to be on a level playing field.

  Carl Lewis

  Country, Jamaica, Needs

  "Carl Lewis speaks out on Bolt, U.S. performance in Beijing, more". Interview with Arash Markazi, www.si.com. September 11, 2008.

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Athlete, Two, Focus

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  School, Thinking, Needs

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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.

  Carl Lewis

  Sports, Want, Discrimination

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• I always separated sports and my personal life.

  Carl Lewis

  Sports, Personal Life

  Interview with Richard Deitsch, www.si.com. August 2, 2004.

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