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Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has shared inspiring words with teen sensation Gout Gout, who recently broke Bolt's record,
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has shared sage advice and admiration for the young sprint sensation Gout Gout after the 16-year-old broke Bolt’s long-standing 200-meter record.
Gout, who has been making waves in the track world, recently set a new record for his age group, clocking an impressive 20.60 seconds in the 200 meters at the U20 World Championships in Peru.
The blistering performance edged out Bolt’s record from 2002 by a mere 0.01 seconds, an achievement that has garnered Gout international attention and respect.
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In a recent interview with Jake Humphrey on the High Performance podcast, Bolt looked back on his own early days as a young sprinter, sharing some invaluable insights from his journey in athletics.
Reflecting on his formative years and the challenges he faced as he rose to global stardom, Bolt offered some heartfelt guidance to Gout, who is already drawing comparisons to the iconic Jamaican.
“When I started out, I didn’t understand the concept of ‘being great’ because I was young,” the Jamaican superstar recalled.
“I was 15 when I won the world juniors; I was really young and I was really talented, so I didn’t have to work as hard as it was just talent, as I was winning and winning.”
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For Bolt, early victories came relatively easily due to his natural talent, but his real growth began when he faced tougher competition on the professional stage.
The Jamaican sprint legend described the moment when, despite his impressive abilities, he encountered losses at meets—a pivotal experience that taught him the importance of consistent hard work and resilience.
“I remember when I got to the professional level, and I felt like it was just going to be easy,” Bolt continued.
“And I got to the stage where I would go to meets and I would lose. And I was like, ‘This is strange, this is new’. So it took me a while to understand.”
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Bolt’s words of wisdom resonate deeply with Gout, who has quickly risen to fame and is now in the spotlight after breaking one of Bolt’s earliest records.
Gout, however, remains humble in the face of the comparisons to Bolt.
“It’s pretty cool because Usain Bolt is arguably the greatest athlete of all time, and just being compared to him is a great feeling,” Gout said in an interview in August.
“Obviously, I’m Gout Gout, so I’m trying to make a name for myself. If I can get to the level he was, that would be a great achievement.”
Gout has already achieved impressive times in both the 100m and 200m events, with personal bests of 10.29 seconds in the 100 meters and the record-breaking 20.60 seconds in the 200 meters.
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His performance has caught the attention of Athletics Australia president Jane Flemming, who finds the comparisons to Bolt both exciting and fitting.
Bolt himself encountered injuries that momentarily slowed his momentum early in his career, but he went on to capture a silver medal in the 200 meters at the 2007 World Championships before solidifying his status as a legend with a double gold in the 100m and 200m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
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