Usain Bolt opened up about his biggest regret despite boasting an accomplished record.
Fastest man alive Usain Bolt remains one of the most decorated sprint legend in history going by his records.
The 38-year-old, who boasts of eight Olympic gold medals in a career that spanned more than a decade, believe he could have won more titles had he started early.
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In 2021, Bolt, who is a three-time Olympic 100m, regret why he didn’t make it to the 2004 Olympics in Athens, boasting that at just 18, he should still have won.
“I wouldn’t say it was a regret because everything happens for a reason….but I wish I got serious earlier,” Bolt told Essence Magazine. “Because when I was a junior, if I really took track and field serious, I probably could have won four Olympics.”
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The Jamaican made his Olympics debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where he bagged the 100 and 200-meter titles. The 11-time world champion feels he was talented but was only lazy not to exploit his potential.
“I mean if I started early because I was really talented but I was kind of lazy, didn’t want to train as much. So for me, I would tell my younger self, ‘Listen, get serious sooner, and you could do like ridiculous numbers.”
Bolt pulled a painful hamstring at the 2017 world championships where he bid farewell to the sport. Retiring at 31 felt like too soon for Bolt who could still have made it to the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games.
