Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If I get the part of a lifetime and it blows up, then that's wonderful. But if the acting doesn't work, fine. I'll just be a producer. And if the producing doesn't work, fine. I've got a lot of other stuff.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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