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. – Carl Lewis
Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about me. Whats happened to we as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people. – Carl Lewis
People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. – Carl Lewis
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. – Carl Lewis