I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.

Some Americans just shouldnt leave the country.

'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.

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

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

After I left the podium in Atlanta, I felt so fulfilled in my career that I lost my desire to compete at that level again.