Question: Were you always good in running?

Carl Lewis: I started off good. Then for a number of years I was not very good. I have experienced winning and also very severe losing. Very! But I think it was important in my life to have seen both sides. I have seen people run faster and slower than me, and that was important. It taught me how to deal with people better, and how to deal with the sport.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Carl Lewis: the champion inner runner, Agni Press, 1991
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