Nine-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field. Won four consecutive Olympic long jump titles and matched Jesse Owens' feat of four golds at a single Olympics in 1984.
"If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win."
"Life is about timing."
"My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed."
"I do what I do because of the pure joy of it."
If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.
— Carl Lewis
Life is about timing.
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: get out of the blocks, run y...
"My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: get out ..."
I do what I do because of the pure joy of it.
