The 2016 Rio Olympics was the last one for Usain Bolt, and the Jamaican sprinter went out with a bang. He pulled off an unprecedented triple-triple, winning gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay races, and he did so in three straight Olympics, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio. Bolt has also won 11 World Championship titles and has held the world records in the 100 and 200 since 2009. That's quite a resume for the 30-year old star. There was talk that Rio would be his last Olympics and he would not compete in Tokyo 2020. In an interview with Complex, Bolt revealed that the reports are true.
When asked if he would rule out the 2020 Olympics, Bolt said, "Definitely. No man, I can’t go. This year I kind of struggled for motivation. Because I’ve done everything and I asked myself one time in the season 'Why am I doing this?' That’s the first time I’ve ever asked myself that because I love the sport and it’s horrible, one day I was in training and it was tough. And after I finished training, I asked myself 'Why I doing this? I’ve done it.' For me, when I kind of woke up. I couldn’t believe I actually questioned myself like that. So I knew, this is it. I need to really stop if I’m reaching to the stage where I’m questioning myself if I really need this."
After adding that he's reached all of his goals, Usain opened up about his inspiration. "When I was coming to this sport and watching Michael Johnson, all I wanted to do was be a 200-meter champion. Cause all I ran was 200 meters, that’s all I wanted to be. Then to now be Olympic champion nine times and to be a world record holder and to be a 12-time world champion. You know what I mean? It’s just something when you sit back and reminisce and think about you’re like 'Yo, I’ve outdone myself.' People always say to me, 'You don’t really know who you are, or what you’ve done.' Because I’m a simple person, I try to keep it simple. But sometimes when I go to certain places and meet superstars and the way they react to me, it kind of shows me what I’ve done has really made an impact."
Source: complex.com
