Last Updated on July 12, 2020, 5:49 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprint king, has hinted that he could be tempted to return to the track out of retirement if his former Coach Glen Mills would ask him.
Usain Bolt is the world 100m, and 200m record holder and also, he is an eight-time Olympic champion. He told Variety magazine that he did not have plans of resurrecting his sprinting career.
However, the 33-year-old world record holder said while he was giving a video interview to the magazine that he would at least think of making a comeback as a sprinter if his former Coach Mills would ask him.
Bolt said that if his coach came back and told him, ‘Let’s do this,’ he would come back as a sprinter because he believes a lot in his coach.
He added that he knows that if his coach says that they’re going to do this, Bolt knows that it is possible.
Usain said that he does not visit the track anymore.
It is noteworthy that he last competed internationally at the World Championships in London in 2017 and there he won a bronze medal in the 100m race.
Usain said that he stays away from the track because his coach gets very excited when Bolt comes to the track, so he stays away.
Bolt said that meanwhile, he is adjusting to life as a father after he welcomed a baby girl in May with is partner Kasi Bennett.
The record-holder sprinter said that fatherhood was more difficult than breaking a world record.
Bolt said that he got sick that first week as he was scared of falling asleep, so he stayed up at nights just watching over his daughter.
In the end, Usain said that he is a heavy sleeper, but he has learned that he is going to wake up and that he is getting better and is learning.
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