Why Olympian Carl Lewis RETIRED After the 1996 Olympics | Undeniable with Dan Patrick

I was so young in the 80s, so I don't remember any of this. It is nice to be able to reflect on it by watching YouTube videos now. Carl is an inspiration.

Watching this guy compete spanned almost my entire childhood

I met Carl at a 10k race in Santa Monica, California back in 1980 , and talked to him for about fifteen minutes as we both did our pre-race stretching....he seemed very down-to-earth, and very polite, if a bit on the quiet side...very focused...well, a few minutes later , we lined up to race, and I ran with him for about 2 miles before his pace was too fast for me to sustain any longer, and he soon disappeared out in front.... afterwards , I saw that he won that race first overall , and I went up to him and congratulated him, and left that day feeling like I just met someone who would go far in their running career. And, sure enough.....

I saw that Carl Lewis is now a cross-country coach for very young runners .This gentleman loves sport.

It was a pleasure to watch Carl’s career when I was a kid

Rode in a van with Carl’s dad in Memphis. The Willingboro track club was shuttling from the motel to the track. Every kid was a perfect gentleman. They taught values, not just winning.

I ❤ u so much for putting track and field on your show. U just interviewed THE MAN!!!❤🎉

Love Carl Lewis. Smart, positive, and an amazing work ethic.

One of the finest athelete all time. Perfect body, posture and sprinting style

The best fact by far which totally rams home his ability in long jump is the fact his winning jump in 1992 Barcelona Olympics would have been still the winning distance in every Olympics since....now that's talent

I was a bus driver for the Olympic Athletics at the 1984 Olympics. I was behind the scenes when I saw Carl Lewis walking in the middle of 4 bodyguards. I ran up to the group and said "I'm suppose to get your photo"' Carl smiled so pretty for me; One of my greatest moments.

Absoutely legend. And nobody looked better sprinting. Poetry in motion.

Sat with him for over an hour in Moorestown mall talking about his book Inside Track. Will never forget and have respected his entire career to this day. Truly a wonderful human being and will always be worldclass.

I am still mad how he behaved towards Ben Johnson. Knowing now Lewis was just as loaded as Johnson and then playing the victim of a juicer and even before the Olympics throwing shade at Johnson. Then getting gold 1988 that way condemning Johnson was pathetic. He still hasnt owned up to that.

I remember this like it was yesterday. I even remember him going to the Jay Leno or David Letterman show a month or so before. We all wondered why he was even trying... Leno or Letterman asked him if he really thought he could win, and he responded "It's only now that you're asking that I realize that losing is a possibility..." The man was that confident... Losing was not even a thought although he was 35 years old competing against guys 10-15 years younger... One month later he achieved the unthinkable!!!!

I was there, greatest sporting night of my life! Michael Johnson won a gold the same night.

The amount of discipline and dedication great athletes like Carl Lewis adhere to,is mind-blowing

Very genuine interview!!!

CL was juicing almost his entire career, so were his competition. So I give him credit for beating most of those that were like him. But, then I put him in the same camp as Armstrong in cycling.

Doper