An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring ….

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete..

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning a….

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 ….

I wouldn't be surprised if one day Carl's halo slipped and choked him..

I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me..

I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection..

At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company..

Channel your energy. Focus..

Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things..

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..

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

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

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

It's all about the journey, not the outcome..

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, ….

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..

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor….

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else..

I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared t….

I want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job..