47+ Carl Lewis Quotes On Friendship, Faith And Grief

Carl Lewis was an American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals, including nine gold, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. He won four gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and a further four at the 1988 Games in Seoul. He is also the only man to have won the same event at four consecutive Olympic Games. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Carl Lewis on love, life, friendship.

Top 10 Carl Lewis Quotes

1. 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.
2. My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
3. Channel your energy. Focus.
4. It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
5. My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.
6. Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals
7. I've found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. I want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job.

Carl Lewis Short Quotes

• I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him.
• I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
• When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.
• Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
• My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.
• Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.
• I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.
• I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.
• Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.
• Our message of the day is service does not need a title.

Carl Lewis Quotes About Life

My life isn't interesting! It's my mom. You need to write her life and put me in it. I'm a cameo in her life. — Carl Lewis

I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially. — Carl Lewis

If you go by other people's opinions or predictions, you'll just end up talking yourself out of something. If you're running down the track of life thinking that it's impossible to break life's records, those thoughts have a funny way of sinking into your feet. — Carl Lewis

Life is about timing. — Carl Lewis

I always separated sports and my personal life. — Carl Lewis

You can't live your life through your children. — Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis Quotes About Athletic

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

I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection. — Carl Lewis

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

An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in. — Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis Quotes About People

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

For years, people have looked at Beamon's record as unattainable. I don't accept that. I believe the Lord has given me a talent. I know the record is inside me and I will attain it. — Carl Lewis

I want to be remembered as a person who felt there was no limitation to what the human body and mind can do and be the inspiration to lead people to do things they never hoped to do. — Carl Lewis

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

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

Carl Lewis Famous Quotes And Sayings

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve. — Carl Lewis

By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation. — Carl Lewis

After I left the podium in Atlanta, I felt so fulfilled in my career that I lost my desire to compete at that level again. — 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

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win. — Carl Lewis

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. — Carl Lewis

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. — Carl Lewis

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

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 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

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. — Carl Lewis

I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that. — Carl Lewis

Life Lessons by Carl Lewis

1. Carl Lewis taught us that hard work and dedication are key to achieving success. He worked tirelessly to become the best athlete he could be, and his accomplishments are a testament to his commitment.
2. Carl Lewis also showed us the importance of setting goals and staying focused on them. He was determined to reach his goals, no matter what obstacles he faced, and his success was a result of his dedication and perseverance.
3. Finally, Carl Lewis taught us the value of having a positive attitude. He never let the pressure of competition or the fear of failure stop him from achieving his dreams. He was always optimistic and believed in himself, which ultimately led to his success.