Noah Lyles is determined to silence Tyreek Hill and aims to break a world record in their highly anticipated showdown.
Reigning Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles has warned NFL star Tyreek Hill ahead of their much-anticipated showdown.
Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill have been involved in bitter exchanges since the Paris Olympic Games and it is now time to determine who will emerge champion when they toe the line for their race.
The triple world champion has since expressed confidence ahead of the showdown, revealing that he will give his all to ensure he silences the Miami Dolphins wide receiver.
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“I want to be more than just a runner because there’s enough runners. But who’s the performers?” Noah Lyles said in an interview with NBC Sport.
“I’m not here to play around. I’m dead serious about this. I’m going to bring everything I got for this.”
Despite unclear information about the race including the distance they will compete in, Noah Lyles has hinted at going for a world record.
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He pointed out that if he achieves his target of breaking the world record, then Tyreek Hill will have nowhere to hide his face, urging the NFL player to train hard ahead of the clash.
“I’m more thinking about, ‘Dang, I have an opportunity to break the world record along with beating Tyreek’,” Lyles said.
“So Tyreek better be ready, because if a world record gets dropped on his head, he ain’t gonna be able to hear nothing.”
Noah Lyles has received a lot of criticism following his decision to race against Tyreek Hill but he sees more than just the race, revealing that it is one way to transform track and field.
He explained that many of his fans insisted that competing against Hill is below his standard but Noah Lyles is looking at the bigger picture.
The three-time world 200m champion believes that the race will also place him in the limelight more as he looks to continue making a name for himself.
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“Something that’s constantly on my mind is how to keep track relevant. Track and field has a great reputation inside of the Olympics, but in the marketing sense, when it comes to the U.S., it’s just fallen short a few too many times,” Noah Lyles revealed.
“I get a lot of hate from people who don’t believe I should be racing him. And they’re like, ‘This is beneath you.’ Well, it’s not, because here we are.”
As the anticipation builds, Noah Lyles is not just preparing for a race, he is setting the stage for a statement.
With a world record in his sights and a point to prove, the Olympic champion is ready to silence the doubters and redefine the boundaries between track and field and the NFL.
