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Carl Lewis Biography

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event. He is one of only three Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games.

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

Barriers, Boundaries, Cultural, Social, Torches

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

Record, Records, Run, Running, See, Winning

You can't live your life through your children.

Children, Life, Live, Live Your Life, Your Children

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.

Athlete, Day, Night, Temperaments, Things, Two

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.

Athlete, Focus, Kind, Support, Told, Two

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.

Predictions, Running, Sinking, Talking, Thinking

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.

Interesting, Life, Mom, Write, Writing

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.

Thinking, Long, People, Fastest

Life is about timing.

Inspire, Life, Sports, Timing

I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.

Against, Athlete, Athletes, Competed, Perfection

The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.

Fed, Games, People, Playing, Political

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

Events, Gold, Medals, Planned, Years

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

Politician, Running, Senate, Serve, States

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

Years, Vegan, Performances

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.

Alternate, Chance, Intention, Relay, Want

Seriously, some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.

Americans, Country, Leave, Seriously, Shouldnt

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.

Athlete, Fact, Successful, Track, Years

I always separated sports and my personal life.

Sports, Personal Life, Life, Separated, Personal

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.

Atlanta, Career, Careers, Lost, Podium, Running

At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

Athlete, Company, Field, Professional, The End Of The Day, Track

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