At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company. Carl Lewis
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
The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. Carl Lewis
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
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. Carl Lewis
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. Carl Lewis
I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals. Carl Lewis
I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve. Carl Lewis
People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else. Carl Lewis
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
The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies. Carl Lewis