Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.

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

I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

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.

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.

'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.