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

I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

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.

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

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.

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

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