The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. – Carl Lewis
Im not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher whats going on in the media. Im supposed to be the typical amateur whos 22 and scared to death and cant believe he won the Olympics. – Carl Lewis
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 theyre not nervous isnt telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be. – 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