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

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

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.

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.

I've got a new life now, a new future, there's a lot more to Lennox Lewis than just being a boxer.

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