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Athlete Quote by Carl Lewis

“I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.” quote by Carl Lewis — Download Open image

“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 found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a…

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

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I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.

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I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur…

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You can't live your life through your children.

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Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.

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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,…

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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…

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The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing…

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