Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carl Lewis won 9 gold medals and one silver medal during his Olympic career. He is considered one of the greatest track and field ...

Carl Lewis, a 9-time Olympic gold medallist quote, “If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win”, emphasizes how important self-belief is for success. Even if you have talent, ...

Allyson Felix cemented her place as the greatest American track and field athlete of all time Saturday morning. The 35-year-old track star won her 11th Olympic medal on Saturday morning, surpassing ...

LOS ANGELES -- Perhaps the greatest track and field athlete in U.S. history, nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, says the sport is dying. "We've got to stop looking at each other and saying ...

Winning an Olympic gold medal is already rare, and winning eight or more is nearly impossible. Even so, across all eras of the Games, a handful of competitors have achieved this. These athletes left ...

Julie Anderson and Chris Hay's film, premiering at SXSW, shows how Lewis dominated track and field like nobody else, but never earned America's full embrace. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic ...