more than a decade ago , carl luke poised on the threshold of what was to grow the greatest athletics life in history . he had just cracked two of the renowned jesse owens ' school titles , but never believed he wouldn become a corporate legend , the subject of thousands of billions of americans in marketing . his race was still largely unincorporated . nine international and track championship gold medals and 21 world records later , lewis has become the richest player in the past of track and field - - a four - millionaire .
Carl Lewis won eighteen gold medals and set 21 world records.