Quotes by Carl Lewis

“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, youll win... channel your energy. Focus.”

“Life is about timing.”

“Scientists have proven that its impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I dont listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.”

“The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.”

“She expressed that she just wanted everything explained to her, ... Shes a little afraid and thats a lot to handle.”

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

“I´m not going to wait for anything else for you all to do, not one thing more,”

“Unless you can consider some other measures to assure her cooperation, you´re going to be up against a wall,”

“Im not going to wait for anything else for you all to do, not one thing more, ... Theres never been an opinion counter to the one that prevails and there still isnt one today.”

“When youre a part of something that people want you in ... thats what makes it special.”

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

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that youre going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.

Life is about timing.

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, lets make it amateur again.

The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.

We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.