"I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances."
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"You can't live your life through your children."
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"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."
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"When I run - you can see my record - I run to win."
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"I always separated sports and my personal life."
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"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."
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"Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country."
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"People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else."
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"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."
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"I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals."
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"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."
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"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."
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"Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me."
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"I always wanted to be wealthy. I did."
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"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."
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"I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1."
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"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."
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"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."
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"My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan."
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"At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company."
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