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Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

American former track and field athlete

Jun 5, 2026

17:09
... athletic background, obviously, your family?
17:11
That's a, that's a great question, especially for now.
17:14
The, the thing is, is that the long jump is, is a very, probably the most complicated event in all of sports.
17:23
We are genetically predisposed to not jump far.
17:26
So if you really jump far, and I don't mean what they're jumping now, 'cause now is not far.

9 MINS LATER

26:47
That, that was sort of gonna be my next question, was like, why is it so vital to you? But you've clearly answered that and, uh-
26:52
Yeah, I, you know what? It's, it's interesting because years ago ...
26:56
Well, I think I'll, I'll take you and everyone here, listen to this.

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