Channel your energy. Focus.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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