103 Quotes by 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.

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.

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.

My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.

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.

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.

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.

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

I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.