--- title: "Best Carl Lewis Quotes" description: "Frederick Carlton Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Champions..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-lewis-20964.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-lewis-20964.jpg) # Carl Lewis (1961) Long Jumper Kingdom of the Netherlands **66** quotes in **375** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Carl Lewis is a long jumper from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, best known for *Inside track*. ## Quick Facts About Carl Lewis Born July 1, 1961 Nationality Kingdom of the Netherlands Profession Long Jumper Notable works Inside track ## About Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton Lewis 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. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump. He is one of six athletes to win gold in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games, and is one of two people to win gold in the same individual athletics event in four Olympic Games, along with USA discus thrower Al Oerter. He is the head track and field coach for the University of Houston. ## Quotes by Carl Lewis · Page 2 > [I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-never-competed-against-athletes-i-competed-against-perfection/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/carl-lewis-10327_athlete_i-never-competed-against-athletes-i-comp_2959072.jpg) > [When I run - you can see my record - I run to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/when-i-run-you-can-see-my-record-i-run-to-win/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/carl-lewis-10327_records_when-i-run-you-can-see-my-record-i-run-t_1434427.jpg) > [I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-don-t-feel-i-m-qualified-to-be-a-coach-outside-the-high-school/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Coach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/carl-lewis-10327_coach_i-don-t-feel-i-m-qualified-to-be-a-coach_2899153.jpg) > [I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-m-not-running-for-state-senate-because-i-wanted-to-become-a/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Politician](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politician/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/carl-lewis-10327_politician_i-m-not-running-for-state-senate-because_2490094.jpg) > [People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/people-have-always-thought-of-me-as-being-something-but-i-m-just-a/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Human](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/carl-lewis-10327_humans_people-have-always-thought-of-me-as-bein_1835363.jpg) > [An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/an-athlete-and-actor-are-really-two-different-temperaments-night-and/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/carl-lewis-10327_actor_an-athlete-and-actor-are-really-two-diff_2763768.jpg) > [The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/the-trials-on-the-road-to-world-harmony-are-no-greater-than-the/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/carl-lewis-10327_accepting_the-trials-on-the-road-to-world-harmony_1996788.jpg) > [Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/track-and-field-is-the-best-way-to-reach-out-for-kids-it-doesn-t/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/carl-lewis-10327_beats_track-and-field-is-the-best-way-to-reach_2830024.jpg) > [I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-m-a-fast-learner-i-may-not-run-as-fast-as-i-used-to-but-i-think-i/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/carl-lewis-10327_fast_i-m-a-fast-learner-i-may-not-run-as-fast_2425638.jpg) > [I've found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-ve-found-that-a-person-does-not-need-protein-from-meat-to-be-a/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/carl-lewis-10327_athlete_i-ve-found-that-a-person-does-not-need-p_472952.jpg) > [Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/every-new-year-s-eve-i-have-a-pact-to-do-something-i-never-thought-i/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/carl-lewis-10327_free-your-mind_every-new-year-s-eve-i-have-a-pact-to-do_845480.jpg) > [Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/amateurism-is-the-strongest-form-of-discrimination-in-sports-because/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Amateurism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amateurism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/carl-lewis-10327_amateurism_amateurism-is-the-strongest-form-of-disc_694995.jpg) > ['m so fortunate to have done what I love to do for so long, but the day I retired was one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/m-so-fortunate-to-have-done-what-i-love-to-do-for-so-long-but-the-day/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Best day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/carl-lewis-10327_best-day_m-so-fortunate-to-have-done-what-i-love_964913.jpg) > [I want to be remembered as a person who felt there was no limitation to what the human body and mind can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-want-to-be-remembered-as-a-person-who-felt-there-was-no-limitation/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/carl-lewis-10327_body_i-want-to-be-remembered-as-a-person-who_1550602.jpg) > [Countries like Jamaica do not have a random program, so they can go months without being tested. I'm not saying anyone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/countries-like-jamaica-do-not-have-a-random-program-so-they-can-go/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/carl-lewis-10327_country_countries-like-jamaica-do-not-have-a-ran_406660.jpg) > [My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/my-thoughts-before-a-big-race-are-usually-pretty-simple-i-tell-myself/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d9/carl-lewis-10327_athlete_my-thoughts-before-a-big-race-are-usuall_3187921.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/if-you-go-by-other-people-s-opinions-or-predictions-you-ll-just-end/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/carl-lewis-10327_break_if-you-go-by-other-people-s-opinions-or_2737750.jpg) > [People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/people-have-a-moral-standard-about-what-they-will-do-and-will-not-do/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/carl-lewis-10327_areas_people-have-a-moral-standard-about-what_2177557.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/my-life-isn-t-interesting-it-s-my-mom-you-need-to-write-her-life-and/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/carl-lewis-10327_cameos_my-life-isn-t-interesting-it-s-my-mom-yo_53048.jpg) > [You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/you-have-to-free-your-mind-to-do-things-you-wouldn-t-think-of-doing/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/carl-lewis-10327_doing_you-have-to-free-your-mind-to-do-things_2095793.jpg) > [I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-m-not-carl-lewis-the-athlete-any-more-i-m-growing-into-a-new-person/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/carl-lewis-10327_athlete_i-m-not-carl-lewis-the-athlete-any-more_1960899.jpg) > [I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-know-there-are-a-lot-of-people-out-there-who-have-the-best/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Best intentions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-intentions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/carl-lewis-10327_best-intentions_i-know-there-are-a-lot-of-people-out-the_826075.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/scientists-have-proven-that-it-s-impossible-to-long-jump-30-feet-but/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Athletics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/carl-lewis-10327_athletics_scientists-have-proven-that-it-s-impossi_1424754.jpg) > [I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-have-no-intention-of-lingering-through-a-season-just-to-have-a/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/carl-lewis-10327_chance_i-have-no-intention-of-lingering-through_2948336.jpg) > [To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/to-this-day-most-people-think-of-me-as-the-fastest-human-they-don-t/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Events](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/events/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/carl-lewis-10327_events_to-this-day-most-people-think-of-me-as-t_2582915.jpg) > [The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/the-best-kids-are-going-to-become-the-best-but-the-best-thing-about/) [Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/) [Argument](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argument/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba5/carl-lewis-10327_argument_the-best-kids-are-going-to-become-the-be_569565.jpg) ## Carl Lewis by topic [Sports (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports/carl-lewis/) [People (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/carl-lewis/) [Athlete (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/carl-lewis/) [Life (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/carl-lewis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/#itemlist", "name": "Carl Lewis Quotes", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never competed against athletes. 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