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Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt was getting slower on track and his coach felt the only way out not to tarnish his reputation as a track king is to hung up spikes.
Three-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has finally spilled the beans on the advice his coach gave him before he finally decided to hang up his spikes.
Bolt is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all-time following an illustrious and record-breaking career on the track. The Jamaican, who won eight gold medals at the Olympics, still holds the world record for the quickest 100m sprint with 9.58 seconds, which he set at the 2009 World Championships.
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'It’s hard to love the country that sometimes doesn’t love you back'- Noah Lyles gives opinion regarding blacks athletes in the US
Noah Lyles has represented the US with flying colours but admits there's not much to be desired being black in the country.
He retired in 2017 after the World Championships in which the 37-year-old pulled up with a hamstring injury towards the end of the 4x100m relay. The 11-time world champion said his coach Glen Mills told him that he was getting slower, making his retirement plans even more concrete.
"My coach said to me before I retired, 'You know you can go on and on and on if you want'. I asked why and he said no one is getting faster. You're the one getting slower.
"I sat down and I was like he's not lying!' Because my times started going backwards because I get injured or it took me a while to get fit. He made a valid point," Bolt told TalkSport.
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11:06 - 16.12.2024
'It has to be legit' - Noah Lyles sets condition for showdown against NFL star Tyreek Hill
Olympics 100m champion Noah Lyles has given a hint that he could race against NFL star Tyreek Hill but on his own terms.
It is seven years since the fastest man on the planet quit track but admittedly, 'Lightning Bolt' has said he misses competition.
"I miss the competition. When I sit and watch the World Championships or the Olympics now, your blood starts to boil, you just want to be out there," he added.
Bolt gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.
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