Usain Bolt credits his success to coach Glen Mills’ guidance while criticising those who failed to appreciate and follow his coaching.
Usain Bolt has given his former coach, Glen Mills, flowers, noting that he remains one of the greatest individuals whom he has ever crossed paths with.
The Jamaican sprint legend revealed that one reason why he triumphed over Yohan Blake and other sprinters was because he listened to everything the coach and there was no time he disrespected him.
Usain Bolt noted that the training was always hard and he used to complain most of the time but there was no single time when he refused to do the workouts.
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However, he lashed out at Yohan Blake and other Jamaican fans for failing to appreciate coach Glen Mills, noting that once they got to the top level, they never wanted to listen to what he taught them.
“I never faltered ’cause I listened to that man…he is the only man who would tell me anything and I would follow,” Usain Bolt said in an interview on the Fix podcast.
“I never went back and forth with the coach, I used to complain a lot but I always did everything. I complained every day cause the training was hard but I always did it. I saw people complain and talk how they wanted but it will always be the great Glen Mills.”
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Usain Bolt spearheaded Jamaica’s most successful history in the sprints in track and field.
Glen Mills started coaching Usain Bolt in late 2004 when the double-world record holder (100m and 200m) approached him after the Athens Olympics.
Under the guidance of Glen Mills, Usain Bolt was able to accomplish a lot of things including breaking world records in the 100m and 200m.
The multiple Olympic champion clocked 9.58 seconds to win the 100m at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. He set the 19.19 seconds world record in the 200m at the same event.
Usain Bolt also won eight Olympic gold medals and 11 gold medals at the World Championships, making him one of the greatest sprinters in history. He also won two silver medals and one bronze at the World Championships.
Since his retirement from active athletics in 2017, Usain Bolt still speaks highly of his coach, noting that he is a genius who made what seemed impossible very possible.
