ANY casual glance at the glittering athletic career of world’s fastest man Usain Bolt would seem undisputable that he is one of the sport’s greatest-ever. In the mind of the man himself, however, not quite yet.Bolt has already racked up a remarkable 11 World Championships gold medals and six Olympic gold medals, but has already targeted another three at next year’s Olympic Games for self-affirmation of his legendary status.
“Defending my Olympic title motivates me. I do not know what will happen with me if I lose a competition. I focus a lot, I get excited and the results depend on my hard work and my will to win,” Bolt said.
“If I go to Rio and win, I will feel very good and become a legend. And if people ask me, I will say that I am a legend,” Bolt added.
The sprinter endured what many believed was the biggest test of his career against in-form American Justin Gatlin at the Beijing World Championships. Heading into the competition short on form, however, the sprinter was just about able to overcome his challenger.
“It was definitely one of my biggest challenges because it was a short and tough season and I had to work hard. I was very focused, I ran well and achieved it,” he said.