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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. "

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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. "

Carl Lewis

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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. "

" At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company. "

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

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

Carl Lewis

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no. "

" I always wanted to be wealthy. I did. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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" You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Life is about timing. "

" Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able. "

" The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. "

" The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies. "

" 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. "

" 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

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People

" 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. "

" I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals. "