Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Preparation is the key to success.

I’m not a natural athlete; I’ve just worked really hard.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Success is a series of small wins.

Your limitations are only your imagination.

Success is not just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire others to do.

You have to be your own biggest fan.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.

Dream big, work hard, stay focused.

Life is about how you handle plan B.

Stay true to yourself and never let others define your worth.

Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth and learning.

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, but everyone needs to be on a level playing field.

Success is a journey, not a destination.

Stay disciplined in your training and your life choices.

Every day is a new opportunity to improve yourself.

My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.

Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

I don’t intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.

Celebrate the small victories along the way, as they build up to the ultimate success.

‘m so fortunate to have done what I love to do for so long, but the day I retired was one of the best days of my life. Not because I was happy to get away from the sport, but because it was clear in my mind that I had done all I possibly could, and that it was time to go.

I’m a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.

Believe in yourself and all that you are.

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 really emotional person and it helped make me a better person.

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

Always strive to be better than you were yesterday.

I’m not a coach and I know it. I’m too busy and it doesn’t pay. I’m expensive. But I would always advise.

If you don’t have confidence, you might as well be dead.

I wouldn’t be surprised if one day Carl’s halo slipped and choked him.

Perseverance is the key to overcoming obstacles.

I’m not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I’m running because I wanted to serve.

Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about ‘me’. What’s happened to ‘we’ as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people.

Greatness is a lot of small things done well.

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 her life.

Surround yourself with people who believe in you and support your ambitions.

Our message of the day is service does not need a title.

I’m very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don’t want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously.

I run for my dreams.

I enjoy my life, I love track, I’m set for life financially.

Stay hungry for success and never settle for mediocrity.

At the end of the day, if you’re a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

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

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.

Dream big and work hard to turn those dreams into reality.

Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.

I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

Pressure is a privilege.

I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.

Stay focused on your goals, and never let distractions derail you.

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 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.

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 who’s 22 and scared to death and can’t believe he won the Olympics.

Winning is great, but it’s not everything.

You can’t live your life through your children.

The only limits we have are the ones we set for ourselves.

The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.

I don’t feel I’m qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.

Winning is not everything, but making the effort to win is.

You have to be willing to sacrifice to be a champion.

My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.

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

Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn’t matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.

I like to see people in a good light.

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, let’s make it amateur again.

Find your passion and pursue it relentlessly.

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win… channel your energy. Focus.

We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.

Success is no accident.

When I run – you can see my record – I run to win.

Hard work and dedication are the keys to reaching your full potential.

I want to be remembered as a person who felt there was no limitation to what the human body and mind can do and be the inspiration to lead people to do things they never hoped to do.

To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don’t really think me as a long jumper, although that’s the event I had more success in.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

I want to be a millionaire, and I don’t ever want a real job.

Believe in yourself and your abilities, and you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection.

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.

The only way to prove that you are a good sport is to lose.

It’s not about how fast you can run, but about how long you can keep going.

Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.

I’m a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.

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 have a way of sinking into your feet.

To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture.

Channel your energy. Focus.

Success is not measured by wins and losses, but by the effort and determination put into achieving your goals.

It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

I believe in the power of the individual.

You’re not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

Life is about challenges and how we face up to them.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

Life is about timing.