Carl Lewis Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.”

“I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.”

“I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.”

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

“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.”

“Our message of the day is service does not need a title.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”