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I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.

~Carl Lewis

Topics: Come Having Like Me People Perform Pressure Will

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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

Topics: Again Against Amateur Back Because Discrimination Form Go Make Poor Sports Strongest Underprivileged Want Wealthy

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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

Topics: Any Athlete Goals Growing Interests Lewis More New Person

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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.

~Carl Lewis

Topics: About Best Give Hear Ideas Intentions Know Like Lot Me Out People Them Voice Who

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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

Topics: Athlete Better Better Person Block Emotion Emotional Found Helped Make Me Myself Out Person Really Understand You

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

~Carl Lewis

Topics: Record Run See Win You

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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

Topics: Although Day Event Fastest Had Human Long Me More Most People Really Success Think

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Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

~Carl Lewis

Topics: Created Doing Eve Ever Every Free List Mind Never New Pact Say Something Things Think Thought Year You Your

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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

Topics: Amazing Any Athlete Being Being Prepared Coach Could Did Every Focus Fortunately Had He Kind Lot Me Nervous Prepared Support Tell Telling Tells Truth Who You

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Life is about timing.

~Carl Lewis

Topics: About Life Timing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 1st, 1961

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