more than a decade ago , carl lee knelt on the doorstep of what was to become the greatest athletics achievement in washington . he had just surpassed six of the legendary jesse nicholas ' college records , but also believed he would become a worldwide giant , the focus of hundreds of millions of talents in advertising . his sport was therefore nominally amateur . three games and world championship golden awards and 21 olympic medals afterward , his has become the darkest man in the life of track and field - - a multi - million .
Carl Lewis won eighteen gold medals and set 21 world records.