Carl Lewis quotes - page 2

I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down. (Carl Lewis)
Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me. View quote
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I always wanted to be wealthy. I did. View quote
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I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals. View quote
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Life is about timing. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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When I run - as you see from my record - I run to win. (Carl Lewis)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life. View quote
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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. (Carl Lewis)

Carl Lewis

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Photo: Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Athlete
Born: July 1, 1961
Quotes count: 46
Wikipedia: Carl Lewis

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