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Justin Gatlin urges those close to rising sprint star Gout Gout to protect him from harmful influences as he navigates early success on the global stage.
American sprint legend Justin Gatlin has requested people close to Gout Gout to protect him from malicious people who would want to ruin his career.
The 2004 Olympic champion revealed that now that Gout Gout has started making waves on the global scene, many people would want to benefit from his hard work and that may come in different forms.
At the age of 16, the Australian youngster might not be able to discern between what is good and bad for him hence Gatlin’s plea to his management to watch over him. Gatlin cautioned them against being in a hurry to make quick money and jeopardize Gout Gout’s career.
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Gatlin was also impressed by how the Australian youngster is focused on making a name for himself and is not weighed down by what other people had to say.
“His circle is going to have to make sure that he is taken care of. He is so focused right now on achieving the goals in front of him and he is not going to know those demons. Those demons are going to come in disguise, those demons are going to come with smiles, those demons are going to come with loose guarantees, they are going to come with money,” Gatlin said on the Ready Set Go podcast.
“So, moms, coaches, teammates, those are the people who are going to have to sharpen their skills on figuring out who is good on his corner and who is not good on his corner and they can’t be tempted by the money, the fame. They have to be locked in on achieving something that has never been done before.”
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Gout Gout has been making waves recently in the sprints leading to being likened to Usain Bolt. The world under-20 silver medallist was on fire at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane on Saturday, December 7.
Competing in the 200m, not only did he break Peter Norman’s Oceanian record of 20.06 seconds that had been untouched since 1968, but he also improved Usain Bolt’s world age-16 best of 20.13 seconds set back in 2003.
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