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Bolt trained with several clubs including Borussia Dortmund in his bid to secure a professional contract after retiring from athletics
Usain Bolt reiterated that he did not expect any special treatment from the Central Coast Mariners coach as much as he wanted to silence his critics in 2018.
The then 32-year-old was aiming to become a professional footballer having retired from athletics in 2017 following a sprinting career that led to eight Olympic gold medals.
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Bolt had already trained with several clubs around the world, including Borussia Dortmund, Stromsgodset in Norway and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. He also captained the Rest of the World XI at Soccer Aid and had long-harboured an ambition to play football professionally.
"I expect nothing but that, I want to be treated like one of the boys. I don't want to be treated like the world's fastest man, I want to be treated like a footballer because that is what I want to be," Bolt told TalkSport.
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"I told the coach from the start 'listen, I'm here with a blank slate' no matter what I have learned or seen on TV it is a blank slate, I'm here to learn and get better and that is my focus," he added.
Bolt said he was not expecting to be treated any differently and that any questions over his attempts to make it in the sport will be answered.
"As you see over the years, I'm very cool under pressure. My ability to understand and learn the game very quickly is something I am good at, I think I see the game very well but I have to work on the basic skills - there are things I need to learn and that is why I am here."
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