By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation.

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.

I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that.

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

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

You can't live your life through your children.

I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.