Quotes By Carl Lewis

I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.

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

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I always separated sports and my personal life.

You can't live your life through your children.

'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.

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.

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.

I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

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.