The USA sprinting sensation reportedly joked that he didn’t know who he was, prompting Usain Bolt to tell Noah Lyles to “stop acting.” After winning the gold medal in the 100-meter final in a record-breaking event, Lyles cemented his legacy at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
He still has a chance to equal Bolt’s famous accomplishments, though, as he has won eight Olympic gold medals and is the fastest man in the world. Despite being well-known, the Jamaican seemed to have been annoyed by a playful jab from Lyles. When discussing Lyles on the Ready, Set, Go podcast, he insisted that the 27-year-old show him respect.
When he [Lyles] came out and asked, ‘Usain Bolt who?’ I was like, ‘Bro, stop it.’” he said of his former rival Justin Gatlin.
I usually keep quiet, but I said, “You’re in the wrong sport if you don’t know who Usain Bolt is.” Promotion “So, quit being dramatic. Give my name some dignity. “Stop it. Every time he speaks, he claims he wants to beat my record. I respect everyone and know that you have to aspire high and desire to shatter records, even though he claimed he didn’t mean it that way.
However, I would never treat any of these sprinters disrespectfully. “These are the men who create the foundation for you to descend upon and improve it.”
“I would never say anything bad about these guys before me because they’re the guys who really built the platform and then we add to it, make it greater and compete.” Bolt acknowledged that Lyles would be included in his ideal 100-meter lineup if he had to pick one. He did, however, joke that it was just because he would love to defeat him.
just because I’d like to compete against him in a race. I would adore defeating him. Alongside Lyles, Gatlin, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, Maurice Greene, and Ben Johnson joined Bolt in his ideal 100-meter lineup. Bolt won six individual Olympic gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter events, winning the double for three straight Games in Beijing (2008), London (2012), and Rio (2016).
No one has been able to surpass either of Bolt’s records since his retirement eight years ago, but Lyles has made no secret of his desire to do so.
And whilst the 27-year-old is fast, he’s just not Bolt-fast, yet.
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