After a query about the Olympics, Usain Bolt drives Noah Lyles to confront reality.
The Jamaican legend acknowledged that he was never worried about the American’s chances when Noah Lyles failed to surpass Usain Bolt’s world records in the Olympics in Paris.
With assurance, Usain Bolt stated that he “wasn’t worried” about American sprint sensation Noah Lyles smashing his personal bests during the Olympics in Paris.
The lightning-fast At the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, a Jamaican set a record-breaking time of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter event.
Four days later, he shocked everyone once more by breaking the 200-meter record with a scorching time of 19.19 seconds.
After finishing third on the all-time list with a timing of 19.31 seconds in the 200m at the World Championships, American sensation Lyles raised speculation going into the Olympic Games that he may challenge Bolt’s record times.
But even though Lyles set a personal best of 9.784 to win gold in the 100m, he was unable to beat Bolt’s record.
In addition, his 200-meter effort in Paris fell short of expectations as he finished in third place with a timing of 19.70.
Lyles revealed after the race that he had been fighting COVID, which caused him to postpone the 4×100- or 4×400-meter relay races because of his health.
On the ‘High Performance Podcast,’ Bolt shared his opinions on the subject: “I laughed and wasn’t concerned. I am able to say. It will take some time, but when it remains intact, I’m always pleased.”
Bolt shared his ideal 4×100-meter relay squad in an open conversation, leaving out Lyles and choosing instead to say: “Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.” Asafa Powell would undoubtedly start, followed by Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin, and me at anchor.
The four would be those. I won the world juniors when I was fifteen years old.
After Gout Gout broke Bolt’s personal 200-meter time for that age group at the U20 World Championships in Peru, the sprinting legend also gave advice to aspiring runners.
Looking back on his early career, the former champion said, “I didn’t have to work as hard because I was so young and good.
“I was winning, winning, and winning, but it was just talent.” I recall thinking that everything would be simple once I reached the professional level.
However, I would go to competitions and take the stage, but I would always lose.
“I thought, ‘This is new, this is strange.'” It took me a long time to figure it out. Coach Mills then kind of sat me down when I first started working with him and said, “Listen, everyone who’s a professional has talent, so the person who works the hardest on their talent will be the best.”
“That’s when I kind of realized that you can’t get to the top with just talent alone,” Bolt continued. You must put in effort, make sacrifices, and be committed.
Although it took some time, I improved over time and gained knowledge along the road.
