The 61+ Carl Lewis Quotes

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.

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.

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.

My Best Performances Were When I Was 30 Years Old, And I Was A Vegan.

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 A Coach And I Know It. I'm Too Busy And It Doesn't Pay. I'm Expensive. But I Would Always Advise.

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 Wanted To Be Wealthy. I Did.

I Don't Intend To Stay Around Any Longer Than I Feel I Can Be No. 1.

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.

Any Press Is Good Press. So Keep On Ragging Me.

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.