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Carl Lewis

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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.


— Carl Lewis


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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


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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


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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


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Our message of the day is service does not need a title.


— Carl Lewis


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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


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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.


— Carl Lewis


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Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.


— Carl Lewis


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


— Carl Lewis


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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


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Athletic career


Early life and emergence as a competitive athlete
Frederick Carlton Lewis was born in Birmingham Alabama on July 1 1961 the son of William and Evelyn Lewis. Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of films. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s was named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1982 1983 and 1984 and set world records in the 100 m 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays.

which markets and brands products and services including his own. He also helped transform track and field from its nominal amateur status to its current professional status enabling athletes to have more lucrative and longer-lasting careers. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s was named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1982 1983 and 1984 and set world records in the 100 m 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays.

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