#ma

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

#actor #athlete #becoming #cameo #carl

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. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#any #athlete #being #being prepared #coach

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. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#against #amateur #back #because #discrimination

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. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#better #better person #block #emotion #emotional

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

— Carl Lewis

#appearances #businessman #i #make #still

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

— Carl Lewis

#i #i may not #i think #learn #learner

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#being #else #everyone #human #human being

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

#day #event #fastest #had #human

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. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#beat #best #best way #fast #field

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. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#cannot #costs #families #health #here